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Missing Child Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pond: Police

The child had last been seen by family members a short time earlier, according to police. An officer found the child unresponsive in the pond.>>Read More.

Previously Unreleased Body Cam Footage Shows Final Moments Of Fallen Officer's Life

Five years after her line-of-duty death, previously unreleased body-cam footage shows the final moments of CPD Officer Ella French's life.>>Read More.

Grant Park Cross Burning: Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suburban Native

The charges come just days after he told a reporter that he burned the cross but was not aware of the racist implications of the action and intended it as a protest against the Trump administration.>>Read more.

Ex-Cop Learns Sentence For 'Brazenly' Abusing Power: U.S. Attorney

The former officer was sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to steal cash and drugs from occupants of vehicles during traffic stops.>>Read More.


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