Black Friday theft threat turns holiday weekend into shoplifters' 'Super Bowl': former detective


The manager Paul Baxton said he was disappointed no witnesses had alerted bar staff to the theft outside

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Police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at the scene

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One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, is still fighting for his life, according to the president
Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops shot in Washington DC on Wednesday, has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person … She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting.
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan
The suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.
The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. He was granted asylum in April this year, under the Trump administration, Reuters reported.
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Oliver White, who was tied up and put in a headlock during the raid, took his own life the next day as a direct result of the incident, a court heard

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Greater Manchester Police said a 31-year-old male was detained on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism

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Jonty Bravery assaulted two nurses at high-security Broadmoor Hospital

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In dozen of cases officers have used Marsy’s Law, which gives victims of crime anonymity, to shield their names
For months, Ohio police officer Connor Grubb and his department attempted to hide his identity following an incident in which he shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn daughter in a Kroger parking lot outside Columbus in August 2023.
Grubb, who on 21 November was acquitted of murder and other charges, claimed that Young, who was stopped for allegedly stealing, attempted to drive over him – which would make him a victim of a crime and eligible to protect his identity from public view through a legal provision called Marsy’s Law. Police footage of the killing shows Young slowly driving the car forward and to the right before Grubb fires through the windshield and into Young’s chest.
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