14 h. ago Fears Quebec Starbucks gang shooting could signal shift to brazen tactics

Local media named victim as Charalambos Theologou, shot as groups vie for power after arrests of alleged mafia bossesThe brazen daylight killing of a prominent Quebec gang leader inside a suburban Starbucks in the outskirts of Montreal this week could signal a new, more chaotic and brash environment when it comes to organised crime, observers say.The arrests of alleged senior, older members of Montreal’s mafia in June has potentially left a chasm – meaning newer, younger gangs are attempting to gain a foothold. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago East Ayrshire Council education boss forced to apologise after shock music lesson comments at public meeting

Linda McAulay-Griffiths insisted her remarks had been "taken out of context" as she apologised for a clip which has emerged.

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47 h. ago ‘You are unleashed’: White House officials rally Memphis law enforcement ahead of National Guard troop deployment

About a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump to fight crime in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun making arrests

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53 h. ago Georgia man learns his fate after biting DEA agent and cop during ‘pure methamphetamine’ arrest

The Georgia man, DeWayne Allen McGill, was already a twice-convicted felon

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53 h. ago US Attorney Pam Bondi touts Memphis arrests in post about federal crime fighting efforts there

About a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump to fight crime in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun making arrests

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56 h. ago Mother drugged her three children with Nyquil and tried to drown them in pond of their $3m Texas home, cops say

Investigators discovered an emaciated cat while investigating the near-drowning incident in Liberty County, Texas, leading to the arrest of the woman’s husband

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60 h. ago East Ayrshire Council set to rule out 'Tourist Tax' for time being

East Ayrshire has far fewer visitors, with officials stating that the financial benefits would be minimal.

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62 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests of LGBTQ+ people at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

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65 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

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3 d. ago North Lanarkshire crime: Two men arrested during murder investigation after man's death in Airdrie

Enquiries remain ongoing.

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6 d. ago Mississippi man arrested for public intoxication while trying to bail out DUI suspect detained again – for DUI

Felix Marquez Bartolo was arrested in Mississippi and hit with a slew of charges

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6 d. ago ‘Starving’ Brit grandad arrested in Dubai is trapped and homeless there – but was cleared of crime 10 years ago

A BRITISH grandad and veteran suffering from cancer has been left homeless and starving in Dubai after being arrested for a crime he’d been acquitted of a decade earlier. John Murphy, who served in the British military before building a life in the UAE, was arrested a decade earlier over allegations of being offensive to...

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7 d. ago Man, 64, arrested as police launch hate crime probe over asylum hotel 'targeted by arsonists'

The blaze took place in the grounds of the Thistle City Barbican Hotel shortly after 10.50pm on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said.

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7 d. ago Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at asylum hotel in Islington

Police were called to the scene of the fire at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel on Wednesday evening

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7 d. ago Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire in Islington believed to be a hate crime

No arrests have been made as enquiries continue into the incident in north London

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7 d. ago Noel Clarke 'arrested' as Metropolitan Police officers seize laptop during five

It comes days after the BAFTA-winning actor was forced to pay The Guardian £3 million in his sex abuse libel case

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8 d. ago Family Dollar security guard who ‘shot dead a customer on Christmas Eve’ is arrested after months on the run

A $10,000 reward was offered for information on location of Justin Hodges before his arrest

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8 d. ago Glasgow crime: Man, 28, arrested after ‘serious sexual assault’ near Glasgow Queen Street station

Police were called to the alleged attack in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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8 d. ago Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in East Ayrshire

Samuel Kelly appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court today charged in connection with the death of a Michelle Thomson.

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8 d. ago East Ayrshire crime: Man, 26, charged after woman, 47, dies within Newmilns property

The man is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Thursday.

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