Police in California arrested a man on Friday who they said attacked and choked his elderly former landlord before leading them on a high-speed chase. Officers responded to an assault call at a Riverside County residence at around 4 a.m. on Friday. There, an 83-year-old man claimed his former tenant and an acquaintance, Paul Stephen …
A California inmate who was serving a life sentence for a 1993 murder was sentenced to death on Tuesday for killing his cellmate — a transgender woman — after she was housed with him in October 2013. Kern Valley State Prison inmate Miguel Crespo, 48, gagged, tortured, and murdered Carmen Guerrero after just eight hours …
UPDATE: Citing the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, WMBF reported that Clarence McDowell was found safe on Sunday. Additional information regarding his discovery was not immediately made available. Original story from December 6: Authorities in South Carolina are asking for the public’s help in locating a boy who has been missing since mid-November. WMBF reported that …
A New York police officer suffered minor injuries on Thursday afternoon when he bit into a razor blade hidden inside a sandwich he ordered moments earlier, according to reports. The New York Post reported that the on-duty plainclothes officer got the tainted sandwich from Bon Appetit Specialty Food Store in Queens. NYPD is reportedly investigating …
An oversight committee found on Monday that a Kentucky judge not only had sex with staff at the courthouse, but she also forced attorneys to support her election and retaliated against one of them for not donating the maximum amount. The six-member Judicial Conduct Commission issued nine counts against Kenton County family court Judge Dawn …
Federal prosecutors in New York have accused R. Kelly of bribing a government employee in 1994 to get a fake ID for then-15-year-old singer Aaliyah Haughton so he could marry her. The New York Times reported that authorities have added the allegation against Kelly, 52, onto his previous racketeering indictment. The deceased singer is identified …
The man suspected of killing an Alabama teen accused cops of fabricating evidence against him during Wednesday’s court hearing. WLTZ reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, denied killing Aniah Blanchard, 19, after he was formally charged with two counts of capital murder. Yazeed is accused of fatally shooting Blanchard after abducting her from an Auburn convenience …
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Canadian police arrested two people who they believe used a potato gun to launch marijuana and meth into a jail. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that a 29-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were arrested in front of the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on Sunday. They were reportedly caught in possession of 28 grams of cannabis, …
A seasonal UPS worker in Florida is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of gadgets that he was entrusted to deliver. WPLG reported that Emmanuel Reggin Jr., 18, helped deliver 5,500 boxes to a consumer electronics fulfillment center on Monday when he placed three packages — valued at $2,000 — near the loading dock …
The police union has declined to criminally defend a California police officer who allegedly fondled a woman’s dead body last month. The unidentified officer, who works in Los Angeles’ Central Division, was placed on paid leave in light of the allegations. Citing officials, the Los Angeles Times reported that detectives discovered the footage on the …
An Alabama teen who was found dead earlier this month reportedly fought her abductor before she was fatally shot. Affidavits detailing kidnapping and capital murder charges against Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, stated that police spoke to a person who claimed they saw him at a Montgomery residence wearing only shorts and a gun tucked in them. …
