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CrimeHickory Man Charged With Kidnapping in Conover Child Case
William Sessoms, 36, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and abduction of a child after a missing child was found with him in Conover on Oct. 21.
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Maine Man Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Knives at Police
John Whitney, 41, was arrested after a Waterville standoff in which he allegedly threatened officers with a gun and threw knives at them.
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Two Charged With Murder in Shooting After DSU Homecoming
Dover police charged a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy with first-degree murder in the Oct. 10 shooting that killed Nasir Cox, 22, after DSU homecoming.
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Jury Deadlocks in Retrial of Worcester Home-Invasion Murder
The Worcester jury in Noel Inoa's murder retrial said it was deadlocked after one day; Judge Wrenn ordered it to keep deliberating. His 2019 trial also hung.
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Former Iowa Adviser Charged in Alleged $2M Ponzi Scheme
William Tunink, 73, of West Des Moines was indicted on 10 federal wire fraud counts in an alleged Ponzi scheme that took $11M+ from 50+ investors.
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40 Charged, Several Sentenced in $3M SNAP Fraud Crackdown
Oregon prosecutors announced 40+ federal charges, 11 new indictments and prison sentences in a $3M+ EBT-skimming SNAP fraud crackdown.
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DOJ Charges 2 Chinese Nationals in Overseas Crypto Scam Case
The DOJ charged two Chinese nationals over a Burma scam compound, seized a Telegram channel and 503 fake sites, and restrained $700M in crypto.
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Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of Pregnant Girlfriend
Damarion Goler, 33, was convicted Oct. 16 of second-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing death of pregnant girlfriend Talic Mersina. Sentencing Dec. 3.
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Shots Fired Outside Chicago Federal Building, Man in Custody
Shots were fired outside Chicago's Kluczynski Federal Building early Tuesday morning. A suspect is in custody and no one was hurt, officials say.
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Florida Executes William Reaves, 77, Its 18th of 2026
Florida executed William Reaves, 77, on Oct. 20, 2026 — the state's 18th execution of the year — for the 1986 murder of Deputy Richard Raczkowski.