17-year-old allegedly beat teen boy to death with pipe & fatally shot ‘innocent girl’ in head
Drug Crime
Colin Kerner said he killed before and ‘knew how to cover up a murder and get away with it’, according to police
Technology and Crime
March 1, 2019
YouTube shuts off commenting on videos featuring kids amid alleged pedophile ring controversy
Video-sharing platform YouTube announced that it has disabled commenting on “tens of millions” of videos featuring children following allegations that pedophiles were exploiting the feature. On its Creator Blog, YouTube said that in the next few months, it will be “broadening” this action to not only include videos showcasing young minors but older minors as …
Hate Crimes
March 1, 2019
‘Go back to your country’: Prison for woman who beat 92-year-old Mexican grandfather with brick in unprovoked attack
The victim said he thought the prison sentence was too long. “Everyone makes mistakes.”
Animal Crimes
March 1, 2019
‘Emotional support’ pit bull mauls little girl at airport, leaving her with horrific facial injuries: Lawsuit
An Oregon mother has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit more than a year after she claims an “emotional support” pit bull mauled her 5-year-old daughter’s face at an airport. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Multnomah County, Mirna Gonzalez accused Michelle Brannan’s dog of attacking Gabriella Gonzalez at Portland International Airport as they waited at …
Sex Crimes
March 1, 2019
‘Do you have homework tonight?’: Online predator sexually assaults 12-year-old girl he met on Tinder, cops say
A California man is facing criminal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl who he met on Tinder. KABC reported that Santa Ana police arrested Sean Rickard, 21, Wedneday night. Police claimed the tween girl posed as a 19-year-old on the dating app but revealed her true age to Rickard before they met in person. “He …
Missing
February 28, 2019
MISSING! Dangerous ’48-hour challenge’ possibly at play after 2 sixth-grade girls vanish while walking to bus stop
Two families in Texas are asking for the public’s help after two sixth-grade girls vanished early Tuesday and haven’t been heard from since. According to KTRK, Mary Tran Le, 13, and Tianny Granja, 12, were last seen heading to the bus stop on the 8300 block of Wilcrest in Alief. Their phones are reportedly off and …
Weird Crime
February 28, 2019
Hungry buffet patrons fight over crab legs, man gets hit in head with tongs during seafood scuffle: Police
A disagreement over crab legs at an Alabama buffet reportedly led to a brawl that resulted in the arrests of two patrons. Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson was reportedly at Meteor Buffet Friday night. He told WHNT that he was sitting down eating when patrons were in the food line when a fight broke out. Johnson …
Hate Crimes
February 28, 2019
White vigilante who shot 3 black men evacuating post-Hurricane Katrina dies days after sentencing
The resident said he would kill anything “darker than a brown paper bag”
Violent Crime
February 28, 2019
Jailhouse Justice? Child killer strangled dead by cellmate
Authorities in Oklahoma confirmed that an inmate convicted for the 1997 murder of an 8-year-old girl died last month as a result of strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head. The Office of the State Medical Examiner informed the Associated Press of Anthony Palma’s cause of death on January 11 at the Oklahoma State …
Missing
February 27, 2019
Mom on the run after allegedly presenting other man as mentally disabled son in court to get his $200K trust fund; son also missing
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a Georgia mother and her mentally disabled son who remain unaccounted for after the mother’s alleged scam to take his trust fund fell apart. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Lee Earnest Longmire, 20, hasn’t been heard from in several years. Meanwhile, his mother, Yvonne Longmire, 58, is accused of presenting …
Drug Crime
February 27, 2019
‘Amazing soul’ who paid $540 for cookies so Girl Scouts could escape the cold is busted days later in heroin raid: Cops
A South Carolina man who gained viral fame after an image of himself purchasing 120 boxes of Girl Scout cookies was posted to Facebook was reportedly arrested days later in a federal drug bust. According to WYFF, a woman who manages cookie sales for Greenville County Troop 1574 posted an image of Detric McGowan and two Scout …
child endangerment
February 27, 2019
Infant girl dies at illegal day care which stayed open after repeated police raids & complaints about unattended children: Report
The 7-month-old was reportedly found dead at the unlicensed day care three days after military police shut it down