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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Florida officials on Monday announced the conviction of the top leader of the "Sex, Money, Murder" gang in the Sunshine State, capping a multiyear racketeering investigation that authorities say exposed a violent criminal enterprise.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, joined by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and other state officials, said that case dismantled the Florida hierarchy of the gang, a subset of the Bloods."If you want […]

A former police chief revealed the "multitude" of reasons why an ex-husband may have allegedly killed an Ohio dentist and his wife, saying something recent likely triggered him.Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, after allegedly killing both Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, on Dec. 30. Both were found dead with gunshot wounds in their Columbus, Ohio, home. McKee is Monique's ex-husband, according to court records. Court […]

A suspect accused of setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the Ku Klux Klan admitted he targeted the building because it is a Jewish house of worship and was turned into police after a laughing confession to his father, the FBI said Monday.Stephen Pittman, 19, was charged in federal court with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by fire or explosive in connection with the weekend arson […]

Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to block a massive federal immigration enforcement surge they say has flooded the Twin Cities with armed agents, sparked fear and unrest, and interfered with state and local authorities, according to court filings.The lawsuit names Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, top officials with DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. […]

Prosecutors are urging a judge to deny accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s bid to disqualify a prosecutor, arguing there is no conflict of interest.In a sweeping 33-page filing, submitted under seal earlier this month and now released in redacted form, the state argues the deputy prosecutor at the center of Robinson’s motion has no personal conflict despite the fact that his 18-year-old child was in the crowd when Kirk […]

A former congressional IT aide is accused of abusing his trusted access to steal roughly 240 taxpayer-funded cellphones worth more than $150,000, shipping them to his Maryland home and selling most of them at a pawn shop, federal prosecutors say.The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that Christopher Southerland, 43, of Glen Burnie, Md., was arrested and charged in a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court, accusing him of […]

A New Jersey man suspected in a series of rock-throwing incidents seriously injured a young girl riding a school bus when she was struck with one, authorities said. Hernando Garciamorales, 40, of Palisades Park, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the Jan. 7 motor vehicle incident on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike, the New Jersey State Police said. The girl was injured, with a fracture to her skull. MOTHER SAYS ALLEGED STALKER […]

A Florida mom is being remembered as a hero after she was shot protecting her children when her husband flew into a violent rage over an evening NFL game. Jason Kenney, 47, shot and killed his wife, Crystal Roure, 38, before turning the gun on himself just three days before Christmas, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Kenney had been drinking while watching Monday Night Football inside his shed […]

The alleged Venezuelan illegal immigrant, suspected of being an associate of the Tren de Aragua gang, who was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon while allegedly trying to ram them with a vehicle was charged Monday by the Justice Department. Luis Nino Moncada is charged with aggravated assault of a federal officer with a deadly weapon, according to an unsealed federal complaint. "Anyone who crosses the red line of […]