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Next week marks two years since Sayeed and Cara Anam’s only son shot himself in the head in the back of an Austin police cruiser. But time has done little to ease their pain, clearly outlined in the wrongful death lawsuit they filed Wednesday against the city. That arrest was just the latest for Zachary Anam, 19, who had been charged with several crimes in the preceding year, including burglary and drug possession. Police interviews with those who knew Anam indicated a history of substance abuse and mental health concerns...According to a police report, store security had detained him after...

New York cops have just made 4 ARRESTS in connection with Philip Seymour Hoffman's death … Law enforcement sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ. Our sources tell us … police have obtained a search warrant and are currently on scene at a NY apt. We're told police are targeting two individuals who they believe sold PSH heroin. Sources say cops raided 3 units in the same building. Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2sS8X0iZL

NEW BEDFORD, Mass.— A man charged with murder after shooting and killing a suspected burglar last year was released after prosecutors did not request bail. Charles Chieppa, 57, pleaded innocent to second degree murder Friday in New Bedford Superior Court. Family members of the slain man, Frank Pereira Jr., 24, said Chieppa should not have been allowed to go free. "We have wanted to see him in jail since the day it happened," Pereira's sister, Missy Cimbron, told The Standard Times of New Bedford. "A life was taken. Regardless of the situation, you should be in jail." Cimbron said the...