Police in Kentucky on Saturday arrested a 46-year-old man for the shooting death of his wife earlier this month. Yovany Chaple-Chalita has been charged with murder-domestic violence and tampering with physical evidence, the Lexington Police Department said. Detectives said officers responded to a call just before 2:30 p.m. on August 17 about a victim who …
An Arkansas man arrested this week in the death of his girlfriend moved a lookalike into his home and promised to marry her. Investigators found the body of Tonia Tram Tran on August 10 along a dirt road in Altus in western Arkansas, some 30 miles east of Fort Smith. Her body was wrapped in …
A Michigan mother was driving the wrong way on Inkster Road early Saturday morning and crashed into another vehicle, killing her 3-year-old child who was a passenger. The 29-year-old woman and five other children — ages 10, 7, 5, 18 months, and 8 months — were taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. …
A Texas mother died last week after Bexar County deputies found her bedridden at her home with bedsores and mold growing on parts of her body. Patricia Martinez, 58, was undergoing hospice care at home, with her three adult children responsible for feeding her, transporting her to appointments, administering medicine, and keeping her clean. Deputies …
A worried Indianapolis mother is asking for help finding her 34-year-old son, who was last seen on August 2. Aaron Taylor was initially reported missing on July 11 by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana State Police said. A poster for Taylor said then he was last seen at a Taco Bell in Indianapolis on …
Texas drivers who cause seriously bodily injury or kill a pedestrian are required to have their blood screened for drugs or alcohol, thanks to a law passed by the state legislature in the wake of the death of Denison teacher Katie Palmer. Palmer and her husband John were struck from behind by a driver in April 2020. John’s back was broken, and Katie was killed — but the driver was never given a blood test and never held accountable.
Florida authorities are investigating after a young boy walking to school on Friday said a stranger asked him if he needed a ride, Local 10 News reports. Around 7:40 a.m. Friday, police responded to Northside Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale for what they described as a “suspicious incident,” according to the television station. Officers were informed …
The suspect also killed the apartment manager and a neighbor before committing suicide.
A 5-year-old boy was reportedly found dead on Thursday in a car parked outside a Texas elementary school where his parent works. La Joya Independent School District Police Chief Raul Gonzalez said that they received a report of an unresponsive child inside a car at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School. The car belonged to the …
An Arizona mother was arrested Thursday when police found her 2-year-old son outside alone and covered in animal feces. Investigators say the boy may have been outside, in 102 degree heat, for an hour before his mother went to look for him, KSAZ reported. Officers said the toddler was wearing only pants and diapers and …
A registered Florida sex offender was arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to buy a child from her parent for $100,000 last week — and it wasn’t the first time he’d made such an offer to a parent. Port Orange Police said the incident took place on August 16 at a Winn Dixie grocery story when …
When Jennifer Kesse didn’t show up for work, everyone who knew the 24-year-old recognized there was trouble. Kesse was a responsible, habitual person. She talked to her family regularly. She called her boyfriend every morning on the way to work, and she never missed work, most certainly not without letting her boss know if she …
