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Mar 06 2024
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Portland police relaunch 'cold case unit' with help from a federal grant
The unit was disbanded in 2022 as the bureau faced staffing shortages, lingering impacts of COVID-19 and record-breaking homicide rates. "The ability to secure this grant really is a great benefit to us," Portland Police Chief Bob Day said during a press conference. The unit was disbanded back in 2022 as the bureau faced staffing shortages, lingering impacts of COVID-19 and record-breaking
KGW 8Mar 06 2024
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Kansas AG Sues TikTok For "Promoting Filth To Kids"
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced his office has filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, March 6 in Shawnee County District Court against social media company TikTok for misrepresenting its age-appropriateness in app stores, deceiving parents about the effectiveness of its parental tools and creating and aggressively promoting an addictive app that erodes the mental health of Kansas
JoeMyGodMar 06 2024
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Portland police restore cold case unit with $2.5M federal grant
The Portland Police Bureau is relaunching the cold case unit it disbanded in 2022, thanks to a $2.5 million federal grant. With support from the national Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, the Police Bureau rehired four retired detectives full-time on Jan. 1 to investigate homicide cold cases and unsolved missing persons cases, assaults and robberies, police officials said during a news conference
The OregonianMar 06 2024
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Kansas Attorney General files lawsuit against TikTok
Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced his office has filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, March 6 in Shawnee County District Court against social media company TikTok for misrepresenting its age-appropriateness in app stores, deceiving parents about the effectiveness of its parental tools and creating and aggressively promoting an addictive app that erodes the mental health of Kansas children. “
WIBW 13Feb 26 2024
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Former Old Lyme cop faces sex assault charges
Former Old Saybrook and Old Lyme police officer Jay Rankin, who at one time was accused of making racist remarks to a homeless man, is now facing sexual assault charges. Rankin, 61, turned himself in to state police in Danielson on Monday to face charges related to an alleged sexual assault that occurred in July 2023 at the Little Pond Boat Launch in Thompson, the state Department of Energy
The DaySep 10 2023
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Michigan State Suspends Head Coach After Rape Survivor Alleges He Sexually Harrassed Her During Phone Call: Report
School officials suspended Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday after a prominent rape survivor and activist accused him of sexual harassment during a phone call. According to The Associated Press, Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan Haller announced the suspension pending the outcome of an MSU Title IX investigation
The Daily WireMar 06 2024
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Billings police reveal 2023 statistics
The Billings Police Department held a press conference Wednesday to discuss updates on the city's 2023 incidents and new measures implemented by the department. In 2023, there were 40 gang related arrests, 57 firearms recovered, Served 212 arrest warrants, and 193 cases were worked. Billing's Police Chief Rich St. John says that in 2023, there was a 3.2% decrease in violent crime including
NBC MontanaMar 05 2024
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Former Zearing nursing home employee accused of theft from residents
A former employee of a central Iowa nursing home is charged with stealing from residents. The Story County Sheriff’s Department charged 44-year-old Bambi Cerka with first and second-degree theft, two counts of third-degree theft and four counts of dependent adult abuse. The investigation determined Cerka had $23,500 in retirement funds from one resident of the Zearing Health Center deposited
Radio IowaMar 06 2024
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Woman in Laundromat Fatally Stabs Sex Offender
A woman in a Lacombe, Louisiana, laundromat took a sharp weapon away from a twice-convicted sex offender Sunday around 3:30 p.m and stabbed him with it, fatally wounding him. KENS 5 reported that the sex offender, 40-year-old Nicholas Tranchant, allegedly “entered the laundromat Sunday armed with a sharp weapon and tried to sexually assault the woman.” The woman was able to take away Tranchant
Breitbart NewsMar 05 2024
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Missouri bill would convict teachers of felony, put on sex offender list for trans support
Social transitioning refers to changes in pronouns, name, clothing or hairstyle. Missouri teachers who support a minor's transitioning could face felony, be put on sex offender list under proposed bill A new Missouri bill would make it a felony offense for school teachers or counselors to support or contribute to the social transitioning of a transgender minor. The proposed law would also have
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