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Police blotter: Woman gets locked in a bedroom

Tuesday disturbance A disturbance erupted between a man and a woman at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday at a residence in the 800 block of West Mercury Street. It is alleged Nicholas J. Libby, 32, of Butte locked the woman in a bedroom and when she escaped the room,

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14: publicist

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14: publicist

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial from April 14 on a rape charge on which a jury previously deadlocked, his publicist said Wednesday. The judge in last year's sex crimes trial, itself a partial retrial, declared a mistrial after the jury foreperson refused to return

Minnesota prosecutor probes alleged federal misconduct in Metro Surge operation

(The Center Square) – A Minnesota county prosecutor has opened investigations into more than a dozen incidents involving federal agents participating in Operation Metro Surge. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty made the announcement that her office would be launching a portal to collect photos and videos from the public to identify

UK MP's husband among three accused of spying for China

UK MP's husband among three accused of spying for China

British police on Wednesday arrested three men on suspicion of spying for China, including the husband of a lawmaker from the ruling Labour party. The trio, aged 39, 43 and 68, were arrested by counter-terrorism officers in London and Wales on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, London&

Detroit police notify ICE, most detainers go unenforced

(The Center Square) – Questions over immigration enforcement in Detroit are resurfacing after city records showed federal officials issued 63 detainers for individuals arrested by local police, but fewer than half resulted in a federal pickup. The issue has been further complicated by the recent unpaid, 30-day suspension of two

Greek court upholds convictions in neo-Nazi party trial

Greek court upholds convictions in neo-Nazi party trial

A Greek appeals court on Wednesday upheld convictions for leaders and members of the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn in a landmark trial over crimes committed at the height of the country's economic crisis. The court found the officials guilty of "running a criminal organisation". The

Busy Friday night for Billings man, who allegedly committed 10 felonies in just four hours

A Billings man is facing a slew of felonies, including kidnapping and assault, after allegedly going on a drunken spree of violence. Cordero Robert Metzker pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Yellowstone County District Court to four counts of assault with a weapon, three counts of criminal endangerment, kidnapping, robbery, burglary