4 Arrested in Shooting Death of Denver Yeshiva Student; 1 Still at Large
Murder
Investigators say 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg’s death was part of a violent spree of random crimes and not bias-related.
Kidnapping
August 18, 2021
Colorado Cops Search for Woman ‘Forced Into Vehicle Against Her Will’
Colorado Springs Police asked for help on Wednesday with an investigation of a kidnapping of a woman that took place Sunday evening. KRDO said the incident happened at the Rodeway Inn on Ore Mill Road, near Interstate 24 on the city’s west side. The victim was seen “forced into the vehicle against her will by …
Murder
August 18, 2021
Suspects, One in Black & One in White, Gun Down 70-Year-Old Chicago Grandmother in Her Car
Chicago police are looking for two males they say opened fire on a 70-year-old woman sitting in her car early Monday morning, killing her. WLS said that Yvonne Ruzich was in her car talking with her stepson in another car, something she often did before reporting to work at Baltimore Food & Liquor Store in …
Murder
August 16, 2021
‘Mommy Saved Us’: Kids Survive Wrong-Way Freeway Crash When Dad Intentionally Drives Into Big Rig
A 31-year-old California man stands accused of intentionally causing a wrong-way crash on the 101 Freeway earlier this month, leaving his girlfriend dead and their four children injured. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Cesar Iban Torres has been charged with one count of murder for the death of 26-year-old Aimee Garcia and …
Assault
August 16, 2021
Ohio Woman Beats Other Female Driver With Hammer in Front of Her Kids, Brags About It on Facebook Live
An Ohio woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly cut off a woman in traffic, pulled her out of her car, and beat her with a hammer. The victim’s 5-year-old twins were in the back seat when Jamela Chatman, 27, forced her to stop her car, WKBN reported. Chatman reportedly took the woman’s …
Murder
August 16, 2021
Body Found at OKC Apartment Complex May Belong to Teen Girl Who Disappeared After July 4 Party
Authorities investigating a body found at an Oklahoma City apartment complex say it may be than of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared after a July 4 party. Eduardo Bonilla-Lopez, 18, was arrested last month and charged with the kidnapping and murder of Haylie Gonzalez after he allegedly showed her bleeding from a gunshot wound to …
Child Abuse
August 15, 2021
Alabama Toddler Dies From Severe Child Abuse ‘Over Some Time’
A young mother in Mobile, Alabama, has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old son. Officers responded to USA Children and Women’s Hospital on August 8 when hospital staff alerted them to a possible case of child abuse, Fox 10 reported. The toddler had been brought to the hospital by Mobile Fire …
Missing
August 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Woman Vanishes Under ‘Suspicious Circumstances,’ Hasn’t Been Seen Since Thursday
Pennsylvania investigators are looking for a Dallastown woman they say disappeared under “suspicious circumstances.” Sara Loricchio was last seen on Thursday at about 10 a.m., York Area Regional Police reported. She was reported missing at noon on Sunday. Police did not describe the “suspicious circumstances.” Loricchio is about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 120 pounds, …
Child sex crimes
August 15, 2021
Texas Man Confesses to Repeated Sexual Abuse of His Daughter
A Texas man told police he had engaged in “inappropriate sexual contact of his daughter” for a considerable length of time, both in the San Antonio suburb of Live Oak and in the state of Washington, where they lived before moving to Texas. Live Oak police were tipped to the possible abuse by the victim’s …
Murder
August 15, 2021
Cops File Kidnapping and Murder Charges Against ‘Person of Interest’ in Atlanta Bartender’s Shooting Death
Police say they plan to charge Demarcus Brinkley with the kidnapping and murder of Atlanta bartender Mariam Abdulrab early Friday morning. Abdulrab, 27, was found shot to death just a few miles from her home after neighbors reported seeing her forced into a vehicle at gunpoint at around 5 a.m. She had just returned home …
Mass shooting
August 15, 2021
Texas Bar Patron Kills 3, Critically Wounds 2 After in Parking Lot Shooting After Argument
Three people were killed in an early Sunday morning shooting at a Texas sports bar that appeared to be operating after legal hours. A man and a woman were pronounced dead on the scene, News4 San Antonio reported, while another woman and two more men were taken to a hospital in critical condition. One of …
Missing
August 15, 2021
MISSING: Dad Hasn’t Heard From Georgia Mom and 2 Young Daughters in 2 Months
Georgia police south of Atlanta are looking for a woman and her two children who may have been missing for as long as two months. Kenneth Parish — an Indiana man who is father of Rosanna Parish’s children, 6-year-old Heaven and 3-year-old Unique — reported to authorities that he had not been able to reach …