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The Arizona Police Association announced Monday it is throwing its weight behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Arizona Senate race, despite endorsing Republican Kari Lake in her gubernatorial bid last cycle. “As a Marine combat veteran, we know Congressman Gallego understands the complexities of modern policing in American society today, while at the same time recognizing the public’s expectations,” Arizona Police Association President Justin Harris said in a statement on the social platform X. “The APA does not take our endorsements lightly; we recognize the importance of having a U.S. senator that can bring people together to improve society...

The Georgia father charged with intentionally leaving his toddler in a hot car was sexting several women – including a teenager — as his son baked to death, a detective testified Thursday at the bad dad’s hearing on murder charges. Justin Ross Harris sent dirty texts and nude pictures to six women while at work as he allegedly let his son die in the sweltering vehicle on June 18, said Cobb County Police Detective Phil Stoddard at the bond hearing.

Both parents of a toddler who died in an unattended SUV in suburban Atlanta told investigators they did online research on how hot it needs to be for a child to die in an unattended vehicle, police said. Justin Ross Harris, 33, faces murder charges in the death of his son, 22-month-old Cooper on June 18. While he had previously allegedly admitted to researching the subject, investigators now say Leanna Harris also went on line to learn about kids dying in hot cars. She has not been charged, but the revelation came on a search warrant released Sunday, which said...