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This undated photo provided by the Orange County, N.C., Sheriff's Office shows Jataveon Dashawn Hall. The burglary suspect with a machete wound has been caught nearly two days after he slipped out of a hospital where he was being treated. (Orange County Sheriff's Office via AP)
June 16, 2019 - 3:59 pm

Burglary suspect caught, had machete wound inflicted by boy

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina burglary suspect who was fought off by an 11-year-old boy with a machete was caught Sunday, nearly two days after he slipped away from the hospital where he was treated for a head wound. His capture came after a manhunt and finger-pointing about who was to...
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June 10, 2019 - 12:51 pm

120 whoopie pies are missing after fairground booth break-in

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — Apparently hungry and thirsty vandals have trashed a fairgrounds booth in Maine, stealing 120 whoopie pies and drinking half a gallon of iced tea. John Youney, a director of the Skowhegan Lions Club, tells the Morning Sentinel that a refrigerator full of cookies was also...
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June 07, 2019 - 12:17 pm

Police surround house for burglary, find deer instead

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Police who surrounded a house in eastern Texas because they thought they had a burglary in progress found a deer instead. The homeowner called Lufkin police early Thursday after she heard glass breaking. The woman hid in a closet and realized she had left her weapon in the...
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June 07, 2019 - 3:20 am

German police officer killed by train while pursuing suspect

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a police officer has been killed after being hit by a train while pursuing burglary suspects in a town near Frankfurt. Police said the officer was struck and killed by the train near the Waechtersbach train station early Friday after responding to a call about a...
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Ted Woodward
May 30, 2019 - 2:06 pm

Break-in at a W. Wichita middle school

Before 4:00 a.m. Thursday police in the west part of Wichita responded to the report of a break-in at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School at Maple & Sheridan. Police encountered two boys exiting the school, including a pre-teen with three stolen lap-top computers. There was...
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May 12, 2019 - 6:11 pm

No-contest plea in machete attack: 'He owes me choke ahi'

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — A Kauai man who told police he was under the influence of a hallucinogenic when he used a machete to wreak havoc on his former boss' home because of a fish dispute pleaded no contest. Forrest Broyles pleaded no contest last week to burglary, criminal property damage and...
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May 11, 2019 - 11:07 am

Police: South Dakota man stole sex toys from couple's house

TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man is accused of stealing $500 worth of sex toys from a couple's home over a period of about two years. The Argus Leader reports that 25-year-old Brody Fuchs, of Tyndall (TIN'-duhl), is charged with second-degree burglary. Bon Homme County Sheriff's Deputy Brian...
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(Nick Dominick [left], Dylan Dominick [right]; Wichita Police Department)
Ted Woodward
May 10, 2019 - 1:29 pm

Building burglarized in downtown Wichita; two teens arrested

Wichita police responded to a break-in downtown at the Century Plaza building at Douglas & Main. After midnight Friday, police apprehended a pair of 18-year-olds men after they exited the building; the arrestees face charges of burglary, and destruction to property. Several windows were damaged...
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, the Yahoo logo appears on a smartphone in Frankfurt, Germany. Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in a legal settlement valued at $117.5 million. The deal disclosed in documents filed Tuesday, April 9, 2019, revises an earlier agreement struck last October, only to be rejected by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
April 10, 2019 - 3:20 pm

Yahoo to pay $117.5M in latest settlement of massive breach

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in a legal settlement valued at $117.5 million. The deal revises an earlier agreement struck last...
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April 05, 2019 - 1:55 pm

Police: Man wakes to stranger sleeping on his kitchen floor

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania man awoke to find a stranger sleeping on his kitchen floor surrounded by torn-up sanitary napkins. Altoona police say they arrested 60-year-old Brian Smith Thursday. The Altoona Mirror reports Smith was unconscious and surrounded by destroyed sanitary...
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