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15-Year-Old Boy Charged With First-Degree Murder

The victim was found in a crashed car with a gunshot wound last month and later died at the hospital.>>Read More.

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Medical Examiner Identifies Man Who Fell From Northwestern Building

The man was killed in a construction accident, police said.>>Read More.

Officer Offered to Drop DUI Charges for Sexual Contact: Prosecutors

The officer is accused of using traffic stops to solicit sexual contact from the same woman on two occasions, prosecutors said.>>Read more.

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Staff And Patients Hid From Man Accused Of Shooting Cops At Hospital: Prosecutor

Court documents outline the 26-year-old's arrest after a violent robbery and pistol-whipping at a dollar store and the events leading up to the shooting that left one cop dead and another wounded — but do not mention how the repeat felon concealed his gun.>>Read More.


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