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Jury says defendant shot man, woman and toddler to death in Normal Height 25 years ago
Prosecutors say the catalyst for the killing was a $30 meth debt
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East County man accused of trading goods homeless shoplifted for fentanyl
Two Santee residents were behind bars after a police investigation, with at least one of them accused of supplying fentanyl to homeless people in El Cajon, either by selling the drug to them outright or bartering it for stolen property.
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Encinitas brothers' argument ends with one stabbed to death, the other in custody
Investigators believe the teen stabbed his elder brother during a fight in the front yard of a home in Encinitas
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American sought after ‘So I raped you' Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search.
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2nd man sentenced to 3 years for firebombing SoCal Planned Parenthood clinic
Prosecutors say a 21-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022. Xavier Batten pleaded guilty in January. The judge on Monday said Batten had committed a “cowardly crime” that showed “no empathy for women and their rights.” The clinic in Costa Mesa was bombed...
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San Diego travel agent who embezzled thousands for school trips gets home detention
Marie Martin spent the money on credit card purchases, rent and artwork, according to prosecutors
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3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say
Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors.
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Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park
A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas.
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She soaked letters to San Diego prisoners in fentanyl, meth. Now she's going to prison, too
According to her plea agreement, Katherine Smothers’ letters were intended for an inmate with whom she was in a romantic relationship
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New Hampshire man charged with flipping port-a-potty with mother and child inside
A man knocked over a portable toilet that had a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter inside Wednesday, covering them in filth, according to police in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Court hearing reveals details about deaths of Australian brothers, San Diegan killed in Mexico
Officials said there are three people in custody as a result of the investigation
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Court hearing reveals details about deaths of Australian brothers, San Diegan surfer killed in Mexico
One of the men accused in their disappearance was in court. Prosecutors say he confessed the killings to his girlfriend. NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports on May 9, 2024.
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California man gave random homeless woman $20 to watch granddaughter while he got drunk, sheriff says
Jason Warren, 54, was “highly intoxicated” and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department praised this “guardian angel” who cared for the girl while he got drunk.
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Parents of Harmony Montgomery's half-brother read his emotional victim impact statement: ‘I need my big sister'
During the sentencing hearing for the murder of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, Blair and Johnathon Miller spoke about the impact Harmony’s murder has had on their adopted son, Harmony’s younger half-brother Jamison.
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Adam Montgomery gets 45 years to life in prison for murder of his daughter, Harmony
Adam Montgomery was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony. Montgomery was also sentenced for second-degree assault, witness tampering, falsifying physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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‘You're just plain evil': Harmony Montgomery's mother gives victim impact statement during sentencing
Crystal Sorey, mother of 5-year-old murder victim Harmony Montgomery, gave an impassioned victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing of Harmony’s father and convicted murderer, Adam Montgomery.
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Woman wanted for Oceanside murder: Crime Stoppers
Jacob Sanders’ body was found near the intersection of Benet Road and state Route 76 in Oceanside on Dec. 26, 2022, according to police.
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Man sentenced to 2 years for grabbing boy in Ocean Beach
A man who was captured in widely circulated footage grabbing a young boy outside an Ocean Beach business and trying to take the child with him was sentenced to two years in county jail.
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4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic
Four flight attendants abused “their privileges as airline employees” and smuggled “millions of dollars of drug money” out of New York City to the Dominican Republic, federal authorities said Wednesday.