Weird Crime
Crime, but make it stupid: Lane Pittman got arrested for playing the national anthem on the Fourth of July
Lane Pittman got arrested for playing the national anthem on the Fourth of July MSN
LEAD STORY
Alleged fake-cancer fundraiser Vanessa O’Rourke lands on FBI Most Wanted list
A Pennsylvania woman accused of faking brain cancer and collecting more than $10,000 in donations has been added to the FBI Most Wanted list; authorities believe she may be in Queensland, Australia. Charges are allegations unless proven in court.
International Crime
World crime desk: Body found in search for 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift who went missing in river
Body found in search for 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift who went missing in river Sky News
Local News
Local crimewire: 1 dead, 9 missing after chemical tank explosion at Pulp & Paper Mill in Washington state
One person is dead and nine others are missing after a chemical tank explosion at Pulp & Paper Mill in Washington state.
Scams & Cybercrime
Scam watch, because apparently shame is optional: Trio arrested over US$12k grocery scam
Trio arrested over US$12k grocery scam The Herald ZW
Missing Persons
Missing person alert: Fresno police arrest suspect in canal killing as search continues for missing man
Fresno police arrest suspect in canal killing as search continues for missing man ABC30 Fresno
Police & Courts
South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen
South Carolina jury finds store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teen Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Local News
Local crimewire: Baltimore mayor, police give an update on shooting that injured child
Baltimore mayor, police give an update on shooting that injured child
Local News
Local crimewire: Iowa superintendent faces sentencing in immigration fraud case
Ian Roberts, who led Des Moines Public Schools, is likely to be deported to his native Guyana once he serves a 2-year federal prison sentence for citizenship fraud and illegal fire…
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International Crime
World crime desk: Body found in search for 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift who went missing in river
Body found in search for 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift who went missing in river Sky News
Missing Persons
Missing person alert: Fresno police arrest suspect in canal killing as search continues for missing man
Fresno police arrest suspect in canal killing as search continues for missing man ABC30 Fresno
CRIMEWIRE
- 01 1 dead, 9 missing after chemical tank explosion at Pulp & Paper Mill in Washington state
- 02 Baltimore mayor, police give an update on shooting that injured child
- 03 Iowa superintendent faces sentencing in immigration fraud case
- 04 1 person missing after three-alarm fire at Baltimore rowhomes
- 05 1 occupant missing as rowhome fire prompts emergency response in Baltimore
- 06 11-year-old injured in double shooting after shots fired on Baltimore playground
- 07 36-year-old hospitalized after shooting in Northwest Baltimore, police say
- 08 Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott touts decline in violent crime
- 09 Body found in search for 11-year-old Mackenzie Swift who went missing in river
- 10 Trio arrested over US$12k grocery scam
- 11 Fresno police arrest suspect in canal killing as search continues for missing man
- 12 Gunman in deadly Columbia mall double shooting gets life in prison
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