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New South Wales Police said detectives from the Child Abuse Squad took an 83-year-old man into custody at an apartment in Sydney's Circular Quay early on Monday morning, before searching the property.

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His phoenixlike return was emblematic of the “Wild West” nature of the staffing world, said Pollie Pent, a former detective with the California Department of Insurance’s fraud division who now works in the insurance industry.

West Yorkshire Police said detectives were continuing to investigate Mr Kwashira's death and have urged people to come forward with information.

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It was the biggest robbery ever carried out in the Metropolitan Police district, with 120 detectives working on the case.

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Homicide detectives were investigating the fatal shootings of three people and a related fire in the Antelope Valley early Saturday morning.

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