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Recent Examples of investigated
At this same point in 2023, police had investigated 112 homicides.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The shooting marked the 74th killing this year to be investigated as a homicide by the Oakland Police Department.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The man’s death is the fourth traffic fatality of the year investigated by police.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The killing is the 73rd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year and the second in two days.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Last year at this time police had investigated 112 homicides in the city.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But authorities investigated the tip and found nothing.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Crash being investigated The aircraft had taken off from Ellington Airport, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
My research group recently has investigated loopholes that are allowing alternative weight loss products to enter the market.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The shooting marked the 74th killing this year to be investigated as a homicide by the Oakland Police Department.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
The man’s death is the fourth traffic fatality of the year investigated by police.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The killing is the 73rd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year and the second in two days.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Last year at this time police had investigated 112 homicides in the city.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But authorities investigated the tip and found nothing.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Crash being investigated The aircraft had taken off from Ellington Airport, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
My research group recently has investigated loopholes that are allowing alternative weight loss products to enter the market.
—C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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