BREAKING: Family of Maryland school shooting victim Jaelynn Willey releases statement
Juveniles
Jaelynn Willey is the 16-year-old girl seriously injured in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland
Juveniles
March 20, 2018
Sheriff orders emergency trace of gun used in deadly high school shooting as SRO officer praised for heroism
Two students were injured and the suspected gunman died in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy Cameron identified the shooter as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins, who died after being treated at a hospital for injuries. A 16-year-old girl and and a 14-year-old …
Family Crime
March 20, 2018
BREAKING: Maryland school shooter identified as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins
St. Mary’s County Sheriff Department has identified the gunman in Tuesday’s shooting at Great Mills High School. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff Timothy Cameron identified the shooter as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins. Rollins died of his injuries after exchanging fire with a School Resource Officer, who was not injured. A 16-year-old girl and a …
Violent Crime
March 20, 2018
BREAKING: Bomb in Austin-bound package explodes at FedEx facility outside San Antonio
An Austin-bound package has exploded at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, injuring a FedEx employee. CBS News reports that the package bomb exploded at the distribution center outside of San Antonio shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI are investigating the incident, which reportedly …
Missing
March 19, 2018
Long Island police say there is no transcript of Shannan Gilbert’s 911 call; unclear if recording still exists
An attorney for the Suffolk County Police Department said in court on Monday that the department does not have any transcripts of the 23-minute 911 call Shannan Gilbert made the morning she vanished, the last time she was ever seen alive. In December 2010, detectives searching for Gilbert first discovered the remains of suspected victims …
child endangerment
March 19, 2018
Father, small children die after dad rushes back into burning building to save them; pregnant woman jumps out window to escape the flames
A Massachusetts man who had escaped a house fire ran back into the burning building to save his two young children, but all three died. The tragic scene unfolded in Springfield at about 7:25 a.m. Sunday morning, when a fire broke out in a four-story apartment building on Belmont Avenue, the Boston Globe reports. Springfield’s …
Juveniles
March 19, 2018
‘We were all alone’: Hero cop who went rogue to single-handedly capture school shooter Nikolas Cruz hints at lack of leadership, chaos at mass shooting scene
The Coconut Creek police officer who apprehended Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was not ordered to leave the school’s staging area to search for him — but decided to take matters into his own hands. Officer Michael Leonard gave his first in-depth interview since the February 14 mass shooting to the Sun-Sentinel this weekend, revealing …
child endangerment
March 18, 2018
FOUND: AMBER Alert teen Amy Yu located in Mexico with older, married ‘boyfriend’ after two weeks on the run
Authorities have tracked down the Pennsylvania high school student missing with a 45-year-old family friend in Mexico, and the teen girl is on her way to being reunited with her family. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Amy Yu, 15, of Allentown, disappeared on March 5 after Kevin Esterly allegedly signed her out of Lehigh Valley Academy Charter School, …
Celebrity Justice
March 17, 2018
Aaron Hernandez lawyer says disgraced NFL star wasn’t in his right mind when he committed suicide in prison
This weekend, Oxygen is airing a two-part documentary about the troubled life of Aaron Hernandez, an NFL rising star who was convicted of murder and took his own life in prison nearly a year ago — just after he was found not guilty at his second murder trial. “Aaron Hernandez Uncovered” focuses heavily on the …
Animal Crimes
March 17, 2018
United flight diverted because pet ‘mistakenly’ put on plane
A United flight headed to St. Louis was diverted to Akron, Ohio, after the airline mistakenly loaded a pet onto the flight. ABC News reports that a flight departing Newark airport was diverted after the airline learned that a pet had mistakenly placed on the flight. United Airlines confirmed the incident to the news station, …
March 16, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.’s soon-to-be ex Vanessa Trump hires criminal attorney
Vanessa Trump has hired a criminal defense attorney in divorce proceedings against her husband Donald Trump, Jr. Page Six, which first reported that Vanessa Trump had filed for divorce from Don Jr. earlier this week, now reports that the president’s daughter-in-law has secured White Plains-based attorney David Feureisen to represent her. According to Page Six, Feureisen …
Family Crime
March 16, 2018
Toddler who survived catastrophic Hurricane Sandy injury dies five years later
A Georgia toddler who miraculously fought through a severe brain injury due to an accident during Hurricane Sandy has died more than five years later. As reported by CBS News, Tripp Halstead of Winder was struck by a tree branch while at a daycare center playground in October 2012, during the superstorm. He was two …
