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FBI Finally Nabs a Suspect in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case

Breakthrough comes after years of frustration and conspiracy theories

(Newser) - Federal authorities have arrested a suspect in the long-running investigation into pipe bombs planted near the headquarters of both major political parties in Washington, DC, the day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, sources tell NBC News . The arrest, which took place Thursday morning, represents the first major breakthrough in...

A Waymo Passenger Took Quite the Detour in LA

Driverless taxi ends up in middle of a police standoff in Los Angeles

(Newser) - A Waymo robotaxi with a passenger aboard unexpectedly drove right into the middle of an apparent police standoff in downtown Los Angeles last week, according to footage posted online and statements from the company and police. The incident took place around 3:40am on Friday, when officers were in the...

Police Believe They Foiled University of Delaware Plot

Luqmaan Khan allegedly planned to target campus police

(Newser) - A University of Delaware student is facing federal and state charges after police say they uncovered a detailed plan to attack campus police, including naming a specific officer and outlining the police station's layout. Authorities arrested 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan of Wilmington after a late-night traffic stop last week, discovering...

Home Improvement Actor Continues His Arrest Streak

Zachery Ty Bryan accused of probation violation in Oregon

(Newser) - Home Improvement actor Zachery Ty Bryan has been arrested for the sixth time in just five years. The 44-year-old actor, best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the '90s sitcom, was arrested Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, for allegedly violating his probation related to a previous domestic violence...

Cops: Homeowner Pulls Gun on Young Carolers

Man in Annapolis, Maryland, faces assault charges as a result

(Newser) - A Maryland man is facing charges over his allegedly jaw-dropping reaction to young Christmas carolers: Police say he brandished a gun at three 12-year-old girls who were singing outside his home, reports People . Authorities in Anne Arundel County say Paul Susie, 58, was arrested in Annapolis after the girls knocked...

Parking Inspector Accused of Stealing $1M From Meters

Couple allegedly funneled coins into private accounts over hundreds of incidents

(Newser) - A German parking inspector and his wife have been arrested after allegedly siphoning more than $1 million from a town's parking meters. Authorities say the 40-year-old municipal worker, whose name has not been released, repeatedly pocketed coins from the meters and funneled the cash into bank accounts accessible by...

Bolsonaro's House Arrest Just Lost the 'House' Part

Brazil's Supreme Court orders arrest of ex-president ahead of his 27-year prison sentence

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, days before he was to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The embattled leader was taken to the headquarters of the country's Federal Police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house...

11 Arrested in Turkey After Family Vacationing There Dies

Hotel staff, food vendors in Istanbul detained after toxic chemical found in family of 4's hotel room

(Newser) - A German family of four vacationing in Istanbul died within five days of checking into a hotel, prompting Turkish authorities to arrest 11 people and investigate whether the family was poisoned by a toxic chemical. The parents, identified as Servet Bocek, 36, and Cigdem Bocek, 27, along with their children,...

NJ Cop Accused of Drugging, Sexually Assaulting Child

Facing charges, former Dumont mayor Andrew LaBruno has been suspended without pay

(Newser) - A police officer in New Jersey, who once served as mayor of Dumont, is facing serious charges after allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a child he met online. Authorities allege Jersey City Police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno, 44, initiated contact with the victim via an unnamed social media app, then arranged...

Texas College Sleuths Crack a Cold Case on First Try

Criminology students homed in on Janie Perkins, now charged in woman's 1991 killing

(Newser) - Criminology students in Texas who formed a partnership with police to help investigate cold case murders have brought about an arrest on their very first try. The Arlington Police Department on Monday announced the arrest of 63-year-old Janie Perkins in the 1991 murder of 25-year-old Cynthia Gonzalez, reports NBC News...

YouTuber Arrested in Florida After Alleged Traffic Stunt

Police say Jack Doherty blocked traffic to film a video, had drugs on him

(Newser) - YouTuber Jack Doherty was arrested in Miami Beach early Saturday after police say he blocked traffic to film a social media video and was found carrying drugs, CBS News reports. Officers reported that Doherty was part of a group that entered the roadway around 3am on Washington Avenue in the...

