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Coventry chooses firearms committee members

COVENTRY — The Town Council has appointed Firearms Safety and Home Shooting Range Study Committee members. The appointees are Chair Brian Murray, Planning and Zoning appointee, Dudley Brand and Kenneth Stein (instructors) and Carolyn Batz and Brittany Debiase-Franco from the general public. The Town of Coventry members on the committee are Director of Planning and.

State Supreme Court Hears Appeal in Heather Hoffman Murder Case

BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT) — A Minot Air Force Base woman serving life in prison for killing her child’s father is asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. Last September, a jury convicted Heather Hoffman of the April 2022 shooting death of Alexander Eckert in northwest Minot. Hoffman argues there was insufficient evidence.

Crackdown on shoplifting and hate crimes launched

The council said it wanted to make the area a safer place to live, work and visit (Getty Images) A crackdown on hate crime, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting has been launched in a Surrey district. The campaign is being run by Mole Valley District Council (MVDC), Surrey Police, Surrey Fire Service and Surrey County Council..

Suspect arrested in Walmart armed robbery

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Authorities arrested a suspect in an armed robbery at Walmart and a robbery in Scheels on Wednesday. The Regional Crime Suppression Unit arrested Ryan Hinkson, 26, around 3:53 p.m. Wednesday at South Virginia and Ryland streets. The RCSU alleges Hinkson used a firearm to rob the Sparks Walmart on Monday. It.

Cryptocurrency Scams Hit New Highs, FBI Reports $5.6 Billion in Losses

Cryptocurrency-related losses totaled more than $5.6 billion in 2023, with more than 69,000 complaints related to financial fraud and cryptocurrencies received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2023. Overall losses from cryptocurrency scams have increased by 45% since 2022. The latest IC3 report shows that cryptocurrency mining was.

Hokulea Brings Hope to Waianae After Recent Crimes

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa sits in calm water under a picture-postcard sky in Pōkaʻī Bay. Waiʻanae community leaders helped build a floating dock so that keiki and kupuna could board the dock and travel directly to Hōkūleʻa. Kaina Holomalia, 39, who grew up in Nanakuli and now lives in Waianae, has.