Todd Richmond, Author at Concord Monitor

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Dorene Giacopini holds up a photo of her mother Primetta Giacopini while posing for a photo at her home in Richmond, Calif. on Sept 27, 2021.

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Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

by Todd Richmond Associated PressSeptember 30, 2021

She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in…

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2021, file photo, Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse, Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif. With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they're confident both seniors and other vulnerable Americans seeking booster shots and parents anticipating approval of initial shots for young children will have easy access. (AP...

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US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots

by Todd Richmond Associated Press, and Kathleen Foody Associated PressSeptember 26, 2021

The Molson Coors facility is seen Thursday Feb. 27, 2020, in Milwaukee. An employee at the historic Molson Coors facility shot and killed five co-workers Wednesday afternoon and then turned the gun on himself. Six people, including the shooter, were killed on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at the facility. The brewery remained closed Thursday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Police ID gunman, victims in Milwaukee brewery shooting

by Gretchen Ehlke Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressFebruary 27, 2020

FILE- In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. Patterson could spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents after his sentencing hearing Friday, May 24. Patterson pleaded guilty in March to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. He admitted to abducting Jayme after killing her parents, James and Denise Closs, in October. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool)

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Wisconsin man gets life in prison in kidnapping, double murder

by Amy Forliti Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressMay 24, 2019

In this image made from a pool video by KSTP-TV, Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, who is accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months, makes his initial court appearance Monday, Jan 14, 2019, via video feed from the Barron County jail during his bond hearing in Barron, Wis. Judge James Babler set his bail at 5 million. (KSTP-TV via AP, Pool)

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Kidnap suspect’s lawyers: Confession problematic for defense

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJanuary 16, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference about 13-year-old Jayme Closs who has been missing since her parents were found dead in their home in Barron, Wis. The northwest Wisconsin girl who went missing in October after her parents were killed has been found alive, authorities said Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File)

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Wisconsin kidnapping suspect watched 13-year-old as she got on bus

by Amy Forliti Associated Press, and Todd Richmond Associated PressJanuary 14, 2019

Jayme Closs (right) with her aunt, Jennifer Smith in Barron, Wis., on Friday.

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Granddad: Wisconsin girl has no link to suspected kidnapper

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJanuary 12, 2019

People evacuate as they were told to move farther away the scene of an explosion in downtown Sun Prairie, Wis., Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The explosion rocked the downtown area of Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison, after a contractor struck a natural gas main Monday, sending an unknown number of people to hospitals, authorities said. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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Firefighter killed in Wisconsin gas explosion, fire

by Todd Richmond Associated PressJuly 11, 2018

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, Anissa Weier, appears in court in Waukesha, Wis. A jury is set to begin Monday, Sept. 11, deciding whether Weier, one of two girls accused of trying to sacrifice a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man was mentally ill during the incident. The victim, Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times in May 2014. All three girls were 12 years old at the time. Leutner survived her wounds, and Weier and her friend, Morgan Geyser were captured later that same day. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

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Jury to mull defendant’s mental health in Slender Man attack

by Todd Richmond Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office shows Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who has been charged with reckless homicide in the Aug. 13, 2016, shooting death of Sylville Smith according to online court records Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Heaggan-Brown shot Smith, who is also black, following a traffic stop on the city's north side. The shooting sparked two nights of riots in the city. (Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

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Ex-Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man

by Todd Richmond Associated PressDecember 15, 2016