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People watch as Springfield Police Department officers investigate the Springfield City Hall after bomb threats were made against buildings earlier in the day in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 12, 2024. Ohio state police will conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfield after authorities have been forced to investigate "at least 33" bomb threats that led to evacuations and temporary building closures, Ohio Gov. "We want to make sure, as school continues this week in Springfield, that parents have confidence that the school is in fact safe," the Republican governor said at a press conference. Local health officials have also denied that the influx of Haitian immigrants in the city has led to a rise in "communicable diseases" — another claim Vance promoted. There's no evidence of this at all," DeWine said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

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Students at Perrin Woods and Snowhill Elementary Schools in Springfield "were evacuated from their buildings to an alternate district location," school district spokesperson Jenna Leinasars said. A second email threatened multiple locations that included Springfield City Hall, Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, the Bureau of MotorVehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside, Graves added. Authorities, with the support of explosive detection canines, have conducted thorough inspections and cleared the facilities listed in the threats," Graves said in a statement. “Overall, we have not seen a substantial increase in all reportable communicable diseases," Cook said. Alicia Victoria Lozano reported from Springfield, Ohio, and David K. Li reported from New York City.

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(AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel. Bodycam video shows the two officers' attempts to nab the speedy little primate, which made a dash for freedom Tuesday in Springfield, Missouri. Eventually the officer tosses the towel like a net, but the lemur slips out and darts away. Political Cartoons View All 1160 Images“Dang it!” the officer exclaims, as a few civilians help try to corral the critter. Instead, police say the lemur has been connected with a local wildlife rescue agency where it will be “well cared for and loved.”

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☆ Two Illinois EMS workers charged with murder in death of patient strapped face-down on stretcher
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two Illinois EMS workers have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man in their care, who they allegedly strapped face-down on a stretcher. Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 44, emergency medical workers for LifeStar, were charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 18 death of Earl L. Moore Jr, Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright announced Tuesday. Officer body camera footage showed the EMS workers place Moore onto a stretcher in a prone position, according to police. Moore died at the hospital at 3:14 a.m., Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said at the Tuesday news conference. They are currently detained in Sangamon County jail on bail of $1 million each.

☆ US Justice Dept probes whether police in Mass. city discriminated
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The police department in the city, the second-largest in New England after Boston, was not immediately available for comment. Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty, the city's Acting Manager Eric Batista and Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent pledged to cooperate with the investigation, the justice department said. Since then, the justice department has opened dozens of similar investigations across the nation. The justice department launched a so-called "pattern or practice" investigation in Minneapolis a day after a jury found the officer, Derek Chauvin, guilty of murder. In 2018, the Justice Department opened an investigation of the Springfield Police Department.

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