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Rhode Island Ruled Him Incompetent for 23 Years and Let Him Walk. Now a Toddler Was Stabbed in Her Stroller.

October 16, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Ruled incompetent for 23 years and set free, he's now charged with stabbing a toddler

Nelson Blanco was accused of stabbing two 7-year-olds in 2003. Rhode Island found him incompetent again and again, then let him go. Now a 2-year-old is fighting for her life.

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Mamdani Spent Two Hours Asking Trump to Free the Man ICE Shot. Mullin Says He Refused an NYPD Deal.

October 16, 2026October 11, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Trump offered NYPD custody of the man ICE shot. Mullin says Mamdani wanted him freed.

After an ICE officer shot Oscar Belgal in the Bronx, Mayor Mamdani spent two hours on the phone with Trump and Mullin. Mullin says he rejected an NYPD custody offer.

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Alleged Cornell Gang Rape: DA Admits His Office Never Investigated on Its Own, Now Goes to Grand Jury

October 16, 2026September 28, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
DA admits his office never independently investigated the alleged Cornell gang rape

Two years after declining charges, the Tompkins County DA says he relied on campus police and will now take the Chi Phi case to a grand jury after a civil suit.

Categories Courts and Justice, Crime

Jailed Five Months Over Crimes in a State She’d Never Visited, Grandmother Sues Fargo for $10M

October 16, 2026September 19, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Software flagged her face. She spent five months in jail. Now she's suing Fargo for $10M.

Angela Lipps was arrested at gunpoint over North Dakota bank fraud she had nothing to do with. Bank records cleared her. Her lawsuit says police never checked.

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