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Patrick Wojahn, who was on the College Park city council and has been the mayor of the city since 2015, was charged with 16 counts of distributing child pornography and 40 counts of possessing it.

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  • Investigations

A Maryland mayor has been arrested on more than 50 counts of child pornography

Police were tipped off about a social media account posting child pornography in the county that was tracked back to Wojahn, who has been mayor of the city since 2015.

March 03, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Demonstrators are seen outside the nation's capital on Friday evening, following the release of footage showing the police killing of Tyre Nichols.

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Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

In Memphis, where Nichols died, protesters shut down a major highway and chanted "justice for Tyre" before later disbanding. Demonstrations across the U.S. were largely peaceful.

January 28, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Pastor Michael Jennings of Childersburg, Ala., says he was arrested and charged with a crime while watering his neighbor's flowers.

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  • National

A Black pastor was watering his neighbor's flowers. Then the police showed up

Attorneys representing Michael Jennings said the release of the body camera video will clear the way for "legal action against the officers and more."

August 30, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
An undated photo provided by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office of Austin Hopp in Fort Collins, Colo.

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  • National

Former policeman is sentenced to 5 years for the rough arrest of a woman with dementia

A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison.

May 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza attends a conference of Russia's leading rights group Memorial in Moscow in October.

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U.S. calls for the immediate release of a vocal Kremlin critic detained in Moscow

Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15 days in jail for disobeying police orders on Tuesday, the day after his arrest. The opposition leader has been speaking out against Russia's war in Ukraine.

April 12, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Bitcoin logo is displayed on the screen of a Bitcoin ATM in Los Angeles. The Justice Department said a New York couple has been charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars' worth of stolen bitcoin.

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DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday in Manhattan on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

February 08, 2022
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  • Ryan Lucas
The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, S.C. , in 2013. A 2022 trip by the ship ended in a lawsuit-fueled detour.

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  • World

A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

January 24, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Julia Sherwin, lawyer for the family of Mario Gonzalez, speaks about his death in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday. Members of the Gonzalez family believe police used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him.

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  • Law

Lawyer Says Police Didn't Need To Arrest Man Who Died After Being Pinned To Ground

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in police custody on April 19. Body camera footage showed police pinning him to the ground for several minutes.

April 30, 2021
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  • Eric Westervelt and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A screenshot of the Alameda Police Department body camera footage shows officers detaining Mario Gonzalez, 26, on April 19. Gonzalez died soon after.

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  • Law

Man Dies After Alameda, Calif., Police Pin Him To Ground For Several Minutes

The city released body camera footage showing the police encounter with Mario Gonzalez. He died after being pinned to the ground.

April 28, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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