A customer at the Tennessee Waffle House targeted by a gunman Sunday morning is being celebrated for saving lives with his intervention between rounds. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police believe 29-year-old Travis Reinking arrived at the Nashville area restaurant shortly before 3:30 a.m. and opened fire, killing four people and injuring several others. Reports indicate …
A high school senior in Texas says he learned a hard lesson about helping others when the fellow motorist he stopped to assist last week ended up stealing his car. According to Fox News 18-year-old Jerry Ramirez pulled his Chrysler 300 sedan to the side of the road when he spotted a vehicle crash in …
A Missouri mother helplessly witnessed the residential fire that claimed the lives of her four sons early Thursday morning. According to the Kansas City Star, Tina Brazil returned to the home in Otto with her boyfriend to find firefighters there attempting to battle the blaze. Her sons, Levi, Max, Cason and Tyler — ages 4 …
A woman who pleaded guilty to her role in the beating of a mentally disabled teen last year learned her fate in court this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tanishia Covington and three other suspects initially pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and attacking a bipolar man in an ordeal that played out live in a …
A New York woman is citing an unusually high number of suicides by jumping from the George Washington Bridge in a suit seeking a total of $40 million in damages. Calling the historic structure a “suicide magnet,” Marybeth Donaldson’s lawsuit indicates that her husband was one of several people to die after leaping from the …
A Louisiana teen was shot and a live grenade thrown into his home this week by a suspect or suspects Baton Rouge police are anxious to identify and capture. According to Fox News, the incident occurred early Friday morning. As of initial reports, it was unclear whether police believe the same person was responsible for …
Authorities in Wisconsin say a woman accompanying a suspect wanted for parole violation secured her own criminal charges when she “viciously attacked” two officers attempting to arrest the man. According to Fox News, 21-year-old Jacob R. Hellenbrand and 21-year-old Olivia J. Boomsma were outside of a convenience store in Portage when police approached them. Portage …
Authorities in California say the 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing his 17-year-old friend to death was one of the individuals who volunteered to search for Jeremy Sanchez earlier this week. According to Fox News, the suspect is accused of stabbing the victim repeatedly before ditching the body in the woods near a river in South …
A Scottish mother is mourning her 18-month-old daughter’s death and warning other parents to be careful what they allow in their children’s bed. According to the New York Post, Dexy Leigh Walsh of Dundee said she had placed large stuffed animals in the gaps around daughter Connie Rose’s crib in an effort to prevent her …
A Swiss woman apparently convinced her husband to move their family to Utah where they staged a murder-suicide that left them, their two children and pet dog dead last year, according to police. According to the Daily Herald 43-year-old Jessica Griffith reportedly told her husband she was dying and in great pain. She told Timothy …
Authorities in Utah have released footage from body-mounted cameras being worn by the three officers involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month. According to KSTU 20-year-old Elijah Smith was fatally shot on April 8 after West Valley City police officers chase the suspected thief on foot to a nearby residence. At that location, police …
Authorities in Texas have released footage from a dash-mounted police camera revealing the moment a residence exploded as officers dispatched to the location approached. According to KTRK, the incident occurred in Hurst, a Fort Worth suburb, on April 7. Local police were called to the scene to investigate reports of a car that had crashed …
