A Louisiana boy has been missing since Saturday evening, and police are asking for information. KSLA reported that Zyra’Kem Copeland, 12, was last seen around 6 p.m. on Saturday. Copeland was riding his red bike at the time of his disappearance. He left his home in the 2600 block of Valley Ridge Road in Shreveport, …
Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student, traveled to the Dominican Republic with five college friends on March 3, staying at the all-inclusive Riu República resort in Punta Cana. Days later, on March 6, she disappeared under mysterious circumstances. On the night of her disappearance, Konanki and her friends were dancing at a disco …
A family incident involving a nonverbal, autistic, and physically disabled teenager escalated into a fatal police shooting, leaving the community of Pocatello, Idaho, in shock. On April 5, at approximately 5:22 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man with a knife chasing someone in a yard. The individual was later identified as …
A Philadelphia man who met a 13-year-old girl on TikTok was arrested after allegedly luring her over 250 miles to his home via a paid Uber, and sexually assaulting her. On March 27, Angel Lopez, 19, was arrested at his Philadelphia residence after the missing teen managed to escape, according to police. The Westmoreland County …
Columbus police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Ohio teenager. Raizohn Naron Lee Scales, 14, was reported missing on April 8, according to the Columbus Police Department. The Ohio Attorney General’s Missing Persons site describes Raizohn as standing 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 120 pounds. He is Black …
The battle over Wendy Williams’ guardianship continues, with a judge making critical remarks in court. Williams appeared in court, where Judge Lisa Sokoloff made disparaging comments about her career and family. TMZ said the remarks “hurt Wendy deeply.” Sokoloff told Williams her career was over, saying, “It’s done,” in reference to her time on television …
Erik and Lyle Menendez could potentially be released after a judge ruled in their favor for a court appearance to request a new sentence. On Friday, the brothers appeared remotely in court to contest District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s opposition to their petition for a resentencing hearing. The petition was originally filed by former District Attorney …
The parents of a 4-year-old boy who shot himself with a loaded, unsecured handgun he found in their Alabama home have been arrested on charges related to the shooting and also to multiple snakes and a crocodile found in the home. Blount County deputies were called to the hospital last Friday for the boy, who …
A Texas couple has pleaded guilty two years after police say they bound and gagged the woman’s then-5- and 9-year-old children and forceably tattooed them. According to an arrest affidavit, the children’s biological father saw the tattoos and reported them to Child Protective Services, after which Megan and Gunnar Farr, scraped the children’s skin raw …
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday on a warrant from Texas charging him online solicitation of a minor. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said it fired David Q. Williams, 34, after his arrest, which stemmed from an incident om 2020 with a girl under the age of 16, but also noted that “a person …
A Florida woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing her pet dog. Kaylee Esckilsen, 20, allegedly filmed the acts involving one of her dogs at her Fort Myers residence. WBBH reported that Eskilsen owns a cur and dachshund, though it is unclear which dog she abused. Both dogs were removed from Esckilsen’s home …
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