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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder in the 2023 shooting of three Palestinian college students. The jury rejected his insanity defense, and he faces up to life in prison. The article recounts trial testimony, the victims' injuries, and the context of calls for a hate crime investigation.
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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students in 2023, rejecting his insanity defense. Eaton faces up to life in prison; one victim was paralyzed. No hate crime charges were filed despite earlier calls for an investigation.
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A Long Island father called 911 and said he was being murdered by his son, who allegedly stabbed him more than 40 times. The son was indicted on a second-degree murder charge and held without bail, while the victim was remembered as gentle and spiritual.
Cleveland Police carried out a large raid on organised crime targets in the Middlesbrough area, arresting 17 people with about 130 officers involved. The operation was part of a response to a fatal A66 crash last month that killed two officers and five other men.
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An inquest has heard how Alexander Lewis-Ranwell killed three elderly men in Exeter in 2019 after being released from police custody, despite signs of disturbed and aggressive behaviour. The coroner outlined repeated custody interactions and a missed mental health assessment before the killings. Lewis-Ranwell was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and detained indefinitely.
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A California man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly pepper-spraying a moviegoer who was using a phone during a film at an AMC theater in Burbank, authorities said. Three patrons were treated at a hospital, and a witness said the confrontation did not appear to be self-defense.
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Former college quarterback Phil Jurkovec was arrested after allegedly stealing a box truck from a Pennsylvania hospital valet area. He faces felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property and remains jailed after being unable to post bail.
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Three people were shot Monday morning inside a South Los Angeles assisted living facility, and a suspect was taken into custody. A caregiver told a local station that a worker said, "I'm tired of this," before opening fire.
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan DoorDash driver, was shot and wounded by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, and is now in federal custody. He answered reporters' questions by phone from custody and said a bullet remains lodged near his spine. The news conference was organized by civil rights attorneys and immigration advocates.
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Vice President JD Vance campaigned in North Carolina for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, attacking Roy Cooper on crime while polls show Cooper leading and some GOP groups are canceling ad reservations. The article contextualizes Vance's crime claim and notes Republican worries about the state and Senate map.
TSA officers at Tampa International Airport found a 4-inch double-edged knife concealed inside a passenger's baseball bat-shaped flashlight during X-ray screening. The agency publicized the discovery as a reminder that prohibited items will be caught.
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Police in Santa Monica are investigating the death of Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, as a suspected overdose after he was found deceased at a rehabilitation facility. The Los Angeles County medical examiner deferred the cause of death pending further investigation, and authorities reported no indication of foul play.