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Guns & Weapons Offenses
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Terrified gasps of 'oh god' as man shoots bow and arrows at traffic
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (421+ words) A 68-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place This is the alarming moment a man fires a bow and arrow at vehicles travelling along a busy main road. Footage captured…...
Gun Control Activists Freak Out Over ATF's Plan to Destroy Old Records
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (382+ words) Gun tracing is one of those things that no one paid much attention to until privately made firearms became a lot more common. Then, one defense for attempted bans was that tracing these firearms would be impossible, that bad people…...
Asheville man convicted of murder in Pisgah View Apartments shooting case - Asheville's 828 News NOW
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (228+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Tyran Dewayne Burton, 35, has been convicted of second-degree murder and other charges for his involvement in a 2020 shooting at Pisgah View Apartments in Asheville, N.C. “Thanks to the hard work of law enforcement and our prosecutors, this defendant will…...
Firearms and weapons seized at the three border crossings between Windsor and Detroit
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (199+ words) CTV News A busy week for officers with the Canada Border Services Agency in preventing weapons from entering the country at the border crossings in Southern Ontario, including between Windsor and Detroit Over the course of seven days, between September…...
Moment police disguised as street cleaner and Deliveroo rider pounce on wanted man carrying concealed weapon | LBC
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (476+ words) Officers found a machete concealed in the suspect's waistband as well as class A drugs. This is the moment two officers wearing workers' disguises swoop on an armed gang member and arrest him during an undercover operation. Footage shared by…...
Murderer forgiven after man found dead in street with genitals stuffed in mouth
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (561+ words) A man who murdered a Russian judge before cutting off and stuffing the victim's severed genitals in his mouth has been forgiven by Vladimir Putin and sent to fight in Ukraine. Sergey Kibalnikov, 48, was convicted of murdering Vasily Vetlugin, 40, “with…...
College shut after gunmen fire shots at nearby home
14+ hour, 31+ min ago (326+ words) A sixth form college has been closed after gunmen fired shots at a nearby house. South Yorkshire Police said officers were called to reports of a firearm being discharged outside a property in Horninglow Road, in Sheffield, at about 04.42 BST,…...
'Loud bangs' heard as police scrambled in major UK city - 'Avoid area' warning
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (525+ words) Police have been scrambled in Sheffield after "loud bangs" were heard overnight. Crime scene officers are combing an area near Longley Park Sixth Form. South Yorkshire Police are currently at the scene of what is being described as a "significant…...
Sheffield shots fired from 'deadly weapon' as bullets hit homes - police latest
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (272+ words) Gunshots have been fired during two incidents across Sheffield as city detectives investigate. South Yorkshire Police were called at 4.31am to Swanbourne Road in Sheffield after a gun was fired at a house. Just minutes later, at 4.42am, they were called to…...
Police to seek charges after gun discharges from 3rd grader’s backpack at Battle Creek elementary school
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (149+ words) BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Battle Creek Police Department says they plan to submit criminal charges to the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office following an incident where a firearm discharged inside a third-grade student’s backpack. The shooting occurred Tuesday…...