GEICO must pay $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from a partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, a court has ruled. This week, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an arbitrator’s award in favor of the woman, identified publicly as M.O., who alleged that her …
A man was arrested late last month for murdering his mother, who vanished in Colorado in 2018 and was found dead in the background of her home in April. The Daily Sentinel reported that Richard Vandervelde, 54, was arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, on May 19 and has been extradited to Mesa County, Colorado, where …
A former Texas police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after admitting she had sex with two teenage boys while serving with the Friona Police Department. Delia Ruiz, 31, joined the small police department in April 2020 and admitted to beginning a sexual relationship with her first victim, John Doe-2, just …
The police chief of the Texas school district where a gunman killed 21 people — including 19 children — said he does not know the source of various inaccurate information that was initially provided to the public. Pete Arredondo, 50, chief of the Uvalde police school district, told the Texas Tribune that he spent an …
A little girl’s body, burned and buried in the desert of Arizona, is found by a tourist looking for rocks. For over 50 years, the girl is known only as “Little Miss Nobody” as investigators are unable to confirm her race, age, or identity. An autopsy showed none of her bones are broken and there …
A New Jersey family says they were stuck in Aruba for a month after their son with autism had an outburst on the plane, leading to them getting kicked off. According to Nj.com, Jamie Green, along with her boyfriend, Carlos Pacheco, and their three children, stayed for a week in Aruba last month and were …
An 11-year-old girl who survived last month’s shooting at a Texas elementary school reportedly suffered a medical episode after visiting a memorial for her friend, who was killed alongside 18 other students and two teachers. Robb Elementary student IIliana Treviño was close friends with Amerie Jo Garza, 10, who was fatally shot. Treviño’s mother told …
Authorities in Mississippi have captured a man who allegedly gunned down a police officer and also killed a woman in Meridian, WAPT-TV reports. On Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an alert about 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender, who is accused of shooting the victims earlier in the day. Law enforcement undertook a manhunt for Bender …
On Thursday, three Michigan State University students were criminally charged in connection with last year’s alleged hazing death of a fraternity brother. Pi Alpha Phi members Ethan Tin Cao, Andrew Hoang Nguyen, and Hoang John Huu Pham were arrested in connection with the death of Phat Nguyen, 21. Nguyen died of alcohol intoxication he suffered …
Police shot and killed a man at an Alabama elementary school on Thursday after he allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun and enter the building, ABC 33/40 reports. The incident occurred in the morning, when a passerby noticed a man looking at vehicles and attempting to get into Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden …
Security footage was released this week of a University of Missouri student who developed brain damage after a fraternity hazing incident. Daniel Santulli, 19, was injured in October 2021 during the “Pledge Dad Reveal Night” at Phi Gamma Delta. According to the family’s attorney, David W. Bianchi, Santulli was force-fed beer and ordered to chug …
