The sheriff overseeing the investigation into the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie blamed lab work, scientific protocols and the judicial process for delays in the investigation, which entered its fourth month Monday, in an interview with local media this week. …

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The Bakersfield Police Department in California announced on Tuesday that a man had barricaded himself in a Chase Bank Building with some community members, and as of Wednesday morning the department has not yet announced a resolution to the hostage …

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1. Karen Bass to face runoff election amid challenge from Spencer Pratt 2. Trump-endorsed candidate concedes in primary upset 3. Kash Patel warns ‘we’re just getting started’  HOSTAGE STANDOFF — SWAT, FBI negotiators surround Chase Bank as suspect holds people …

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A sweeping anti-scam operation led by Meta and backed by the FBI, Department of Justice, Microsoft, Coinbase and Starlink resulted in 63 arrests, millions of dollars in frozen cryptocurrency and the removal of more than a million scam-related online accounts, …

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Content warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find distressing. Federal investigators have obtained a DNA sample from a mystery juvenile male who allegedly had sex with 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship …

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The FBI on Tuesday said 35 people had been charged for narcotics and firearms offenses stemming from a yearlong federal operation in West Virginia while also unveiling a new nationwide summer crime-fighting initiative. The bureau said FBI Pittsburgh and FBI …

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A standoff involving a man who allegedly made bomb threats at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, stretched into Tuesday evening as negotiators worked to secure the release of people still inside the building. The Bakersfield Police Department said …

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DISTURBING CONTENT WARNING: A Georgia man accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old great-grandmother in an unprovoked attack aboard an Atlanta MARTA train is now facing a federal charge that could make him eligible for life in prison or the death …

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The accused killer of a Chicago police officer was ordered back into custody Tuesday in a separate carjacking case, after the same judge came under fire for releasing the seven-time convicted felon on electronic monitoring before the alleged murder.  Alphanso …

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The illegal immigrant accused of slaughtering a 2-week-old baby, the child’s mother and grandmother flashed a grin during a California courtroom appearance Monday as devastated relatives of the victims looked on from the gallery. Joaquin Escoto, 28, entered Stanislaus County …

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