Crime

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Sara Sharif's dad arrested at Gatwick Airport after girl, 10, found dead at home
Sara Sharif, 10, was found dead at her home in Woking after police were called on August 10 by her dad, Urfan Sharif, who is thought to have travelled to Islamabad on the previous day
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Cop told naked woman he'd break her neck and throttled her until she passed out
The policeman was found guilty of gross misconduct after it was heard how he throttled an unclothed woman covered in salad cream who had tried to push past him
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Wife of infamous drug lord El Chapo released from prison after reduced sentence
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the glamorous wife of infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, has been released from prison after a reduced sentence today
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Police bizarrely caught posing with captured murderer after two-week manhunt
While police cooperated with other law enforcement agencies to capture an escaped convict today, they were criticised later as they were captured on video posing with photos with the inmate - which their superior later defended in a press conference, saying that they 'worked hard' to capture the man
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Madeleine McCann suspect's desperate calls to pals begging them to back him
The paedophile wants pals to back his defence if he has to stand trial on rape and child sex charges, and has even complained that prosecutors are making him out to be a 'monster'
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Village pond where girl, 2, died searched by specialist police divers
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Marine Unit were seen combing Kingsley Pond where little Annabel Mackey, two, was found unconscious on Sunday after she vanished
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Girl, 8, who fell to her death from tower block smiles in heartbreaking photo
New pictures from a family fundraiser show eight-year-old Minnie, who tragically died after falling from a tower block in Portsmouth last month as the police are appealing for witnesses
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Couple move into man's home before trying to sell it on Zoopla behind his back
Somaia Bahumaid, 35, and Muhamet Hoxha, 34, have been jailed after attempting to sell a home belonging to a vulnerable person, described as "helpless and confused" behind his back
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Boy, 10, named after being fatally electrocuted in lobby of iconic 'pink hotel'
Ten-year-old Jack Piper-Sheach died after being found unresponsive on Sunday night in Tiffany's Hotel on the Promenade in Blackpool as an investigation into the child's death continues
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Why one of the world's most wanted men will never hand himself in to police
Hakan Ayik has been singled out by federal police as at high risk from his fellow criminals because he hailed an encrypted messaging app that allowed police to watch as every illicit deal was made
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Police confirm several arrests at Scotland vs England after fan struck by bottle
One visiting supporter required medical attention as police say four men and a woman were arrested for "breaching the peace" during friendly in which Gareth Southgate's team won 3-1
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Escaped murderer arrested after major two-week manhunt following prison break
Police have finally caught and arrested Danelo Cavalcante after he spent nearly two weeks on the run after escaping prison on August 31, leading officers on a chase through Pennsylvania that terrified families and forced schools to close
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Major bridge closed after man threatens to 'kill everyone' and demands $400,000
A man threatened to 'kill everyone' on the Roebling Suspension Bridge between northern Kentucky and Cincinnati if he did not receive $400,000, police said this morning
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World's deadliest city where homes turned into ‘fentanyl factories’ by cartels
In the first seven months of 2023, 71 people were slaughtered as three drug cartels - the Sinaloa Cartel, The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and Los Zetas - try to take control of the port of Manzanillo
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What should be done to stop shoplifting - have your say
Epidemic gripping Britain's high streets is costing retailers around £1billion a year - as shameless crooks become increasingly confident they can get away with it - we ask, what can be done?
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Dark hidden 'cult' of XL bullies on sale for eye-watering price tag
The Mirror takes a look at the sinister world of dodgy dog breeding as bully-type puppies are being poorly bred and kept in a semi-comatose state trapped in darkness, trained on treadmills and forced to fight for social media
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Shopkeeper says he regrets seizing woman by the throat amid huge protest
Shopkeeper Sohail Sindho, believed to be the man in the footage, claimed that a row broke out over a 'no refunds policy' on some hair products, when the woman allegedly took some items from the shelves and tried to walk out
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Fight erupts in car park with woman who tried to intervene slammed onto her head
D'Andre Frederick Hartwell, 22, was taken into custody after a fight broke out early on Sunday morning in an apartment complex car park in Auburn, Alabama, which left two hospitalised
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Brits on frontline of shoplifting epidemic - knife terror and turning detective
As a wave of thefts from stores hits Britain and experts warn shoplifting has been 'decriminalised', we speak to workers facing the threat of brazen thieves every day
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Fiancé arrested after law student is found dismembered on shoreline
A man in California has been arrested and accused of killing and dismembering his fiancé. Her remains were found washed up on the shore but did not contain her head, feet and hands
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Wedding turns into mass brawl with police as woman 'kicks cop in groin'
Grim footage from a police body cam and a bystander shows the moment an arrest at a wedding party turned into a large brawl. Officers in Newport, Rhode Island were involved
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Mum saved from jail 'because of her kids' after stealing from dementia patient
A judge has told a carer who stole thousands of pounds from a vulnerable woman with dementia that she had been 'saved' from going to prison because of concerns over her two daughters being separated
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Moment refuse crews are attacked with axe and sledgehammer as they empty bins
Two bin crews collecting refuse around Stoke-on-Trent were attacked by a gang armed with weapons including a sledgehammer as they collected bin bags around the city
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'This shoplifting epidemic is a scandal - and wider sign that Britain is broken'
When the British Retail Consortium reports around eight million thefts in the 12 months to March but police recorded only 339,206 cases, it is virtually a free crime
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Year of the shoplifter as thefts soar while epidemic grips Britain's high street
Industry leaders and business owners want more done to protect them and bring prosecutions after 87% of convenience store staff said thieves had verbally abused them