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Man Acquitted in Shooting of YouTube Prankster—Sentenced to Time Served
The highly publicized trial of delivery driver Alan Colie, who shot YouTube prankster Tanner Cook at a mall food court, concluded with Colie receiving a sentence of time already served, allowing him to walk free after spending approximately eight months in…
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Former Paramedic Given Suspended Sentence for Theft from Deceased 94-Year-Old Woman
A former paramedic, Mark Titley, 58, was given a suspended prison sentence after admitting to the theft of cash from a 94-year-old woman’s home moments after she had collapsed and died. Titley was handed…
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“You’re Trapped”: Viral Video Shows Moment Shop Owner Locks Thief Inside Store
A local shop owner in Dewsbury is being hailed for his quick thinking after security footage captured the moment he remotely locked a would-be thief inside his store, leading to a frantic and failed…
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The Million-Dollar Briefs: Hijacker Forces FBI Agent to Deliver Ransom in Underwear
In one of the most bizarre and visually shocking moments in the history of air piracy, an FBI agent was forced to strip down to his swimming trunks and walk onto the tarmac carrying…
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The Shot That Redefined Precision: Mike Plumb and the Columbus Standoff of 1993
The year 1993 was characterized by relative peace in many American cities, but on a hot August 16th, the tranquility of a Columbus, Ohio, neighborhood was shattered. The subject was Doug Conley, a distraught…
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Muhammad Ali and the Release of American Detainees in Iraq, 1990
The release of fifteen American civilians from Iraq in November 1990, facilitated in part by Muhammad Ali, represents a distinctive episode in the diplomatic history of the Gulf Crisis. Occurring in the months between…
