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Victoria Police warn about lighters that look like guns

Police in Victoria, British Columbia, issued a warning this week about lighters that resemble guns, saying they have received 20 reports of firearms in public spaces since July 1 that turned out to be gun-shaped torches. The Victoria Police Department says that while gun-shaped lighters are not illegal to own, they can easily be mistaken.

Report finds one in three voters would reject election results if their party lost – 9&10 News

LANSING — Michigan political analysts are encouraging public confidence in U.S. elections following a new report from the World Justice Project. “We’ve never seen in the past the level of lingering doubts about previous elections and anticipated doubts about future elections,” said Matt Grossman, a political science professor at Michigan State University. Figures released this.

Is the shoplifting “crisis” over?

Is the shoplifting “crisis” over? Last year, retail executives were sounding the alarm about shoplifting cutting into profits. This year, there’s been less hullabaloo. CNN reported that mentions of “shrink” on companies’ earnings calls dropped 20% in the first half of 2024. Shoplifting is shrink, but not all shrink is shoplifting. Shrink refers to all.

Crimes against persons remain a problem

Missoula, Montana (KGVO-AM News) – THE Missoula County District Attorney’s Office Los Angeles County filed 15 new misdemeanor complaints this week, four fewer than last week and slightly below the weekly average. Assistant County Attorney Brittany Williams provided this week’s report. “There were seven violent crimes against persons,” Williams said. “Two crimes of endangering life,.

Old photos of Diddy with Barack Obama resurface as music mogul’s sex trafficking arrest sends shockwaves through political world

Images of Barack Obama laughing with Diddy have resurfaced on X amid the disgraced rap mogul’s sex trafficking arrest. The producer’s indictment has sent shockwaves through the political world, with the many smiling images he took with powerful figures, also including Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, coming back to haunt celebrities this week. When it.