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TBI report shows increase in violent crimes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A new report released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed that cases of violent crimes, such as rape and murder, increased in 2015. On Monday, the TBI released its 2015 Crime in Tennessee report…

Teen dies after drowning while swimming with family at lake

DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a teenager has died after she drowned while swimming with family at a lake in northwest Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Johnathan Appling says 15-year-old Carmen Elizabeth Johnson of Hartselle was swimming…

Police say 'serial peeping Tom' arrested again

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (WSB-TV) — A judge has revoked bond for a man police are calling a serial peeping Tom. Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik got dashcam video showing the April 6 arrest of Kareem Habbal. It was his fifth arrest for this…

Courts will make it easier to wipe criminal records

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee courts are going to make it easier for people who have been arrested but never convicted of a crime to have their criminal records wiped clean. On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of legislators, judges and…

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