Crime, Law and Justice

John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades
John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals.
47 cats removed from vehicle at Minnesota rest stop in sweltering heat
The animals were found living in "extreme heat and unsanitary conditions" in the vehicle at the rest stop along Interstate 35 near Harris, Minn. They are now in the care of a local animal protection group.
The gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged Wednesday with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty.
According to a new court filing, Colleen Larson allegedly admitted to prosecutors in a jailhouse interview that she shot Nicole Lenway outside a supervised parenting center in Minneapolis at the direction of her boyfriend Timothy Amacher.
Minneapolis officials haven't showed up to meetings on police reforms
Minneapolis city leaders have so far declined to meet with state officials to discuss reform of the police department. City representatives have not appeared for meetings with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights that were scheduled for May 24 and June 7, but say they will attend the next meeting scheduled for June 21.