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Crime, Law and Justice

Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park

Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park

The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Conn., as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people.
by Associated Press

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Inmate accused of killing guard now faces first-degree murder charges

Inmate accused of killing guard now faces first-degree murder charges

A grand jury in Washington County on Tuesday returned an indictment against Edward M. Johnson, 42, on charges of premeditated murder and murder of a prison guard.
by Matt Sepic

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Ex-officer's lawyers want charges dismissed in Ruszczyk death

Ex-officer's lawyers want charges dismissed in Ruszczyk death

Attorneys for ex-officer Mohamed Noor argue in motions filed Wednesday that the charges should be dismissed because of prosecutorial misconduct and lack of probable cause.
by Associated Press

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Human error blamed for statewide 911 outage in Minnesota

According to Minnesota's Emergency Communications Networks CenturyLink, Minnesota's 911 service provider, said human error by a third-party vendor caused the outage.
by The Associated Press

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2 found guilty in Wisconsin pipeline protest case

2 found guilty in Wisconsin pipeline protest case

Jurors have convicted two people of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer following a protest at Enbridge Energy's Line 3 construction site in Wisconsin last summer.
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Manafort's defense rests after calling no witnesses

Manafort's defense rests after calling no witnesses

Paul Manafort's defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses in the former Trump campaign chairman's tax evasion and fraud trial. Manafort himself chose not to testify.
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