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Over 100 Connecticut state troopers accused of faking traffic stops
National News Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive. James Rovella, right, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; Colonel Stavros Mellekas, center, superintendent of the Connecticut State Police; and Lt. Colonel Mark Davison […]
Former N.H. state senator accused of spending COVID-19 relief loan on luxury cars
Crime According to the investigation, Sanborn fraudulently obtained $844,000 in funding from the Small Business Administration between December 2021 and February 2022. Republican hopeful for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Andy Sanborn attends a debate, Sept. 6, 2018, at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press September […]
Mass. women accused of stealing almost $30K in products via supermarket coupon scam
Crime Their efforts could be mistaken for successful “extreme couponing,” but authorities accuse the two Taunton women of passing fraudulent coupons to unsuspecting cashiers, resulting in major discounts. A grand jury indicted two Massachusetts women Tuesday on charges that they organized and operated a counterfeit coupon ring, which resulted in the theft of nearly $27,000 […]
Man accused of injecting substance into neighbor’s home is charged
National News Xuming Li, a chemistry student, was arrested after a condominium resident in Tampa, Florida, set up a camera to investigate the source of a chemical smell. By Anushka Patil, New York Times Service updated on August 28, 2023 | 11:17 AM A former chemistry student is facing multiple felony charges after a neighbor […]
Court-martial planned for former New Hampshire National Guard commander accused of assault, Army says
National News By Associated Press August 27, 2023 | 4:41 PM CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A court-martial has been scheduled early next year for a New Hampshire National Guard officer who is expected to be charged with assault and sexual harassment, according to the U.S. Army. Lt. Col. Mark Patterson, of Weare, New Hampshire, led […]
Andover driver accused of assaulting Manchester-by-the-Sea parking enforcement cop
Crime Police said the 73-year-old driver tried to shove a ticket into the officer’s shirt and stop her from reporting the assault. An Andover man is accused of assaulting a parking enforcement officer as she attempted to write him a ticket, according to officials. Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Chief Todd Fitzgerald said police will seek a criminal […]
Quincy man accused of attacking a woman in the South End ordered held without bail
Crime Amos Sykes, 35, allegedly punched a woman in the head and tried to take off her clothes. He faces multiple charges. Amos Sykes was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Monday for an alleged sexual attack on a woman on a South End street on Saturday. Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe A judge ordered that a […]
North Dakota woman accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend hours after he received an estimated $30 million inheritance
National News Steven Riley Jr., 51, became ill when he met with a lawyer Sept. 3 to get the money, witnesses told investigators. By Associated Press updated on November 1, 2023 | 9:41 AM A North Dakota woman is accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend with antifreeze after learning that he planned to break up […]
Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts
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An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight
National News FILE – A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, […]