calling about a missed court appearance or jury duty. The scammers are claiming you need to pay a fine via Venmo, Apple Pay or PayPal. The Sheriff’s Office is advising that neither deputies, nor any ...

An off-duty officer helped scupper the attempts of suspected thieves after they were spotted off-loading suspected stolen gates from a farm in the Bishop Auckland area. It happened at around 8.30pm on ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Authorities are warning residents of a crime in which scammers pretend to be within the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office ... a missed jury duty scam,” the ...

A nonprofit runs the app with volunteers and full-time employees, including retired firefighters and dispatchers, to provide live updates on fire conditions. By Eli Tan and Ryan Mac Reporting from ...

A 59-year-old off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead ... The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has not released his name. An autopsy hasn’t been completed.

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This includes Blackbrook Road and West End Road in Haydock, where properties were submerged in 6ft of water after heavy rainfall on New Year's Day. The Met Office has predicted a cold, wet night ...

The Met Office has issued a power cut warning for ... "Unsettled with further snow across the north, and heavy rain spreading eastwards in the south. Turning colder overnight, with snow returning ...

The snow and ice warnings may be over - but the Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning across Devon and Cornwall - this time for 24 hours of heavy rainfall. The warning is in place ...

The latest weather map issued by the Met Office shows exactly when the North East can expect to be battered with heavy rain and strong wind. Parts of the region have seen heavy snowfall throughout ...

The whole of Devon is under a yellow weather warning from the Met Office until 9am, with heavy rainfall expected to lead to travel disruption on roads and on public transport. Traffic monitor ...