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Columbus, OH

The Independent

Phil Hoban, who founded the group Predator Exposure, hurled abuse at non-white pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Leeds.

‘Paedophile hunter’ jailed for racially abusing protesters

Police say Sadie Lauren Metcalf "shouted various offensive and racist obscenities" at people.

Woman threw items from balcony after racial tirade

The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during the far-right violence that erupted in Britain last week and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison. The term handed down to Tyler Kay,...

Man who encouraged torching hotels for asylum seekers in Britain gets 3 years in prison

Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder. One of the boys admitted throwing a missile at a police van as he pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder during two separate incidents in Manchester.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a group that gathered outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how he was filmed by police “kicking the front window of a vape shop” and was seen kicking a bus.The other 12-year-old youth admitted a charge...

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

A man has been jailed for 20 months for encouraging people on social media to attack a hotel in Leeds housing more than 200 migrants. Jordan Parlour made Facebook posts on 4 August with the intention of sparking tensions while anti-immigration demonstrations were taking place nationwide, Leeds Crown Court heard on Friday.

Man jailed for Facebook posts encouraging violence

Houston, TX

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious person(s) on his street”, Houston police said.The night before, the family had reported that one of their cars had been vandalized, according to KHOU11, and noticed a black vehicle in the neighborhood. The following night, a neighbor called police to report that a black vehicle was driving slowly through the area, according...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

A fire station in East Yorkshire is to undergo a "complete rebuild". Humberside Fire and Rescue said Howden Fire Station will be rebuilt at its current site in Hull Road. While work is taking place, crews will operate from a temporary fire station at Howden's Joinery. Response times will be...

Fire station to undergo 'complete rebuild'

Canton, OH

Canton, MI

 A man in Canton Township, Michigan, allegedly shot and killed his neighbor because the man's daughter touched his mulch. Nathan Morris, 35, was killed just before noon on Saturday. "On Saturday, while taking a stroll with his family in his neighborhood, his daughter touched the mulch of one of the neighbors," according to the Michigan GOP in a statement by RNC National committeewoman Hima Kolanagireddy. "The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family. Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and diffuse the situation, but instead was shot and killed."According to the...

Father shot dead by neighbor in argument over daughter touching ‘mulch’ on property

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

California State

 A rare deep-sea oarfish was discovered floating at La Jolla Cove, off the coast of California, by a group of kayakers on Saturday, 10 August.The creature, which can grow up to 36ft long, is only the 20th fish of its kind to have washed up in the state since 1901, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist and fish expert Ben Frable.In some cultures, the sighting of an oarfish is considered an omen of natural disasters.This creature was discovered two days before a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck California.

Rare ‘Doomsday fish’ considered ‘bad omen’ found by kayakers

Orange County, FL

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Akeena

On July 14th, an unsettling incident occurred in Orange County that has captured the community’s attention and sympathy. Two dogs were abandoned in a most distressing manner, pushed out of a moving vehicle. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the dogs was hit by the car, resulting in serious injuries.

Two dogs were dumped and pushed out of a car in Florida, and one of them screamed

Ocala, FL

A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's children, according to a video statement played in court Wednesday.The mother of the woman who was fatally shot disputed that, telling reporters at a news conference that Susan Lorincz was not in fear for her own life but was intent on harming Ajike “A.J.” Owens on June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. Lorincz is on trial for manslaughter in the shooting."She...

White Florida woman says she fatally shot Black neighbor amid fear for her own life

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Police have named four members of the same family who died along with a man and a woman when a car and a motorbike collided.West Yorkshire Police said Shane Roller, 33, his 30-year-old partner Shannen Morgan and their daughters Rubie and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged nine and four, were killed near Wakefield on Sunday afternoon.The force was not yet in a position to name the motorcyclist and pillion passenger who also died at the scene on the A61.The family group were travelling in a Ford Focus which was understood to have burst into flames following the collision which happened at about...

Police name family members killed in crash which claimed six lives

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

The US Sun

COPS are on “high alert” for more riots this weekend – probing a “crossover” of far-right thugs and extreme football hooligans. The Sun revealed this week that far-right agitators plan to unleash fresh chaos as the new English football season kicks off this weekend. Now cops are probing links between football hooligan firms and the […]

‘High alert’ cops brace for riots this weekend with ‘crossover’ of far-right thugs & extreme footie hooligans probed

Paul Smith, 21, could be seen throwing bricks and a bottle towards police officers and vehicles in footage shown to the court.

Man ‘inspired by ignorance of racism’ jailed over asylum seeker hotel violence

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