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Acquitted Defendant in Beauty Queen’s Slaying Sues Arkansas Police Chief

A man who was found not guilty of murdering a beauty queen in Russellville filed a $10 million lawsuit Thursday against the city’s former chief and one of its officers, accusing them of ignoring evidence that pointed to his innocence. …

Prowler Seen Breaking Into Assisted Living Homes in Georgia

Atlanta, Ga., police are searching for a suspect who broke into at least two rooms of a retirement home in the Buckhead area and has been seen in at least one other home in the metro area. Detective James Polite …

Thieves Enter New Hampshire Convenience Store Through Roof

Police are looking for two men who broke into a New Hampshire convenience store through the roof before making off with cartons of cigarettes. Police in Allenstown say video surveillance at the store shows a ceiling tile falling to the …

Indiana Police Seek Men Suspected in Semi Theft

Police are searching for two men suspected of stealing a semitrailer rig carrying $1.7 million worth of tablet computers from a central Indiana truck stop. Mike Milbourn of Chesterfield Police Department tells The Herald Bulletin the truck was stolen Thursday …

Alaska Cops Nab 148 Drivers Exceeding 100 MPH

Anchorage police enforcing traffic laws in the past year issued nearly 150 citations to drivers exceeding 100 mph. KTVA-TV reports officers issued 148 citation for drivers who cracked the 100 mph limit. The high mark was a motorcyclist drive 150 …

Connecticut Police: Stolen Cemetery Statues Sold as Scrap

Waterbury, Conn., police say they’ve charged a man with stealing two bronze statues from a cemetery and selling them off as scrap metal for $1,500. Twenty-six-year-old Jonathon Leveille of Southington was charged with first-degree larceny and other crimes in last …

$55K Settlement for Child Pepper Sprayed by California Police

San Mateo, Calif., has agreed to pay $55,000 to the family of a 7-year-old special education student who was hit with pepper spray by a police officer. The city reached the settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the boy’s …

Oregon Police Don’t Plan to Review NFL Player’s Crash

Portland, Ore., police have no plans to further investigate a car accident involving Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after two women claimed they suffered injuries in the wreck. The two women, who were not identified in a police report, …

Attorney Says Arizona Man Innocent in Wal-Mart Incident

The attorney for a man forcibly taken down by Buckeye police at a Wal-Mart says he plans to clear his client of the criminal allegations stemming from an alleged shoplifting incident. Todd Nolan says multiple witnesses have come forward to …

Las Vegas, Nevada Police Will Pay $83K to Man Hurt in Scuffle

Las Vegas police will pay $83,000 to a tourist who alleged officers used excessive force and broke his ankle when he was arrested while trying to stop an argument between two people on the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas …