Police said Thursday they are “at a standstill” in the search for a 14-year-old Ohio boy who reportedly vanished while walking to school on December 20. Port Clinton police Chief Rob Hickman said during a press conference that police were working a few leads in their missing persons investigation involving Harley Dilly. Dilly reportedly disappeared while …
A Florida man is facing criminal charges after surveillance footage reportedly caught him attempting to sneak out of a home with an 11-year-old girl on Christmas Eve before the girl’s father stopped him. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies located and arrested Steven Hasugulgum, 21, following a 90-minute search. …
A 9-year-old Illinois boy who was accused of intentionally setting a fire that killed five of his relatives — including three children — will undergo an evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. The Chicago Tribune reported that a childhood trauma expert is expected to evaluate Kyle Alwood after his court-appointed lawyer …
The search continues for a Tennessee man who has not been seen or heard from since September 27. A December 15 search did not turn up William McKenzie Jr., 21. The Jackson Sun reported that McKenzie got off from work at Denny’s and spoke to his mother before his phone was turned off and he …
Firefighters in Florida not only managed to extinguish a two-story house fire on Saturday, but also saved the residents’ Christmas tree and presents in the process. Polk County firefighters who responded to a fire at a Mulberry home were told by dispatch that a 13-year-old girl evacuated the home and verified that no other residents …
Authorities in Georgia have revealed that about 29 sex offenders in one county are unaccounted for as the year comes to a close. Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office told WXIA that they made the discovery while verifying the addresses of 535 offenders who live in the county. Police said the missing offenders either failed to check-in …
A Texas teen admitted to strangling his pregnant sister and staging her death to look like a suicide because she was an “embarrassment to their family,” law enforcement said on Monday. According to KDFI, Eduardo Arevalo, 19, told relatives that Viridiana Arevalo, 23, was suicidal and created a fake suicide before she was reported missing …
A Massachusetts woman was fatally mauled by her pit bull on Friday afternoon as she suffered from a seizure, according to reports. WCVB reported that Melissa Astacio, 44, was having a seizure inside her Somerset home when the family dog attacked her. The woman’s daughter reportedly called for help, and responding officers had to use …
A 911 dispatcher in Arkansas who berated a woman, as she drowned in August, was cleared of all wrongdoing in a recently-completed internal review. The Fort Smith Police Department and Fire Department’s investigation likely means former Fort Smith dispatcher Donna Reneau will not face charges. Debbie Stevens, 47, who was trapped as floodwaters surrounded her …
The mother of a 12-year old New Jersey boy who killed himself shortly after coming out as gay in 2017 has sued a school district, alleging that staff failed to stop homophobic bullying and harassment before he took his own life. Recently filed in state Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that Woodruff School students made …
An ex-sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin was criminally charged on Tuesday for allegedly scouring through obituaries to identify homes that would be empty so she could burglarize them. Janelle Gericke, 29, who was fired from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department in July, is accused of committing the break-ins between February 2018 and June 2019. The Milwaukee …
A woman has sued Mississippi officials, claiming jailers denied her incarcerated mother insulin before her death in September 2018. According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, Kayla Rush filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in connection with the September 10 death of her mother, Cindy Michelle, 38, who had Type 1 diabetes. Michelle was arrested on …
