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Utah taking targeted approach on illegal immigration, Venezuelan prison gang violence
Several counties have been flooded with illegal border crossers, including Salt Lake where shelters were at 100% capacity.
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Colorado parents face child abuse charges for abandoning baby on Christmas morning
Both parents are being held on a $55,000 bond, and are expected to return to court on Monday.
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Ohio corrections officer allegedly killed by inmate on Christmas Day
The victim was identified as officer Andrew Lansing. The prison was placed in a lockdown following the homicide, which is being investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, but the suspect has been relocated to a maximum security prison.
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Guatemalan migrant suspected of setting a sleeping NYC woman subway rider on fire is arrested
The witness waved down the police, who later picked up the suspect and detained him, though they have not yet charged him with a crime.
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'Non-Detained' Illegal Migrants have a convicted homicide rate 13 times higher than U.S.: Report
Of the 662,566 illegal migrants, a total of 435,719 on the docket – more than 65 percent – are documented to have criminal convictions in their home countries while another 226,847 have pending criminal charges.
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Suspect shot and killed after driving his truck into a mall in Killeen, Texas, leaving 5 injured
The suspect had driven “several hundred yards” through the entrance of the store in his effort to outrun the police, “actively running over people.” Those injured ranged in age from 6 to 75
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Truck driver plows into Texas mall, injuring five before being fatally shot by police
Episode involving suspected drunk driver occurred just a day after a tragedy in Germany ruled a terror attack.
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Baseball Hall of Fame legend Rickey Henderson dies at 65
He was a 10-time all star, the American League MVP in 1990, and the all-time Major League leader in career stolen bases, runs scored and leadoff home runs.
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Colorado town council passes resolution supporting Trump's immigration policies
The council did this because of the crime spike in Aurora, 35 minutes away, where 19 suspected members of Tren de Aragua were arrested for alleged home invasion and kidnapping.
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Top NYPD officer resigns following allegations that he requested sexual favors from a subordinate
Maddrey reportedly requested Epps have sex with him at the department headquarters in exchange for overtime. He has reportedly been accused of sexual misconduct in the past.
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‘Zombie’ state boards and commissions undermine public trust, group warns
State with the most units of government per capita in the United States is Illinois.
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State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump’s deportation plans
The incoming Trump administration has put the focus on going after violent criminal non-citizen migrants, and Trump is interested in cutting a deal to protect “dreamers.”
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Starbucks employees launch five-day strike amid holiday season
The strike has begun in 10 stores so far in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle. But the number could increase to hundreds of locations by Christmas Eve next week.