Prosecuting non-violent crimes shouldn’t take a backseat, a community leader said after Memphis’ new, progressive district attorney vowed to focus on violent offenses. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy campaigned on redirecting “resources from minor, nonviolent offenses to serious, violent …

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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in Louisiana arrested a boater who fired multiple shots at a rescue helicopter that was responding to a distress signal, officials said Saturday. The crew with Coast Guard Eighth District initially responded early Thursday to a …

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A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a teenage girl inside a Southern California grocery store bathroom, officials said. The as-yet-unnamed 39-year-old suspect followed the teen victim into the bathroom at a Whittier Stater Bros. around …

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