On Thursday, a Minneapolis judge reinstated a third-degree murder charge against the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reintroduced the charge against ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin Thursday morning. According to the Star Tribune, his decision comes a day after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied Chauvin’s attorney’s request to …
Authorities are looking for a 16-year-old boy in North Carolina who reportedly disappeared on Tuesday night. The News & Observer reported that Nicholas Woodrum left his Rougemont home, but he did not return, prompting his parents to call police after several hours of searching. In a statement, Orange County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with …
On Monday, a Colorado man pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in last year’s shooting that left a woman dead and her boyfriend wounded. Michael Close, 37, allegedly fatally shot Isabella Thallas, 21, in June outside his Denver home amid a disagreement with Thallas’ 26-year-old boyfriend about where their dog was defecating. The Denver …
Georgia police announced on Tuesday that they are reopening the investigation into the 2013 death of a teen boy whose body was found in his high school gymnasium. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said that this week, a federal judge approved his request to obtain evidence in Kendrick Johnson’s case. Paulk claimed he originally made …
Corrections officers allegedly waited 12 hours to report the prisoner’s accidental release
A California man who was released from jail after kidnapping and attacking a woman in September was arrested weeks later for raping another woman, according to reports. The victim in September’s attack, who requested to only be identified as Valeria, told KGO that she was jogging in Potrero Hill when Allen Stewart, 25, pushed her …
On Monday, a sixth woman came forward to accuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, according to reports. An official close to the matter told the Times Union that the female aide alleged Cuomo, 63, inappropriately touched at the governor’s mansion last year. As of Tuesday, the accuser has not been publicly identified, …
Authorities in Pennsylvania are looking for a 16-year-old girl who reportedly has not been seen since Sunday. WTAE reported that Imani Nanji was last seen leaving her home in Wilkins Township. Additional details regarding her disappearance were not made available, but police reportedly believe she is a runaway. Nanji was described as being 5 feet, …
A Florida police officer was killed on Tuesday after he reportedly crashed into a car traveling the wrong way on the interstate. Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan said Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, may have intentionally veered into the wrong-way driver’s path “to protect others.” A minute after police received a call about a …
Police in Pennsylvania are reportedly looking for an endangered elderly woman who vanished on Monday night. According to WHTM, Clarence Lucy Macaleer, 79, was last seen in the vicinity of Gradyville Road in Delaware County. Additional details regarding her disappearance were not made available. Authorities said she may be at risk of harm or could …
Authorities in Missouri are looking for a 1-year-old girl who was reportedly abducted on Thursday. KMOV reported that Royalty Miller’s mother called Grenale Henderson, 35, on Friday morning and asked for her daughter back. Henderson allegedly told her she would never see her daughter again — and threatened to shoot at police who approached him. …
On Monday, Republican legislators in the New York State Assembly started drafting a resolution intended to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Andrew Cuomo. According to Syracuse.com, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay said he and his fellow Republicans cannot make the Democratic-majority Assembly address the measure. On Sunday, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, …
