The Texas police officer charged with murder for allegedly shooting an unarmed Black man was fired Thursday, according to officials. Wolfe City officials said in a statement that Shaun Lucas, 22, was terminated “for an egregious violation of the City’s and police department’s policies.” No further information was provided about Saturday’s deadly shooting or the …
‘LMPD [was] more interested in including unsupported allegations to smear Kenny Walker than it [was] in actually finding the truth,’ his lawyer said
Florida police reportedly arrested a woman late last month after an investigation uncovered that she left her seven children home alone for at least a month. WSVN reported that on August 27, North Miami Beach police responded to a residence after a boy called 911 claiming his mother had not enrolled him in school. Responding officers …
A New Jersey postal worker was arrested Wednesday for allegedly discarding nearly 2,000 pieces of mail — including voting ballots. U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey said in a statement that Nicholas Beauchene, 26, threw out mail that was to be delivered to West Orange residents. Court documents alleged Beauchene threw 1,875 …
Federal authorities announced Thursday that they arrested six suspects for plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. In a criminal complaint, the FBI alleged Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta conspired to recruit militia members and take Whitmer hostage from her vacation home in northern Michigan. The conspirators …
Five men facing kidnapping charges in Canada appeared in court Tuesday, days after they allegedly abducted a New York couple and held them hostage to get $3.5 million in cocaine. Citing a federal criminal complaint, the New York Post reported that four men took James Helm Sr., 76, and Sandra L. Helm, 70, from their …
Police said the father appeared more concerned about paying for a broken window than his daughter’s safety
A Florida woman was arrested on negligent homicide charges on Tuesday, weeks after her newborn daughter reportedly died in a hot car. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that Megan Dauphin, 30, was also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Dauphin’s baby was reportedly found dead in her car in …
The officer was reportedly wearing a bodycam at the time of the incident
Authorities in Texas are looking for a man who reportedly has several warrants out for multiple sexual violence allegations involving children. As KMTB reports, the Port Arthur Police Department said in a Facebook post that Hershel Obey, 27, is wanted in Jefferson County on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child, sexual assault, and …
The suspect claimed he feared for his life
Prosecutors in New York announced Monday that a suspect was arrested for killing an elderly man late last month during a dispute over masks that turned violent. Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said Donald Lewinski, 65, was charged with criminally negligent homicide for an altercation that resulted in Rocco Sapienza’s death. Sapienza, 80, reportedly …
