Calif. prisoner steals fire engine to escape

Associated Press SAN DIEGO — An official says an inmate escaped from a state prison in San Diego County by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year’s Day. Authorities are seeking 51-year-old Thomas Kelley, a convicted car thief who was jailed at Donovan state prison in November for a…

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Suspect in Omaha arrest: Don’t fire cops

By Jason Kuiper Omaha World-Herald OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha assault suspect shown on a video being kicked while subdued by Omaha police officers says the officers involved shouldn’t lose their jobs, but more officers should be disciplined for not stepping in. Robert A. Wagner, 35, was in court Tuesday…

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