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NICB Champions International Fraud Awareness Week

no EC Hillsboro Banner | 2024-11-16, 10:28

Best Practices to Combat Common Fraud Tactics ...

Jury finds babysitter guilty of manslaughter in 2017 death of infant

Star Advertiser | 2024-11-16, 10:26

Seven women and five men took a little over a day to find babysitter Dixie Denise Villa guilty as charged of manslaughter in the 2019 “Benadryl” overdose death of 7-month-old Abigail Lobisch. ...

Watch: Model of addict’s room in Sharjah warns against drugs

Gulf News | 2024-11-16, 10:25

Sharjah: An exhibition, which includes a model of a drug addict’s room, has been launched to warn against the dangers of narcotics, at City Centre Al Zahia mall in Sharjah. The exhibition, called ‘My Family is My Greatest Wealth’, is being held by the Sharjah

Why hundreds of people attended candlelight vigils against violence this weekend

Hundreds of people gather across the country to honour the scores of women who have died in acts of violence. ...

Etowah County caregiver charged with theft, credit card fraud

The Gadsden Times | 2024-11-16, 10:22

An Attalla woman faces charges after being accused of committing financial crimes in her role as a caregiver, according to a news release from the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office. Brittani Autwell, 27, is charged with fraudulent use of a

NJ man sentenced to prison for stealing millions from brain injury victims fund

My Central Jersey | 2024-11-16, 10:17

A Manville man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars from a state government fund that was earmarked for victims of traumatic brain injury. C.R. Kraus, 58, was convicted in April of all 10 counts of an indictment

Lawyers spar over intellectual disability in sentencing of murderer Marcelle Waldon

The Ledger | 2024-11-16, 10:14

The prosecution in Marcelle Jerrill Waldon's death-penalty case will be allowed an expert to counter defense claims that Waldon suffers an intellectual disability and is therefore ineligible for a death sentence. By an 11-1 margin, a jury recommended Waldon

Report: Norwalk Police Department's use of force rate down as calls for service surge in 2023

no EC The Hour | 2024-11-16, 10:13

Over 8,000 of the police department's calls for service were officer-initiated, the report said. ...

Hyderabad: 8 arrested for Rs 3,600 crore fraud, cheating 300 people

The Siasat Daily | 2024-11-16, 10:13

Hyderabad: The economic offences wings (EOW) of the Cyberabad police arrested eight individuals on charges of cheating around 3600 people of Rs 300 crore in the name of providing high interest rates. According to the police, the accused persons set up a

'Very unnerving': Trump backer reacts to death threats texted to her after Facebook post

The Record Herald | 2024-11-16, 10:08

Anxiety over the election results? Tips on how to manage your stress Post-election season can be overwhelming. Here is how to manage it, according to the experts. Donna Reese, a Pennsylvania Republican Party employee, received threatening text messages after

My doting nan vanished into thin air from caravan site and two mysterious men sitting ...

The Sun | 2024-11-16, 10:07

SHARING a heartfelt plea on Facebook, Stephanie Barwell writes the exact same desperate words she always does about her gran who vanished from a caravan site without trace. “No she didn’t kill herself, no she didn’t just go for a random swim in the sea…no she

Friend who heard murder confession thought furniture heiress would end up dead in love triangle

Fox News | 2024-11-16, 10:04

The discovery of a dead, battered woman off a Florida highway led investigators to unravel her unconventional lifestyle and to the murder convictions of her two lovers in their "throuple" relationship. Before her body was recovered at the end of a cul-de-sac

Romanian scammers ran fake hitman-for-hire site, lured desperate perpetrators as 'incompetent assassins'

Fox News | 2024-11-16, 10:04

Carl Miller still gets sick to his stomach whenever he remembers seeing all the smiling faces of people who were targeted to be killed by so-called assassins. "It’s horrifying – just awful," the U.K.-based tech journalist told Fox News Digital. "These photos

2,692 fentanyl pills seized after traffic stop

no EC TimesDaily | 2024-11-16, 09:19

SHEFFIELD — A Killen woman is accused of illegal drug trafficking after Colbert County Drug Task Force agents found more than 2,600 pressed fentanyl pills inside the vehicle she was driving Thursday afternoon. ...

