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Warren County, Pa., to improve jail security after escape; fugitive still at large
Officials in Warren County, Pa., announced plans Wednesday to improve security at the county jail in the wake of an escape nearly a week ago of Michael Burham, 34, a man with ties to the Jamestown area who is a suspect in a homicide.
Search continues for homicide suspect who escaped Pennsylvania jail
Police in Pennsylvania piled on the resources Monday as they spent a fourth straight day searching for a jail escapee with ties to the Jamestown area who is a suspect in a homicide.
Jamestown residents warned to lock doors as search for escaped homicide suspect continues
Jamestown police warned residents Friday morning to "lock their doors and stay vigilant" after Michael C. Burham, a suspect in the homicide of a woman in May and kidnapping of an elderly couple, escaped from jail in Warren County, Pa.
How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities? | Behind the Headlines podcast
đ§ Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
Jamestown man sought in homicide captured in South Carolina
Authorities in South Carolina have capturedMichael C. Burham, the man being sought in connection with the May 11 homicide of a Jamestown woman, according to the FBI field office in Columbia.
Statute of limitations creates roadblock in Susan Negersmith case | Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles podcast
Listen to the final chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circ*mstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
Man sentenced to 20 years for entering home, shooting
A Fredericksburg man who shot two people after entering their home while wearing a mask in 2021 was ordered Monday to serve 20 years in prison.
Man sentenced for downtown shooting
A man who fired shots after having his jaw broken during an altercation in downtown Fredericksburg in 2021 was ordered Monday to serve six months in prison.
Multistate manhunt underway for Jamestown man
Authorities have said Michael Burham should be considered armed and dangerous and that members of the public should not attempt to make contact with him.
Pedestrian hit, killed on I-95 in Spotsylvania
A portion of Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania was closed for nearly three hours Friday morning after a pedestrian was struck and killed as part of a multi-vehicle crash, police said.
Police: Two found dead in Caroline home
Police said they believe a Caroline County man shot a woman to death before killing himself Friday morning in their home.
Police: Sixth grader brought loaded gun to Spotsylvania school
A loaded handgun was recovered from a student Friday at Chancellor Middle School in Spotsylvania, police said.
Police: Trio arrested on fraud charges in Stafford County
Three Richmond area residents were arrested on multiple fraud-related charges Tuesday in Stafford after a 23-year-old suspect tried to pass herself off as a 52-year-old woman, police said.
Two Orange County residents die in separate crashes
Two Orange County residents were killed this week in separate crashes, according to Virginia State Police.
Confounded family of King George man wants to know how relative died
James Antonio Johnson died April 15 following a traffic accident in King George County.
Jamestown police ID homicide victim, still searching for 'armed and dangerous' man
Authorities are searching for Michael C. Burham, a man they said should be considered "armed and dangerous."
Jamestown police seek man for questioning after woman's death, two fires
Jamestown Police Chief Timothy Jackson described Michael C. Burnham as armed and dangerous, and warned members of the public to avoid approaching him.
Arrest made in Susan Negersmith homicide case, but there's a twist | Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles podcast
Listen to the third chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circ*mstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
Juggling facts and hearsay in the Susan Negersmith homicide investigation | Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles podcast
Listen to the second chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circ*mstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
New Jersey cold case went from accidental death to suspected homicide | Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles podcast
Listen to the first chapter of Late Edition: Crime Beat Chronicles that examines the circ*mstances surrounding a death in a New Jersey resort town.
Farmville native caught with 42 lbs of cocaine, $862K in drug money gets 17 years
A Farmville native who became involved in multi-state drug trafficking organization based in Texas and Mexico has been sentenced ito 17 years in prison in conjunction with the seizure of nearly 42 pounds of cocaine and $1.1 million in drug money from several locations in Henrico County.
4 Buffalo residents charged in blizzard looting incidents; 10th arrest made
Four Buffalo residents have been charged in connection with looting stores during the blizzard that pummeled Western New York over the Christmas weekend, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
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Judge sides with Common Council over challenged redistricting
The written ruling came from State Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Walker, who found the legal challenge did not demonstrate the new boundaries fall short of legal requirements.
Buffalo police regularly use racial slur for Black people, officials testify
âThere is a problem with systemic racism at every level, it appears, with the Buffalo Police Department,â said Anjana Malhotra, a senior attorney with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice
In Le Mars murder trial, wife testifies she watched her husband, Tom Knapp, shoot her son
Darlene Knapp testified that her husband punched her at least twice in the face when she brought some fresh water to him. Inside his bedroom, Tom knocked her down, then pulled her up onto the bed by her hair.
DA provides details of Rushdie attacker's moves; agent confirms author off ventilator and awake
Andrew Wylie, Salman Rushdie's literary agent, confirmed Saturday evening that the author is no longer on a ventilator and was talking and joking.
Essential reading on the McCloskeys, the St. Louis couple who used guns to confront protesters on a private street
On June 28, Mark and Patricia McCloskey say they felt threatened by a group of protesters who entered Portland Place, a private street in the Central West End.
Forced overtime roils the ranks of Erie County jail deputies and officers
The amount of overtime hours at the correctional facility in Alden and the Holding Center in Buffalo has not changed much from year to year, but those hours are being assigned to a smaller pool of corrections officers and deputies who can be forced to work up to 32 hours in overtime every week.
The gun problem didn't start May 14. Law enforcement has spent years trying to solve it
With the Tops mass shooting and one the following week in Texas fresh in the public consciousness, Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia is preparing to testify before Congress about the toll that guns have taken on Buffalo.
Tops shooting survivor intends to sue accused gunman's parents, seeks court order
Documents filed ask a judge to order Payton Gendron's parents to appear in court for pretrial depositions and also to preserve numerous records regarding their son's behavior, his mental health evaluations and his purchases of weapons and other items used in the attack.
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