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The man accused of fatally shooting NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop in Queens two years ago was found not guilty of first-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter and other charges.Guy Rivera was convicted Wednesday of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to shoot a NYPD sergeant who also responded to the scene and two counts of criminal possession of […]

Officials in Philadelphia have dismantled a massive drug ring operating out of a sham coffee shop, run largely by longtime, senior figures in the criminal world, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Sunday. The sweeping takedown, dubbed "Operation Cocaine and Coffee," was launched  and primarily targeted a storefront known as Cumberland Coffee and Snacks, where authorities say the second floor was used to cook and package crack cocaine for street-level distribution.At […]

A South Florida city leader was found dead in her home Wednesday, and her husband was in police custody, authorities said. Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found by police officers at around 10 a.m. Wednesday after they began an investigation into her "well-being," the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. Police Chief Brad Mock didn't provide any details about the circumstances of Bowen's death, saying it was being investigated as […]

Chicago's mayor in a Tuesday news conference doubled down on recent comments that sparked backlash in the wake of the killing of 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.At a "No Kings" rally in the Windy City on Saturday, Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to stop "assaults" on immigrants. The comments came on the same day that Gorman was buried, drawing fierce criticism from some. The suspect in her murder is […]

A Georgia man has been arrested in a decades-old cold case of the rape and murder of a young woman over 40 years ago, authorities announced.  Freddie Lee Granger Jr., 68, was charged with one count of rape, malice murder, aggravated assault and two counts of felony murder in the death of Sandra Kaye Davis, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).Davis was just 22 years old when authorities with […]

A small plane that crashed into two Phoenix homes last month, injuring three people, appeared to have lost engine power moments after takeoff, federal investigators said.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report that the Piper PA-28-140 experienced rapidly declining engine performance shortly after departing from Deer Valley Airport on March 4, forcing the instructor to attempt an emergency return.The aircraft, carrying a flight instructor and student pilot, […]

The judge overseeing accused Ivy League assassin Luigi Mangione's federal case shrugged off his defense team's push to have the trial delayed, saying she doesn't want to be "held hostage" by the schedule of a state court judge handling another case against him.U.S. Marshals escorted Mangione into the courtroom at 11:24 a.m. He wore a tan jail jumpsuit with his sleeves rolled up, leg shackles and no handcuffs.The judge entered […]

A pregnant mom getting her child from her car was approached by a North Carolina repeat offender who stabbed her with a steak knife, police said.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced the arrest of Marvina Butler-Hardy. She is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman outside in the parking lot of the Harris Teeter in Cotswold on March 18.The pregnant woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery. The […]

The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the state Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to lift the stay, according to court documents.James Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer accused of preying on 11-year-old Teresa McAbee in 1987, was scheduled for execution on Tuesday.The motion comes after DNA testing of biological […]