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Cops release photos from CT home where man was held captive for two decades

Photos from the Waterbury, Conn., home where a man was allegedly held captive for 20 years were released Monday by police. The pictures depict a squalid living space, with junk strewn across furniture...

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Colorado man suspected in Tesla arson indicted on federal charges

A second Coloradan suspected of trying to set a Loveland Tesla store on fire was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with possessing an unregistered firearm and attempted property destruction....

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Sheriff: Teen with history of running away from home left family days ago

A 17-year-old Pontiac girl who officials said has run away several times did it again recently — and the public’s assistance is being sought to find her. Carle Moriah Penny hasn’t been seen by her...

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Suspect in Meadowbrook Hall vandalism arrested

Thanks to an anonymous tip, a Clarkston man has been arraigned on charges related to vandalism at Meadow Brook Hall earlier this year According to Mark Gordon, Oakland University’s police chief, Caleb...

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Cases advance against man accused of back-to-back robberies of bank, Subway

Criminal cases have advanced against a man accused of recent back-to-back armed robberies in Waterford and Independence Township. David Aguilar Jr., 45, is accused of robbing the Fifth Third Bank on...

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Downriver house explodes, blasting man to the front lawn

SOUTHGATE (AP) — An explosion destroyed a house before dawn Thursday in suburban Detroit and severely injured two people, including a man who was blown outside to the lawn. “Both had extensive burns...

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Man charged with assault after fight in an air traffic control tower at DC...

A man has been charged with assault and battery following a fight in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The scuffle occurred at the troubled travel hub on...

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4 Farmington Hills police officers released from hospital after being injured...

Four Farmington Hills police officers who were injured while rescuing occupants from a house fire have been released from a hospital. Officers Devin Hunt, Muhieddine (Dean) Turk, Timothy Shingleton and...

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OWI suspects: Cops bust window to rouse driver; another asleep in drive-thru

A man unresponsive behind the wheel while his car was in drive outside a business and a driver asleep in a McDonald’s drive-thru were among the suspected drunk driving cases Troy police officers...

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Former pastor pleads to sex crime charges

A once-prominent pastor of a Wayne County church who was accused of raping a teen boy in Farmington Hills made a deal with the Oakland County prosecutors Thursday, pleading to added charges in exchange...

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