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12-year-old who emailed bomb threats to Maryland schools knew state law would prevent charges

A 12-year-old responsible for emailing seven bomb threats to Maryland schools this month knew a state law would prevent authorities from bringing charges, police announced Wednesday. In Maryland, children younger than 13 can be charged only with offenses that constitute a “crime of violence,” Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said in a statement. A…

Michigan nursing student killed by ex-boyfriend who called his parents to confess before killing himself, police say

A 25-year-old nursing student was killed by her ex-boyfriend who allegedly called his parents to confess before killing himself, authorities in Michigan said. Gina Bryant, a student at the University of Michigan-Flint, was killed around midnight on Oct. 13 after her coworkers reported her missing the day prior, the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said in a…

Suspect in Gilgo Beach slayings kept dozens of illegally purchased firearms, DA says

The suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, Rex Heuermann, kept dozens of illegally purchased guns in his Long Island home and should not be granted any access to the illicit firearms, prosecutors said. Shortly after Heuermann was arrested July 13, police found a cache of weapons at his home in the Nassau County community…

Seattle police officer heard on bodycam joking after grad student was fatally hit by cop cruiser is reassigned

The Seattle police officer and union leader under investigation for laughing and making callous remarks after another officer’s patrol vehicle fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate student, in January has been taken off patrol duty, weeks after body camera footage of his comments was released. The Seattle Police Department said Thursday that Officer Daniel…