A New York City bodega clerk who stabbed a reported convicted felon during a botched robbery says he acted in self-defense but is now behind bars and unable to post bail, the New York Post reports. Jose Alba, who reportedly has no known criminal history, is currently behind bars at Rikers Island on a $250,000 …
A 2-year-old Alabama boy is dead, and his father has been charged with killing him. Police found Lauren Haggard Jr with fatal injuries at about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. at Baptist Medical Center South, AL.com reported. Court records say the boy received significant blunt force injuries sometime between Friday …
A Georgia man wanted for a violent road rage last fall is now being charged in the shooting death of his 23-year-old girlfriend early Wednesday morning. Roswell police said family members of Johana Cabrales-Hernandez called police when a man dropped her two young children off at their home late Tuesday night, WAGA reported. Officers went …
A fugitive murder suspect was moved to a different Texas jail on Tuesday, days after she was captured in Costa Rica while on the run for fatally shooting her boyfriend’s love interest. According to the Texas Chronicle, Armstrong, 34, claimed when she was arrested last week that bandages and bruises on her face were due …
A Hollywood producer facing murder charges in connection with the drug overdose death of a Los Angeles model has been charged with sexual assault in a different case, and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón fears that there are more victims out there. On Tuesday, Gascón announced during a press conference that David Pearce …
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, said he wanted Governor Greg Abbott to intervene in the Department of Public Service’s ongoing investigation into May’s shooting at Uvalde Elementary School. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN that he is not fully confident in the state agency, as he believes the probe is a “cover-up.” McLaughlin went on …
Police say Monday’s holiday mass shooting had been planned for weeks. Seven people died and dozens were injured as Robert Crimo III fired as many as 70 rounds into the crowd from a Highland Park rooftop. The shooter accessed the roof via a fire escape ladder, then fled the scene wearing women’s clothing. An AR-15-type …
A teenager accused of killing and molesting an Indiana girl will stand trial in front of a judge instead of a jury, according to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony Hutchens, who was 14 at the time, reportedly told police that “a shadowy man” made him strangle and kill his …
The man accused of murdering seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois allegedly confessed to firing more than 80 shots during the mass shooting. The suspect, Robert Crimo III, 22, was ordered to be held without bail on Wednesday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that after the shooting, Crimo went to the Madison, …
A Florida man accused of sexually assaulting a child is facing numerous charges after he allegedly attacked a Broward Sheriff’s deputy on Sunday. According to Broward County police, 20-year-old Samuel Austin Shirk was living with a minor child (under the age of 12) and the child’s mother when he began sexually assaulting the child. The …
Police are searching for a Florida teen who was last seen on Saturday in Jupiter. According to Local 10 News, 15-year-old Ashley Reyes-Hernandez was last seen in a black and yellow shirt, a black hoodie, high-top Adidas shoes and ripped jeans. Jupiter police say that she could be in the company of an adult male, …