Mum and baby missing for five days as cops share CCTV of last sighting and ...

The Sun | 2024-11-16, 09:13

A MUM and her toddler daughter have been missing for five days. Police have issued an urgent appeal to find Aleena, 36, and Saharah, who is almost two,

Arizona state Senate candidate John McLean killed in suspected DUI crash: 'True public servant'

Fox News | 2024-11-16, 09:10

A Democratic candidate for a seat in the Arizona Senate was killed in an early morning DUI crash in Tucson on Friday, police confirmed. John McLean, 68, died after Michael Martin Creel, 27, allegedly ran a stop sign and struck his vehicle, according to the

Heaven nightclub closed after security guard charged with rape

The Independent | 2024-11-16, 08:46

Heaven’s owner posted on Instagram saying they are considering an appeal

Woman arrested in fatal shooting of her boyfriend in Jacksonville

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 2024-11-16, 08:46

Jacksonville police on Friday arrested a woman in the shooting death of her boyfriend, a police

‘A crime of the past’: How bank robbers who tried to steal �8,000,000 were stopped ...

Metro UK | 2024-11-16, 08:43

Heists are increasingly rare in the 21st century(Credits: Getty/PA/Evening News) It’s almost 50 years since one of the world’s largest ever bank heists in Mayfair, when robbers ransacked a whopping £8 million from Bank of America. Then the largest bank

Mobile Police Station set up in Shees tourist area, Sharjah

Gulf News | 2024-11-16, 08:37

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have opened a a mobile police station in Shees tourist area in Sharjah to provide hasslefree services to residents and tourists. The area is home to attractions such as Shees Park, Shees Market, and the nearby Al Rafisa Dam Rest area,

Scam: woman ‘felt sick’ after losing £20k to scammers when she replied to fake TV ...

The Scotsman | 2024-11-16, 08:31

‘I'd been groomed and everything was making me feel more and more fearful’ 😨 ...

Rescued others, couldn’t find my own: Parents share tragic ordeal as fire kills 10 in Jhansi

The Siasat Daily | 2024-11-16, 08:27

Lucknow: At least 10 newborns were charred to death while 16 children are battling for lives after fire broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, last night. While the investigation is underway, the parents who lost their infants are devastated

Dubai Police arrest Brazilian national accused of football match-fixing, fraud

Gulf News | 2024-11-16, 08:01

Dubai: Dubai Police have arrested William Pereira Rugato, a 34-year-old Brazilian national wanted by Interpol for his alleged involvement in football match-fixing and fraudulent

Orange County firefighter returns home from hospital weeks after rollover crash that left 8 injured

Orange County Register | 2024-11-16, 07:52

Firefighter Andrew Brown returned home to Orange County on Friday after being discharged from Colorado’s Craig Hospital following a fire utility truck rollover accident in September. Brown was one of eight fire personnel driving back from a 12-hour shift spent

Dubai Police arrest businessman wanted by Interpol for fraud, football match-fixing

Khaleejtimes | 2024-11-16, 07:26

Dubai Police arrested William Pereira Rogatto, a Brazilian national, who is on the Interpol Red Notice lists for his involvement in fraud in his country, according to a social media post by the authority. Rogatto manipulated the results

Jury finds homeless man guilty of assaulting Bismarck police officer in July

no EC The Bismarck Tribune | 2024-11-16, 06:39

A jury deliberated for nearly 90 minutes Thursday before convicting a homeless man of four charges related to the assault on a Bismarck police officer during a July traffic stop. ...

Bismarck man, woman arrested after officers allegedly find 29 pounds of meth in traffic stop

no EC The Bismarck Tribune | 2024-11-16, 06:39

A Bismarck man and woman now face federal and state charges after a Tuesday traffic stop in Morton County led to the discovery of 29 pounds of meth worth more than $230,000, authorities said. ...

December date set for re-trial of Falls murder case

no EC Lockport Union-Sun | 2024-11-16, 06:31

Jury selection for the second trial of a Falls man, facing murder, robbery and weapons charges, will begin on Dec. 2. ...

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