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NYC poised to close Rikers Island jail complex by 2026 – Mayor: ‘Mass incarceration did not begin in New York City, but it will end here’

By KAREN MATTHEWS,  Associated Press  NEW YORK (AP) 10/17 — New York City lawmakers are moving a step closer to closing Rikers Island, a massive jail complex notorious for violence and dysfunction that is increasingly seen as a relic.

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October 29, 2019

39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England – Truck came to England from Belgium

LONDON (AP) 10/23 — The Latest on the death of 39 people in a truck container in southeastern England (all times local): 4:25 p.m. U.K.

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October 23, 2019

Texas: National ballistics database helps clear Houston gang war shootings – Database helped solve 68 shootings, led to 36 arrests

By JUAN A. LOZANO and JOHN L. MONE,  Associated Press  HOUSTON (AP) 10/22 — Kenneth Roberson’s lyrics chronicled the gang violence he saw in his hometown of Houston.

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October 23, 2019

Pennsylvania: Police say false report of school shooting was bank robbery ruse

NORTH HUNTINGTON, Pa. (AP) 10/22 — Police say a suspect wearing a mask left a note on the counter of a restaurant falsely claiming there was an active shooter at two nearby Pennsylvania high schools so that he could rob a bank.

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October 23, 2019

Florida: Senate panel backs removal of Broward sheriff over school shooting response – Democrats on panel back sheriff

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and BRENDAN FARRINGTON,  Associated Press  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 10/21 — The tragedy of the Parkland school massacre framed a developing political drama in Florida’s capital,

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October 23, 2019

Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests – HK leader: ‘I formally announce the withdrawal of the bill’

KELVIN CHAN,  Associated Press  HONG KONG (AP) 10/23 — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change.

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October 23, 2019

NYPD makes arrest in mass shooting at Brooklyn festival, that killed 1, wounded 11 in July of this year

NEW YORK (AP) 10/17 — New York City police arrested a 20-year-old man late Wednesday in connection with a mass shooting over the summer at a Brooklyn community festival that left one person dead and 11 wounded.

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October 17, 2019

Mexico: 13 police killed, 9 more wounded by suspected cartel gunmen in west Mexican state of Michoacan

By MARIA VERZA,  Associated Press  MEXICO CITY (AP) 10/14— At least 13 police officers were killed and nine others wounded Monday in an ambush by gunmen in the Mexican state of Michoacan,

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October 16, 2019

4 dead in shooting at illegal gambling site in Brooklyn – Motive unknown

NEW YORK (AP) 10/12 — Gunfire broke out inside an illegal gambling club in Brooklyn early Saturday, police said, leaving four people dead, three wounded,

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October 16, 2019

2 charged in Kansas bar shooting that killed 4, wounded 5, roamed free despite past felony convictions

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA,  Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) 10/11 — Two convicted felons facing criminal charges over a Kansas bar shooting that killed four people and wounded five others had previous brushes with the law that could have kept them behind bars had judges and other officials made different decisions,

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October 16, 2019

Suspect in German synagogue attack admits to shooting, ordered held

BERLIN (AP) 10/11 — German media say the suspected gunman in a botched attack on a German synagogue that ended in the deaths of two people outside the building has admitted carrying out the shooting.

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October 11, 2019

The Latest: UK stabbing suspect arrested on terror charge – Four injured

LONDON (AP) 10/11 — The Latest on stabbings at a shopping center in Manchester, England (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Police in northwestern England say a man held in connection with a series of stabbings at a shopping center has been arrested on suspicion of the commission,

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October 11, 2019

New York City: Man accused of killing 4 homeless men eyed in week earlier non-fatal attack – Suspect has at least 6 prior arrests

TOM HAYS,  Associated Press  NEW YORK (AP) 10/08 — A man accused of beating four homeless men to death as they slept on the streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown has become a suspect in a non-fatal attack about a week earlier,

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October 9, 2019

FBI: Inmate is the deadliest serial killer in US history – Authorities have verified 50 confessions so far

By TAMARA LUSH and ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press  10/08 – Samuel Little’s depravity is matched only by his prodigious memory.

Little, a California inmate considered by the FBI to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S.

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October 9, 2019

Police search for 3rd suspect in slaying of key witness in Amber Guyger trial – Police believe witness killed in drug deal gone bad

By JAKE BLEIBERG and JAMIE STENGLE,  Associated Press  DALLAS (AP) 10/09 — Authorities searched Wednesday for a third Louisiana man who is suspected in the killing of a witness who testified at the recent murder trial of a former Dallas police officer.

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October 9, 2019

2 dead, 1 arrested after shooting near synagogue in Germany; motive unclear

By JENS MEYER and GEIR MOULSON,  Associated Press  BERLIN (AP) 10/09 — Several shots were fired Wednesday in the eastern German city of Halle, leaving two people dead as the suspected assailants fled,

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October 9, 2019

Paris: Prosecutor: attacker that killed four officers ‘likely’ had links with radical Islamic Salafists – Wife of attacker also apprehended

PARIS (AP) 10/05 — The perpetrator of a deadly knife attack at a Paris police headquarters was likely in contact with members of an ultra-conservative Islamic movement,

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October 7, 2019

California: Man exonerated in 1998 murder case files lawsuit, alleges investigators failed to turn over exculpatory evidence

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER,  Associated Press  LOS ANGELES (AP) 10/01 — A man who spent two decades in prison after being wrongly convicted of murdering his lover filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing Southern California sheriff’s investigators of manufacturing a case against him.

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October 7, 2019

For the 2nd time this year, NYPD gunfire kills 1 of its own – Officer had quit job in finance to join the NYPD

By MICHAEL R. SISAK,  Associated Press  NEW YORK (AP) 09/30 — For the second time this year, a New York City police officer has been killed by friendly fire.

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October 7, 2019

French security chief admits failings before police attack – Prosecutors open investigation treating fatal knife attack as potential act of terrorism

PARIS (AP) 10/06 — France’s interior minister acknowledges there were “malfunctions” that failed to prevent a deadly attack inside Paris police headquarters by a police employee.

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