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Durov’s Arrest Details Released, Leaving More Questions Than Answers

2 years 1 month ago
Is the arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, a justified move to combat illegal activities, or is it a case of dangerous overreach that threatens privacy and free speech online? We had hoped that when French law enforcement released the details of the charges we’d have a better picture of what happened. Instead, we’re […]
Mike Masnick

Stolen $100K Excavator Found in St. Clair County Cornfield

2 years 1 month ago
BELLEVILLE – A new excavator valued at more than $100,000, stolen from a job site in Belleville, was recovered in working order in a cornfield in St. Clair County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The recovery was facilitated by the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which acted on a tip generated through social media. The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which serves Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties, continues to make a significant impact on reducing area crimes. The task force is funded by insurance companies required by Illinois law to contribute to a fund administered by the Secretary of State’s office, through the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. During the last fiscal year, the task force said it had recovered 649 vehicles, with a total recovery value of $9,970,757. Additionally, 223 arrests were made, and 195 suspects were charged during the same period. The task force's efforts are crucial i

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Manchester police chief resigns weeks after being placed on paid leave

2 years 1 month ago
The city of Manchester accepted the resignation of Police Chief Scott Will on Monday, weeks after he was placed on paid leave due to an ongoing investigation. Will was placed on administrative leave in July as part of an "ongoing independent investigation," but the city has not provided any information on why he was being investigated. When announcing his placement on leave last month, Manchester communications specialist Darin Wernig only said that the investigation did not concern unauthorized…
Sam Clancy

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 1 month ago
This is the shoe fence near Rice, California. It was initially a shoe tree of obscure origin, where travelers would hang pairs of shoes, but the tree burned down in 2003 and was replaced by a "shoe garden." It's a garden only in the loosest sense of the word: a bare patch of ground about ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Federal appeals court declares Missouri’s ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’ unconstitutional

2 years 1 month ago
A Missouri law declaring some federal gun regulations “invalid” is unconstitutional because it violates the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, a federal appeals court in St. Louis unanimously ruled on Monday. A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a district court ruling from last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing the Second Amendment Preservation Act, a law passed in 2021 that penalizes police for enforcing certain federal gun laws. Among the law’s…
Jason Hancock