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Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s political left whose killing ...World - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Judge sentences 2 former cops to 79 and 59 years for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
Judge sentences 2 former cops to 79 and 59 years for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle FrancoWorld - ABC News - 9 hours ago -
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Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin ...World - ABC News - October 14 -
Judge Extends Sentence for Former County Official Convicted in Las Vegas Journalist’s Murder
Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
WATCH: Cop 'attacked' by giant inflatable runaway pumpkin
A police officer in Ohio was “attacked” by a giant inflatable runaway pumpkin in the middle of the street while he was trying to clear it away from traffic, police said.Top stories - ABC News - 14 hours ago -
Teacher and veteran cop part of crew accused of running Long Island brothels
A veteran cop and an experienced teacher are part of a crew arrested and charged with running brothels and managing sex workers on Long Island, New York, in what authorities described Tuesday as a ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Fantasy Football Traffic Cop: Week 7 lineup advice
Scott Pianowski plays fantasy football traffic cop with some green lights, yellow lights and red lights to help set your Week 7 lineups.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18 -
The Papers: 'Gun cop cleared' and 'workplace reforms could cost £5bn'
The acquittal of the policeman who shot Chris Kaba and plans for new workers' rights lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years
A judge calls Jack Crawley, who murdered Paul Taylor, a "highly dangerous man".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder
The LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit pursues the two-decades-old Pillowcase Rapist case and tackles the legendary Black Dahlia murder in “The Waiting,” the new Ballard and Bosch thriller by Michael ConnellyEntertainment - ABC News - October 15 -
Akron mayor defends top cop after group calls for police chief to be fired
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is defending his top cop two days after a community group called for Police Chief Brian Harding to be fired.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16 -
Jan. 6 rioter who allegedly built a 'Trump' billboard used to assault cops is arrested
WASHINGTON — A man who federal authorities say built a giant pro-Trump billboard that the mob used as a battering ram against police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Online Talk About ‘Civil War’ Could Inspire Real-World Violence, DHS Warns Cops
The agency also cautioned that it’s unable to get a grasp on the full scale of the threat, due to extremists increasingly using encrypted chat tools.Tech - Wired - October 23 -
Philadelphia didn't violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media postsTech - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Police clash with 'hostile' fans in Los Angeles after Dodgers win World Series
"Leave the area immediately and follow all officers orders," the Los Angeles Police Department said on social media.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing
Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing
Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences
Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Killer's 'unduly lenient' jail sentence increased
John Paul Whitla was previously handed a minimum 15-year prison sentence for killing Nathan Gibson.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years
Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing
The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls
Ms. Willis spoke of the fear she felt after a man made “vile” calls targeting her and another Black official in Georgia. The man was sentenced to almost two years in prison.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prisonWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officialsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold
If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German
Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery
The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.World - The New York Times - October 16 -
Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 has been handed a suspended sentenceSports - ABC News - October 17 -
Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack
Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson
Judge Frederic Block said his ideas about punishment had evolved since he sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms in 1997. At age 90, he decided to take action.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...Politics - The Hill - October 18