Hapless Kidnappers Nab Wrong Man, Waterboard Him, Then Send Him to Lure Their Target Out
Kidnapping
The victim told the target what was happening and called police.
Court
October 17, 2023
Delphi Murders: Judge Allows Cameras in Courtroom for Hearing This Week
An Indiana judge will allow news cameras to record a hearing Thursday in the murder case against Richard Allen, who is charged with killing teenagers Abigail Williams and Libby German in Delphi in 2017. Allen’s attorneys had asked Judge Fran Gull last month to allow cameras to record all future proceedings in the case, while …
Murder
October 17, 2023
Mom of 5 Found Dead Beside Santa Clara County Road
Investigators in California are looking into the death of a 35-year-old mother-of-5 who was found dead last week off Mount Pleasant Road in unincorporated San Jose. Family members identified the body as Jami Narvaez on Tuesday, KRON reported. Narvaez left her children — ages 16, 12, 11, 8, and 6 — with family in Modesto …
Manslaughter
October 17, 2023
Grandmother Charged in Death of Infant from Prescription Cough Syrup Overdose
Florida detectives last week arrested a 53-year-old grandmother for the death of her 11-month-old grandson, who died more than a year ago of an overdose of an antihistamine. Tibina Louissant was taken into custody in Broward County on Friday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Prosecutors said that two baby bottles filled with …
Child sex crimes
October 17, 2023
Ex-Teacher, Accused of Sexual Relationship With Student, Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot
A former Florida high school teacher accused of having sexual relations with a 16-year-old student has died from an apparent suicide. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday that Charles C. Maglio, 54, was found dead on October 1 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near his home in Coral Springs, according to the Palm …
Missing
October 16, 2023
Missing Woman Seen on Police Body Camera Footage 2 Days Before Disappearance
A California woman who disappeared during a cross country trip late last month is seen on new body camera footage talking to an Arizona police officer not far from where her white Ford Escape was found abandoned with two flat tires a week later. On September 28, Chelsea Grimm, 32, tells the Williams police officer …
Kidnapping
October 16, 2023
Manhunt on for 18-Year-Old Suspect Who Held Woman Captive for Days
Police in southeast Wisconsin are searching for a 18-year-old man they say held a woman against her will for several days. Yefferson Guzman Rodriguez reportedly held a gun to the woman’s head and “made comments to the victim about willingness to harm law enforcement,” the Whitewater Police Department said in a statement. Officers surrounded the …
Murder
October 16, 2023
Car Owner Finds Would-be Thief Shot Dead Inside her Vehicle
A man in Indiana was shot to death while apparently attempting to steal a parked Kia Thursday night, but it doesn’t appear it was the car’s owner who stopped the theft. Aaniece Key said she was leaving to go to work shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday and saw man in the driver’s seat of …
AMBER Alert
October 15, 2023
FOUND SAFE: 2 Girls, 11 and 4, Believed to Be in ‘Extreme Danger,’ Taken From Georgia Burger King
UPDATE The children have been found safe in south Georgia, according to the Columbus Police Department. The investigation is still ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. L. Zieverink at 706-225-4384 or lzieverink@columbusga.org. Initial Coverage An Amber Alert has been issued in Georgia for two young girls taken from a Columbus Burger King …
Murder
October 15, 2023
California Mom Arrested for Murder of Young Daughter
A California mother has been arrested on charges relating to the murder of her young daughter. Modesto Police said they received a call about a possible assault early Saturday afternoon and arrived to find the young girl dead in the apartment, KCRA reported. A second child was at home but was not hurt, they said. …
Car-jacking
October 15, 2023
Florida Woman Charged With Carjacking Her Mother
A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly carjacking her mother after an argument. The Cocoa Beach Police Department said that Amber Scheuren-Rusnak, 25, has been charged with aggravated battery and carjacking in the incident, which took place about noon on Thursday, WOFL reported. Jail records show she has also been charged with aggravated abuse …
Hate Crimes
October 15, 2023
Illinois Man Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Death of 6-Year-Old Muslim Boy
The boy’s 32-year-old mother was seriously injured in the attack.