Cops: Impostor Drove Stolen Bus, Picked Up Passengers
There Was Something Rather
Odd About This Bus Driver
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There Was Something Rather Odd About This Bus Driver

He kept missing stops in Hamilton—because he'd stolen the bus and wasn't the real driver, say police

(Newser) - In a scene straight out of a surreal comedy-action movie, a man in the Canadian province of Ontario allegedly stole a city bus this week and drove it along its regular route—picking up passengers, making stops, and even enforcing fare rules, all while police quietly tailed the 60-foot-long "...

DNA From Girl's 1994 Murder Points to a 'Monster'
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DNA From Girl's 1994 Murder Points to a 'Monster'

Mark Anthony Russ charged with killing 14-year-old Tanya Frazier in Seattle

(Newser) - More than 30 years after 14-year-old Tanya Marie Frazier vanished and was later found murdered in Seattle, a suspect has been charged in the decades-old cold case. Tanya disappeared in July 1994 while waiting for a bus to her first summer job, per the New York Times . Her body was...

Grandma Allegedly Ran Over, Killed Grandson in Driveway

Police say 5-year-old was waiting for school bus

(Newser) - A Louisiana woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly running over her 5-year-old grandson with an SUV while under the influence of alcohol, authorities say. Police in Slidell, near New Orleans, responded to a call just after 7am about a child struck in a driveway. The grandmother, Kristen Anders, 55, "...

CSI Star Talks Longtime Stalking Nightmare by 'Freddy Krueger'

Stalker sent threats to CSI: Miami actor Eva LaRue, impersonated ex; Paramount+ now has her story

(Newser) - Actor Eva LaRue and her daughter, Kaya Callahan, endured more than a decade of stalking by an anonymous tormentor who sent them graphic threats signed "Freddy Krueger," referencing the villain from the Nightmare on Elm Street films. The ordeal began in 2007, when LaRue, then a single mother...

Rapper Earns First Grammy, Gets Arrested Same Day

Rod Wave disputes the charges in Atlanta

(Newser) - Rapper Rod Wave had quite the day on Friday: He received his first Grammy nomination in the morning, then got arrested on weapon and drug charges later in the day, reports NBC News . Authorities in Atlanta booked the artist, whose real name is Rodarius Green, on suspicion of possessing a...

Former NFL Star Captured After 4 Months on the Run

Antonio Brown was wanted in connection with a Miami shooting

(Newser) - Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been captured after more than four months on the run, Miami authorities said Thursday. Brown, who was wanted in connection with a shooting outside an amateur boxing match in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood on May 16, was taken into custody by US Marshals...

Iowa Chief Judge Accused of Driving Drunk

Witnesses say she was unconscious behind wheel of truck going the wrong way

(Newser) - Iowa's top judge in the Second Judicial District, Adria Kester, is facing an operating while intoxicated charge. Witnesses said she was found unconscious in her truck, slowly moving the wrong way on Highway 30 near Boone, Iowa. According to the Boone County Sheriff's Office, two 911 calls came...

Cops: Sex Offender Faked Death, Enrolled in College

Anthony Lennon, one of Oklahoma's most wanted, arrested in NY after 13 years on the lam

(Newser) - A convicted sex offender from Oklahoma who vanished more than a decade ago by staging his own bloody death was discovered living under a new identity and attending college in upstate New York, authorities say. Anthony Lennon, 44, was one of Oklahoma's "Ten Most Wanted" before his arrest...

After 'Frantic' Search, Ex-Israeli Military Lawyer Arrested

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is accused of leaking video showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

(Newser) - Israel has arrested Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the nation's former top military lawyer, after she admitted to leaking footage showing Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a Gaza detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center. Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned Friday as military advocate general, said she released the video to counter "...

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