In October 2020, the remains belonging to an unidentified individual were discovered in Tucker, Georgia. Tucker is a city located just northeast of Atlanta. A lawn maintenance crew discovered the remains right behind a business parking lot near a tree line.
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A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment yesterday charging former correctional officer Darrell Wayne Smith with 15 counts of sexual abuse, including a civil rights violation, against five female victims who were inmates under his custody and control at Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin (FCI Dublin).
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Police departments in the United Kingdom are using a “forensic spray” to tag motorcyclists, e-bikes and other small vehicle riders that are causing a nuisance in Manchester.
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On September 4, 2003, at approximately 2:15p.m., the Henderson Police and Fire Departments responded to the 200 block of Gold Street in reference to a female occupant located deceased inside of a residence.
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Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Marquis Douglas, a narcotics trafficker who operated a narcotics business that was responsible for the distribution of large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and other illicit substances throughout the North Fork of Long Island, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 25 years’ imprisonment. Douglas pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiring with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, more than one kilogram of heroin, more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, more than 40 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of fentanyl analogue (fluorofentanyl), and distribution of cocaine and fluorofentanyl on or about August 12, 2021, which resulted in the overdose deaths of four people.
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Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin announced today that the Honorable Michael J. Gustafson on July 18, 2024 sentenced Brandon Letman, age 31, to life in prison without the possibility of release for the 2016 fatal shootings of Ashley Spence, age 21, and Cameron Mounds Jr., age 19, in Hartford.
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The Cloverdale Police Department announced on July 22 they have arrested Willows resident James Unick, 62, and charged him with the murder of Sarah Greer, 13 at the time. Unick was charged with Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, and Lew and Lascivious acts with a minor under 14-years-old by force.
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For decades, investigators tackled the scourge of drugs on the streets, chasing down leads on individual suspects one at a time. This person-centered approach—while crucial—has limitations. It is reactive, labor-intensive and often struggles to keep pace with the evolving tactics of drug traffickers.
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The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office has developed probable cause resolving the 1963 Homicide of Wayne Pratt. Sheriff's Detectives, working with multiple specialized DNA companies and laboratories, have identified a suspect in this more than half-century-old cold case.
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April 2021, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by a group of friends hunting for mushrooms in a wooded area just west of the city of Salina in Saline County, Kansas. As they walked between the railroad track and a water-filled creek, the group came across the remains and called local law enforcement.
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