‘Lady Al Qaeda,’ The Woman Texas Synagogue Hostage-taker Wants Freed, DEMANDS JURORS BE TESTED FOR JEWISH HERITAGE
Terror
January 16, 2022
FBI Identifies Texas Synagogue Suspect As British Man Who Recently Took Flight to U.S.
The suspect accused of taking several hostages during a standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, has been identified. According to CNN, the FBI identified the suspect as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a resident of England. Authorities recovered three remaining victims after a standoff that lasted close to 11 hours. Akram, who had recently taken …
Shooting
January 16, 2022
‘Heartbreaking’: Beloved Cracker Barrel Manager Shot and Killed During Attempted Robbery
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a Texas woman who was gunned down during an attempted robbery at a Cracker Barrel on Saturday morning, KTRK-TV reports. Family members identified the victim as Robin Baucom, who they said cherished her job at the restaurant, where she had diligently worked for more than three decades, according …
Juveniles
January 16, 2022
Seventh-Grader Dies From Fentanyl Overdose After Collapsing At School
A seventh-grader is dead after overdosing on fentanyl at a Connecticut school, where dozens of bags of powdered opioids were found this week, WTNH-TV reports. The 13-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, died around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a hospital, according to the television station. He had been in “grave condition” since Thursday when …
January 16, 2022
Colleyville Synagogue Hostages Escape Before Loud Blast, Gunfire
The suspect demanded that Aafia Siddiqui be released from prison. After her trial, the convicted terrorist demanded that jurors be given DNA tests to determine if they had Jewish heritage
January 16, 2022
Cremated Remains Of 89 People Found Inside Ohio Church
Theft
January 15, 2022
$1 Million in Jewelry Stolen from ‘Full House’ Star Lori Loughlin’s Home: Reports
Burglars stole $1 million worth of jewelry from the home of “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, the latest in a series of high-profile home invasions around Los Angeles, TMZ reports. The heist occurred January 3, when the preparators smashed a bedroom window and made their way into the Hollywood Hills …
Terror
January 15, 2022
BREAKING: Armed Man Takes Hostages At Texas Synagogue, Demands Female Terrorist Released From Prison
An armed suspect claiming to have bombs has reportedly taken a rabbi and at least three others hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. A SWAT team had descended around the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue northeast of Fort Worth around 2 p.m. local time. No injuries have been reported thus far, …
Murder
January 15, 2022
Mother Kills Three Her Young Children, Shocking a Small California Community: Police
A mother is accused of murdering her three young children and attempting to take her own life in a small California farming community, KMPH-TV reports. Police say 31-year-old Patricia Ortiz killed her 8-year-old daughter Anna Ortiz Lara and the girl’s two younger siblings, 5-year-old Matteo Ortiz Lara and 3-year-old Alexa Ortiz Lara. Ortiz’s husband, who …
Celebrity Justice
January 15, 2022
Alec Baldwin Turns Over Phone for Investigation into Deadly ‘Rust’ Film Shooting
The actor Alec Baldwin has surrendered his phone to authorities investigating the deadly shooting last year on the set of the film “Rust,” CNN reports. New Mexico police had secured a warrant for the phone on December 16 and notified Baldwin’s lawyer of the warrant. However, Baldwin did not turn the phone over immediately because …
Murder
January 15, 2022
Father Comes Home to Find Wife, Two Young Children Dead: ‘I Heard Screaming’
A Florida mother allegedly killed her two young children before taking her own life in an apparent double murder-suicide, WFLA-TV reports.On Wednesday evening, the woman’s husband, who is the father of the children, came home and found his family dead. The father then called 911. The deceased children were ages 9 months and 3 years …
Violent Crime
January 14, 2022
Alleged Burger King Killer Yells ‘F*** You’ At Onlookers As Police Lead Him Away in Cuffs
Winston Glynn has been charged with murder after he shot a teen employee at a New York Burger King restaurant, police say. He allegedly demanded money before shooting Kristal Bayron-Nieves, 19, and pistol-whipping a manager and customer. Glynn took $100 before fleeing the scene, according to police.
Investigators reportedly used surveillance footage to identify Glynn — who worked at the same Burger King in 2020. Sources told the New York Post that Glynn had pictures on his Facebook page which showed him in the same clothes at the time of the murder.
Glynn was also linked to Bayron-Nieves’ slaying as he used an EBT card at a bodega after the shooting.