Richard Ford

Authorities say the 28-year-old man assaulted a woman, fired several shots outside a Selma-area home and refused deputies’ orders to surrender. SELMA, CA — A Fresno County sheriff’s deputy shot and critically wounded an armed 28-year-old man early Tuesday after authorities said a domestic disturbance escalated into an assault, gunfire and a confrontation with deputies outside a home near Selma. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Manuel Frausto of Selma. Dispatchers received …

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The crash near Urda involved Renfe and Iryo trains traveling toward Seville and left scores injured as rescuers searched the wreckage. URDA, SPAIN — At least 68 people were reported dead Wednesday after two high-speed passenger trains collided on Spain’s busy Madrid-Seville rail corridor, leaving scores more injured and sending rescue crews into heavily damaged carriages near the town of Urda in Toledo province. The Oct. 28 collision involved a train operated by Spain’s state-owned …

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Deputies arrested Irene Miller after a 911 call led them to four children, ages 9 to 14, without an adult present. KISSIMMEE, FL — A Florida mother faces four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm after deputies said she left her four children without overnight adult supervision while she traveled to Las Vegas for work. Irene Miller, 50, was arrested Oct. 23 after returning to Florida, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. …

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Police tracked the suspect to eastern Georgia after finding the child dead during a welfare check at a southwest Atlanta townhome. ATLANTA, GA — A 32-year-old woman was arrested more than 100 miles from Atlanta after police found a 4-year-old boy dead inside a southwest Atlanta townhome during a welfare check Monday night, authorities said. Jasmaine Smoak was taken into custody Tuesday in Washington, Georgia, after Atlanta homicide investigators used license plate reader technology to …

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Police identified the victim as 45-year-old Rocky Modica and said 64-year-old Joel Garza Garza faces a murder charge. BAYTOWN, TX — A 64-year-old Baytown man has been charged with murder after another man was shot and killed during an argument Monday on South Pruett Street, according to an update from the Baytown Police Department. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office accepted a murder charge Tuesday against Joel Garza Garza in connection with the death of …

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Investigators were examining a sprawling crime scene Tuesday after gunfire struck five people during a Monday night candlelight vigil. ELIZABETH, NJ — One person was killed and four others were wounded when gunfire erupted during a candlelight vigil Monday night in Elizabeth, prompting a large police response and an investigation that continued into Tuesday, authorities said. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office said police responded around 9:30 p.m. to the area of Irvington Avenue and Elmwood …

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Leonardo Arturo Ruiz was released without charges as authorities continued investigating allegations stemming from an online exchange and confrontation in Monrovia. LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested after a group accused him of trying to meet someone he allegedly believed was a 16-year-old girl, according to a local news report and statements from the group. The officer was released hours later without charges while the investigation continued. Leonardo Arturo …

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Police said two men had been stabbed and a third had been shot before all three were left at the medical offices. LOS ANGELES, CA — One man died and two others remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition after three wounded men were dropped off Monday at Kaiser Permanente’s Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices, authorities said. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics found the three men about 4:50 p.m. Oct. 26 in critical condition, according to …

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Authorities said the boy found the handgun inside a vehicle while his father was distracted by a payment problem at the restaurant. BARTOW, FL — A 3-year-old boy died after getting hold of his father’s handgun and accidentally shooting himself inside a vehicle at a Burger King in Bartow, authorities said. The shooting happened Thursday evening, Oct. 22, at the restaurant in the 100 block of East Van Fleet Drive. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd …

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Robert Celifie was convicted of arranging the 2022 killing of mobile barber Ilya Shimonov, whose stolen phone helped investigators trace the crime. SCOTTSDALE, AZ — A California man has been sentenced to natural life in prison for arranging the murder of a Scottsdale mobile barber in a case investigators unraveled through a stolen cellphone, surveillance footage and evidence gathered across several states. Robert Celifie of Los Angeles was sentenced for the Jan. 3, 2022, killing …

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