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Former U.S. congressman arrested in Zimbabwe. Former U.S. Rep. Melvin Jay Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe on suspicion of possessing pornography.
comments. Former WWE superstar Nicole Bass was arrested on Tuesday night in New York after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,200 in goods from a supermarket. The 50-year-old was taken into custody at the Stop & Shop store in Glendale-a suburb in east Queens, near Woodhaven-about 8pm.