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Gunman Arrested After Taking Passengers Hostage On Bus In Brazil: Cops
A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.
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British Airways Crew Accused Of Lying About Robbery "To Cover Up Night Of Partying"
The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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US Police Officer Gets 12 Years In Prison For 3 Casino Heists
Caleb Rogers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department when he robbed the Red Rock Aliante and Rio casinos between November 2021 and February 2022.
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US Police Rescues Smuggled Spider Monkeys Huddled Inside Backpack
The backpack had seven baby spider monkeys huddled together.
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9 Killed In Clash Between Brazil Police, Gangs
At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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Bengaluru Cop Shares Video Of Biker Escaping Death, Says "Helmet Saves Life"
Bengaluru's Joint Commissioner of traffic police Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda recently shared a chilling video and urged bikers to use only "good quality ISI mark helmet".
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In Brazil, Your Internet Service Provider May Be A Mobster, Say Police
As Rio de Janeiro residents sheltered at home last year during the deadliest phase of Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak, police detective Gabriel Ferrando said he got a tip that something suspicious was upending local internet service.
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25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said.
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Brazil Bus Hijacker, Armed With Toy Gun, Shot Dead By Police
A hijacker armed with what turned out to be a toy gun was shot dead by police in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday after he held a busload of passengers hostage for several hours on a major bridge in peak-hour traffic.
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6 Family Members Butchered In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro In Drug Violence
Brazilian police said Tuesday it was investigating the murder of six members of the same family in Rio de Janeiro, in which the only survivor was a seven-month old baby.
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Baby Killed, 15 Injured As Car Ploughs Through Crowd In Brazil's Copacabana
A speeding car ploughed through evening strollers on a crowded sidewalk of Rio's famed Copacabana beach on Thursday in an apparent accident, killing an 8-month old baby and injuring 15 people, police said.
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7 Dead After Suspected Drug Dealers Clash In Rio de Janeiro's Port
Seven people have been found dead in Rio de Janeiro's port after what police said was a deadly clash among suspected drug dealers.
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
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Gunman Arrested After Taking Passengers Hostage On Bus In Brazil: Cops
A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.
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British Airways Crew Accused Of Lying About Robbery "To Cover Up Night Of Partying"
The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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US Police Officer Gets 12 Years In Prison For 3 Casino Heists
Caleb Rogers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department when he robbed the Red Rock Aliante and Rio casinos between November 2021 and February 2022.
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US Police Rescues Smuggled Spider Monkeys Huddled Inside Backpack
The backpack had seven baby spider monkeys huddled together.
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9 Killed In Clash Between Brazil Police, Gangs
At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.
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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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Bengaluru Cop Shares Video Of Biker Escaping Death, Says "Helmet Saves Life"
Bengaluru's Joint Commissioner of traffic police Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda recently shared a chilling video and urged bikers to use only "good quality ISI mark helmet".
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In Brazil, Your Internet Service Provider May Be A Mobster, Say Police
As Rio de Janeiro residents sheltered at home last year during the deadliest phase of Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak, police detective Gabriel Ferrando said he got a tip that something suspicious was upending local internet service.
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25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said.
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Brazil Bus Hijacker, Armed With Toy Gun, Shot Dead By Police
A hijacker armed with what turned out to be a toy gun was shot dead by police in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday after he held a busload of passengers hostage for several hours on a major bridge in peak-hour traffic.
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6 Family Members Butchered In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro In Drug Violence
Brazilian police said Tuesday it was investigating the murder of six members of the same family in Rio de Janeiro, in which the only survivor was a seven-month old baby.
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Baby Killed, 15 Injured As Car Ploughs Through Crowd In Brazil's Copacabana
A speeding car ploughed through evening strollers on a crowded sidewalk of Rio's famed Copacabana beach on Thursday in an apparent accident, killing an 8-month old baby and injuring 15 people, police said.
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7 Dead After Suspected Drug Dealers Clash In Rio de Janeiro's Port
Seven people have been found dead in Rio de Janeiro's port after what police said was a deadly clash among suspected drug dealers.
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Brazil Arrests Olympic Committee Chairman On Rio 2016 Corruption Charges
Following an investigation dubbed "Unfair Play" that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said Nuzman was the 'lynchpin' in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year's Games.
