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Relatives say 31-year-old Chez Johnson died Jan. 16 while in Mexico for a co-worker’s wedding. BALTIMORE, Md. — The family of Chez Johnson, a 31-year-old Maryland hospital worker who traveled to Cancun for a destination wedding, says he was found dead Jan. 16 at a resort and is still awaiting return to the United States as relatives press Mexican authorities for official records. Johnson’s death has left relatives without a clear account of what happened …

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Police say the 38-year-old suffered a severe arm wound in a Randwick unit and died three days later. SYDNEY — A 38-year-old woman died after crashing through a glass sliding door while trying to escape an alleged domestic violence incident inside her apartment in Randwick on April 12, authorities said. Officers who responded to a welfare call found her critically injured and she later died in a city hospital. The death has triggered a homicide …

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Detectives are sorting ownership, prior complaints and the dog’s disposition after a 4 p.m. Sunday call. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 59-year-old man was found dead with multiple bite wounds Sunday inside a home on New Dorp Lane, where police say a pit bull attacked him just after 4 p.m., prompting a swift NYPD response and an investigation into who owned the dog and why it turned violent. Authorities have not released the man’s name …

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Investigators say a 51-year-old was caught placing loose nails on Miller Road after months of complaints. VALRICO, Fla. — Hillsborough County deputies arrested a Valrico man this week accused of scattering nails across Miller Road, a neighborhood corridor east of Tampa, after a months-long investigation that began with repeated flat tires and resident reports. Residents and deputies say loose nails began showing up on South Miller Road and nearby intersections in mid-September, creating hazards and …

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The child, identified as Saeed, was ejected about 60 feet and later had a below-the-knee amputation, relatives said. DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police say a 23-year-old man showing signs of intoxication crashed into a family on North Central Expressway shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, causing a rollover that left a 7-year-old boy with life-altering injuries and triggered felony intoxication assault charges. The case has become an early-year marker for road safety and criminal …

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A preliminary focus on a failed rail joint emerges as Spain balances rescue work with a technical inquiry. ADAMUZ, Spain — Spanish authorities on Monday examined a damaged rail joint near the site of a high-speed train collision that killed 39 people the night before, as cranes and rescue teams continued to search battered carriages for additional victims. The focus on the track hardware marked the first concrete thread in an investigation that will scrutinize …

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Investigators say officers followed a blood trail along the route from the store to The Oliver apartments before the fatal confrontation. CHAMBLEE, Ga. — A suspected shoplifter was shot and killed Thursday afternoon following a foot chase that started at a Walmart on Chamblee Tucker Road and ended in the parking lot of The Oliver apartments, police said. Officers said the man brandished a gun during the encounter, prompting at least one officer to open …

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Officials say the cases stem from “Operation Lighthouse,” a new multi-agency initiative focused on assaults in rideshares. HOUSTON, Texas — Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced kidnapping charges against four Uber drivers accused of posing as trusted rideshare drivers to abduct and sexually assault female passengers at locations across the Houston area. U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei unveiled the cases alongside FBI Houston and local law enforcement leaders downtown. The indictments mark an early test of …

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The 33-year-old former EMU basketball player was shot by a contracted guard after a parking-lot dispute turned violent, authorities say. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Flowers and candles now line the edge of Bloom Southfield’s parking lot where Alexandra Fields, 33, was fatally shot early Saturday after an argument outside the lounge escalated and a contracted security guard opened fire, according to the business owners and police. The case, which police say is nearing a charging review, …

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Separate cases in Canton and Cherokee County involve a sexual battery charge and alleged belt strikes that left welts. MARIETTA, Ga. — Two Cobb County police officers were arrested in unrelated cases days apart, officials said, prompting administrative leave and parallel criminal and internal reviews. One case involves an alleged sexual battery against a child under 16; the other alleges child cruelty from a Nov. 11 incident at a Canton home. The arrests, confirmed this …

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