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Reports: Accused senior home rapist left woman bleeding in bathroom

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The suspect was later arrested in the U-District By Lynsi Burton , SeattlePI Updated 4:42 pm, Monday, July 24, 2017 for investigation of a Thursday sexual assault of an 81-year-old woman in SeaTac. Photo: KOMO News" /> Photo: KOMO News A 41-year-old man is now jailed on $750,000 bail after being arrested for investigation of a Thursday sexual assault of an 81-year-old woman in SeaTac. A 41-year-old man is now jailed on $750,000 bail after being arrested for investigation of a Thursday sexual assault of an 81-year-old woman in SeaTac. The woman was attacked in her apartment at the Falcon Ridge Assisted Living center . She was reportedly sitting in her chair when the intruder removed the screen from her window, climbed into her apartment and dragged her onto the floor, according to incident reports. The attacker allegedly strangled the woman and beat her in the face and head, causing her dentures to fly out of her mouth, while raping her, police say. RELATED: Charg...

Former Winter Park player Kevince Brown dismissed from NC State football team

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Former Winter Park football player Kevince Brown is one of two freshmen who were dismissed from the NC State football team Tuesday , and one of five players being investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault , underage drinking and illegal drug use during a dorm room party last month. Four of the five players being investigated are from Florida and three are from Plant City. Brown, who transferred to Winter Park from Orlando Christian Prep for his senior year of high school, and Plant City freshman Antoine Thompson were both dismissed from the NC State football team by coach Dave Doeren . The other three players, also freshmen — Erin Collins of Seffner Armwood, Xavier Lyas of Plant City Durant and Isaiah Moore of Chester, Va. — were suspended from the team pending the criminal investigation. Orlando Christian Prep player, dismissed from NC State footbal" class="trb_em_ic_img" title="Kevince Brown, former Winter Park and Orlando Christian Prep pl...

43 arrested in latest Lawrence drug sweep | Merrimack Valley

LAWRENCE — A man and woman who live 46 miles away in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, were among 43 people teams of detectives arrested on Wednesday during another targeted drug suppression sweep throughout the city.  Teams of local detectives, state troopers and federal agents descended on various neighborhoods in Lawrence in the third organized operation of its kind this summer.  Previously, 80 arrests were made in July and August during similar sweeps. Wednesday's operation may be the last such operation involving local , state and federal authorities this summer, said police Chief James Fitzpatrick .  Detectives from Lawrence, Methuen, Andover and North Andover along with state troopers, county correctional officers and federal agents were involved in Wednesday's efforts, police said.  Randy Cheever, 26, and Hallie Wilson, 28, both of 16 Mobile Coach Lane , Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, were both arrested and charged with heroin offenses after an investigation in the ...

VoiceWaves Long Beach | Long Beach Transit’s Harassment Problem — It’s Too Common, But Who Reports It?

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A woman waits to board a bus along Long Beach Boulevard . Photo: Michael Lozano Story by Stephanie Perez. Speaking with the riders of the Long Beach Transit system , you will find common stories . John Muller, 23-year-old bus rider, saw a rider across from him masturbating on the bus. Tyler Joscelyn, 22, confronted two men who were harassing a girl “because she was pretty” to only end up in a physical fight. And then there’s the downright weird. Rebecca Macareno, for instance, felt unsafe during a recent afternoon bus ride from her apartment to Cerritos Mall when a man chose to sit directly next to her. “He stared at me the entire bus ride even when I looked away,” she said. “He never spoke to me or touched me, but his eyes were red, and it felt like he never blinked. He could have sat anywhere on the bus, but he sat by me.” City locals, including high school and college students, rely heavily on public transportation to get around each year but many also feel uneasy and unsafe, es...

Most American Indian tribes opt out of federal death penalty - KFDA

By FELICIA FONSECA and RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - American Indian tribes for decades have been able to opt into the death penalty for certain federal crimes on tribal land. Nearly all reject it. Tribes and legal experts say the decision goes back to culture and tradition, past treatment of American Indians and fairness in the justice system. For those on the Navajo Nation, the sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl near Shiprock, New Mexico, has reignited the issue. Ashlynne Mike's mother has been urging the tribe to opt in to the death penalty, particularly for crimes that involve children. But the Southwestern tribe has long objected to putting people to death. The culture teaches that all life is precious. One federally recognized tribe , the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has opted in. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Begging for Change: Burlington Stabbings Prompt Proposed Penalties | Crime | Seven Days

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click to enlarge Rob Donnelly Sporting a bandanna over a graying ponytail, Arthur Madeiros sat bare -chested on the northwest corner of Church and Main streets on August 16, holding a cardboard sign that read: "Homeless Anything helps." The 50-year-old Rutland man had arrived in Burlington a week earlier, just hours before a fight among three itinerant men turned violent in City Hall Park . Police said Conner Lucas was intoxicated when he stabbed two fellow homeless men — one in the hand, the other in the neck — on August 9. Within 24 hours, Madeiros had gotten a knife of his own, for protection. He has no plans to use it, he said, but, "Of course, I'm nervous." He's not alone. The stabbing incident was the second in the last five months involving homeless men in downtown Burlington . In March, Louis Fortier allegedly used a knife to kill 43-year-old Richard Medina on the corner of Church and Cherry streets — in broad daylight. In additi...

Police arrest 18-year-old man for alleged attempted robbery and assault in Alexandria

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly trying to rob a woman near a bike trail and assaulting another woman as she was going into an apartment building in Alexandria. Joshua Sprinkle faced charges of abduction, attempted robbery and sexual battery, police said Wednesday. Officials said the incidents unfolded Aug . 14 around 3:24 p.m. when police said Sprinkle allegedly grabbed a woman from behind and demanded money near a bike trail along Holmes Run Parkway . The victim struggled with the suspect and fled, police said. Then, just before 4 p.m. on that same day, police were called to the 500 block of N. Jordan Street where they alleged that Sprinkle grabbed a woman as she walked up the stairs inside an apartment building. The woman screamed and the suspect fled. Two days later, police said they arrested Sprinkle. He is being held without bond. Authorities said they believe Sprinkle may have assaulted other women in the area and ask that anyone with information cal...