Crime

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Police question four people as missing girl reappears 4 years after vanishing
The Glendale police have questioned four people in Havre, Montana, following the reappearance of Alicia Navarro, who went missing at the age of 14 in September 2019
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Detective guilty of raping child, 12, in eight years of 'sickening' abuse
Detective Stephen Hardy, 46, of Greater Manchester Police, subjected the victim to eight years of "sickening sexual abuse" and is due to be sentenced on September 11
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14-year-old 'used as human shield by her own mother' after a high speed chase
A Texas mum is in custody after leading police on a high-speed chase that allegedly ended with her using her 14-year-old daughter as a human shield when authorities drew their guns
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Alleged serial killers' wife one-word comment as her family return home
After a 12-day search by police, the family of suspected Gilgo Beach murderer, Rex Heuermann returned to their New York home
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Man jailed for murdering dad in busy shopping centre over 'flirty comment'
Michael Ugwa, 29, was killed last year in Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex, by Muhammad Khan, 23, after a furious argument broke out when he complimented a woman
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Missing girl found after 4 years may have Stockholm syndrome says ex-FBI agent
Alicia Navarro, a missing teen who reappeared after almost four years, may be suffering from Stockholm syndrome or trauma bonding, according to an ex-FBI agent
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Man who murdered partner and dumped body in shallow grave jailed for life
Jorge Garay from Kent has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years after being found guilty of murdering partner and mum-of-one Karla Godoy and burying her in Lima, Peru
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Met Police officer who sexually assaulted woman in sea on stag do jailed
Sergeant Laurence Knight attacked the victim in Brighton, Sussex, just two weeks before he was due to get married as he is jailed for attacking the 21-year-old
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Fury as diners leave restaurant with 'no intention' of paying for £200 meal
The owner of Zaks Yankee Traveller in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, shared his frustration at the brazen diners who enjoyed a substantial meal and then left without paying
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Dad begged daughter, 7, to 'open her eyes' as she lay dying after hit-and-run
Katniss Selezneva's distraught mum Tsvetelina ran from her home in Walsall after hearing the motorcycle crash and watched as neighbours performed CPR on her daughter
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Retired cops jailed over plot to share depraved child sexual abuse images
Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton conspired with Richard Watkinson to distribute or show indecent images of children and faced prison sentences today at Southwark Crown Court
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Elderly taxi driver brutally beaten by mob of five as onlookers record incident
Five people gathered to beat up an elderly taxi driver in plain sight in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Police arrested two of them while the nature of the argument that preceded the brawl is unclear
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Woman who decapitated and killed lover is daughter of child sex criminal
Arturo Coronado, the father of Taylor Schabusiness testified in defence of his daughter. He himself is serving prison time for for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 in an unrelated case
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Boy starves to death as mum keeps kids in tiny urine-soacked closet without food
Elizabeth Archibeque has been sentenced to life without parole after her six-year-old son was found unresponsive and malnourished having been kept in a tiny closet which reeked of urine
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Drug dealer called himself 'monstermunchman' and bragged of luxury holidays
Jamie Joseph, 32, has been put behind bars for 18 years for his role in supplying at least 17kg of cocaine - he thought he would slip under the 'radar' by using the username 'monstermunchman'
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EastEnders fans 'rumble' Christmas victim after concerns over Stacey stalker
EastEnders fans think they have rumbled who the Christmas murder victim will be on the hit BBC One soap amid a chilling Stacey Slater stalking storyline
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Jesse Lingard banned from driving after giving fake name for speeding offence
The former Man United star, 30, pleaded guilty and was taken off the road for six months on top of being fined £900 at Manchester Magistrates' Court
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Boy, 14, arrested after girl, 7, killed in hit-and-run as cops hunt missing bike
The boy is still in custody and officers are searching for a blue and black road bike, and trying to determine the exact make and model, said West Midlands Police
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Dad who 'kept kids in cages' is wannabe rapper who posted pics of cars and cash
Police found children severely abused and locked in dog cages at the home of Travis Doss, 31, and Amanda Stamper, 33. Meanwhile, Doss had been branding himself as a wealthy, tormenter rapper on social media
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Cops arrest man near where teen missing for four years 'turned up'
Witnesses report seeing a young woman who resembled a photo of Alicia Navarro at an apartment where cops have swooped to arrest a man after the teen turned up suddenly at a police station having been missing for four years
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Mum abducts kids & goes missing 'off-grid' in wilderness with boyfriend & dad
Verity Bolton was supposedly taking her two kids, eight and 10, camping. However, they never arrived back at their father's when they said they would, sparking a huge search of the Canadian wilderness
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Home Office buys marquees for 2,000 migrants under Braverman's emergency plans
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move was another example of the Home Office 'flailing around' and failing to tackle criminal gangs organising border crossings
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Flight attendant saves child's life after noticing something unusual on plane
New figures from the ­Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority show the number of reports of modern slavery cases in the UK has reached its highest-ever level
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Dating app fraudster's life of luxury after stealing £2.2million from man, 87
Peaches Stergo, 36, from Florida, used the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor's money on trips to Las Vegas and Europe, as well a luxuries including Rolex watches and gold bars
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Killer told fiancée he'd buried cyclist dad's body in boozy Christmas confession
Alexander McKellar mowed down cyclist Tony Parsons in September 2017 before calling his twin brother to help him hide his body - then stayed quiet about the killing for three years