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MO Woman Runs Onto Tarmac To Stop Missed Flight

Phoenix’s NBC News affiliate reports: A woman late for her flight was arrested for trespassing at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Sunday, authorities said. Vickie Myers, 53, from St. Louis was booked into the Maricopa County Jail for running out onto the tarmac to stop a plane from leaving, the Phoenix Police Department said. The woman said she was late …

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Five Arrested In Philly Carjacking Of Dem House Rep

NBC News reports: Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., was carjacked at gunpoint in a park in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, her spokeswoman said in a statement. Scanlon’s Acura was found at a shopping center in Newark, Delaware, around 9 p.m., and five people inside it were taken into custody, Delaware State Police said. They were not immediately identified. The investigation …

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Woman Gets 10 Years In COVID Unemployment Fraud

From the Justice Department: A Jonesville, Virginia woman, who admitted to heading a conspiracy that defrauded the government of more than $1.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution. Farren Gaddis Ricketts, 31, and her co-conspirators concocted a scheme to gather personal identification information and then submit unemployment …

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UK Anti-Vaxxer Admits To Bomb Threats, Clinic Damage

Cornwall Live reports: An anti-vaxxer has admitted sending bomb hoaxes to a school and a health centre, and criminal damage to a vaccine clinic so bad that it had to close. Rodney Stuart Peasley, of Scorrier, appeared at Truro Magistrates’ Court charged with four counts of criminal damage to Mount Hawke Medical Practice’s vaccine clinic and three of sending false …

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O.J. Simpson Granted Early Release From Parole

ABC News reports: O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, Nevada State Police spokeswoman Kim Yoko Smith said Tuesday. “Mr. Simpson is a completely free man now,” said Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s lawyer …

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Homeless Man Torches Fox News HQ Xmas Tree

New York City’s ABC News affiliate reports: A large Christmas tree outside Fox’s Midtown headquarters was set ablaze by an arsonist who was quickly taken into custody. The 50-foot tree on Sixth Avenue went up in flames just before 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. Heavy flames then spread to smaller decorated trees in the display. A 49-year-old man spotted by building security …

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Police: Apple AirTags Being Used To Steal Luxury Cars

CTV News reports: Police in York Region say they have discovered a new way in which thieves are using Apple technology to track and eventually steal high-end cars in the area. In a news release issued Thursday, investigators said they have identified at least five incidents since September where suspects have placed Apple AirTags in “out-of-sight” areas of the vehicles …

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Liberty Professor Charged With Sex Assault Of Student

Lynchburg’s ABC News affiliate reports: A professor at Liberty University has been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery and abduction. Online records show William Atwell, who is listed on Liberty University’s website as an associate professor of American Sign Language, has been charged in Lynchburg General District Court. According to online records, Atwell was arrested by Liberty University police on …

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Texas Man Gets Nine Years In $1.6M COVID Relief Scam

From the Department of Justice: A Texas man was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for his scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder proceeds from more than $1.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to court documents, Lee Price III, …

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Sixth Person, A Child, Dies In Wisconsin Parade Crash

ABC News reports: Prosecutors in Wisconsin on Tuesday charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade that also left 62 people injured, including many children. Prosecutors say a sixth person, a child, has died and more charges are pending. Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged …

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Waukesha Suspect Charged With 5 Counts Of Murder

CBS News reports: Darrell Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of murder after he allegedly plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, killing at least five and injuring dozens more. Brooks, who has a lengthy criminal record, was taken into custody near the scene after a Waukesha police officer opened fire to try to stop the …

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Waukesha Death Toll Rises To Five, Over 40 Injured

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: A treasured rite of the holiday season turned into a scene of bloody, deadly mayhem late Sunday afternoon as a vehicle plowed into the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing five people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities said. Shortly before midnight, the City of Waukesha posted to its Twitter and Facebook accounts revised casualty totals. “At …

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Ex-College Professor Charged For Setting CA Wildfires

The Associated Press reports: A former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California earlier this year that threatened to trap firefighters as they battled a massive fire nearby, federal prosecutors said. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count …

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Video Shows Man Setting Pulse Memorial On Fire

Orlando’s CBS News affiliate reports: The onePulse Foundation, a nonprofit incorporated by the owner of the Pulse nightclub, is asking for any information on an arson from October. The foundation posted a video on Facebook on Saturday that shows a man in a wheelchair lighting part of the interim memorial on fire. The foundation said it happened on October 12 …

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Pastor Steps Down After Underage Hooker Sting Bust

The Christian Post reports: A Virginia megachurch pastor who is facing a felony charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor has agreed to step down from his leadership position at his congregation. John Blanchard, the lead pastor of the Rock Church of Virginia Beach, was one of 17 individuals arrested in an October sting operation aimed at capturing people seeking …

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Two Dead After Drug Gangs Clash In Shootout Near Cancun Hotel Hosting Gay Group, All Guests Are Safe

Reuters reports: Two suspected drug gang members were shot dead in a beachfront clash between rival groups near the Mexican resort of Cancun on Thursday, authorities said, a couple of weeks after two tourists were killed in crossfire at another beach. A few hours after reports of a shooting began circulating on social media, the attorney general’s office in the …

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Joe Exotic Pleads For Release After Cancer Diagnosis

The New York Daily News reports: Zookeeper Joe Exotic, currently sitting behind bars for a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong, said Wednesday night that he has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer. “It is with a sad face that I have to tell you the doctors called me in today to break the news that my prostate biopsy came back with …

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Former NY Radio Host Once Fired For Racism Boasts She Used Fake Vax Card To Attend Buffalo Bills Game

The Rochester First reports: A former Rochester radio host is under investigation after boasting on social media that she used a fake vaccination card to gain entry into Sunday’s Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins game at Highmark Stadium. The Bills require all fans ages 12 and older to provide proof of vaccination to be permitted entry to games, with Sunday’s …

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Megachurch Pastor Busted In Underage Hooker Sting

The Christian Post reports: A Virginia pastor was arrested during a sting operation to capture individuals seeking sexual relations with minors online. John Blanchard, a 51-year-old pastor at the Rock Church of Virginia Beach, was one of 17 individuals arrested in the operation, according to an announcement from Chesterfield County Police on Monday. “During the two-day operation, detectives intercepted suspects …

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Texas Christian Radio Host Gets Three Life Sentences For Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Millions From Seniors

The Associated Press reports: A Texas radio host was sentenced to three life prison sentences Monday for a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked elderly listeners out of millions of dollars. William Neil “Doc” Gallagher also got a 30-year prison sentence from state District Judge Elizabeth Beach for his August guilty pleas. The sentences are to be served concurrently. The …

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