High-Tech Crime Fighters Crack Major Cases in Rutherford County

In 2024, Rutherford County’s law enforcement attributes over 400 operational achievements to advanced technology. These accomplishments include arrests, traffic stops, and significant breakthroughs in major cases. Notably, they have retrieved 55 stolen vehicles and provided assistance in approximately 200 inquiries, covering incidents as varied as small collisions up to serious crimes like homicides. In the…

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Former nurses accuse Iowa of failing to protect them from violent assaults on the job

Seven current and former employees at the Independence Mental Health Institute are accusing the state of failing to protect them from violent patients. At least three of them are nurses who say they were brutally attacked by patients after the state-run facility failed to address long-standing safety issues, according to tort claims filed with the…

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State of the City: Rochester mayor reports significant drop in gun violence

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans says the city is “working together” and “moving Rochester forward together” during his State of the City address Wednesday evening. Mayor Evans stated that a growing network of community partners is taking on a bigger role in fostering a safer, fairer, and more thriving Rochester…

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Arkansas man charged with murder after 2024 shootout with police in Missouri

VIDEO: Arkansas man accused of driving corpse to Missouri before getting in shootout with police, family speaks out INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, Ark. – An Arkansas man arrested in Missouri has now been charged in connection with a murder investigation. Court records show 40-year-old Jarrett W. Cousins of Bradford is facing a first-degree murder charge and is…

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Sugar Land Tech Suspended After Child Porn Allegations

A medical radiologic technologist in Sugar Land was suspended last week after being accused of having child porn. The Texas Board of Radiologic Technology says it temporarily suspended David Jacob Bettsack’s MRT certificate on April 17 after learning of the allegations. Fort Bend County records show Bettsack was charged with two counts of possessing child…

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