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A former congressional staffer has been accused of fabricating a violent attack against herself at a New Jersey park, according to a criminal complaint.Natalie Greene, 26, paid a body modification artist to scar her and then claimed she had been assaulted in a politically motivated crime in July, the complaint alleges. The Ocean City, New Jersey, native has been charged with one count of conspiracy to convey false statements and hoaxes and one count of making false statements to federal law […]

The FBI and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office are looking for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard. FBI (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) -- A false imprisonment charge has been dropped against Ashlee Buzzard, the mom of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, according to Santa Barbara ABC affiliate KEYT.At Thursday's preliminary hearing, the judge dismissed the case after hearing audio of a conversation between Ashlee Buzzard and the alleged victim, Tyler Brewer, and found the audio […]

(AKRON, Ohio) -- A police officer in Ohio is on leave after firing his gun multiple times at a man who is believed to have been unarmed, according to local officials.An investigation into the incident, which took place in Akron, is underway, they said.“Any time someone is seriously injured in an encounter with police -- even when responding to reports of a threat -- it is a serious and sobering […]