California police arrested two women this week, accusing them of racking up nearly $1 million in Target purchases by posing as IRS agents and demanding their victims pay in gift cards from the big box store, the San Bernardino Sun reported. Fontana Police arrested Ailing Lu, 25, of Los Angeles and Ji Hyun Lee, 25, …
Virgin Islands police are looking for a Louisville, Kentucky, woman who hasn’t been seen since Wednesday morning, the St John Source reported on Friday. Lucy Schuhmann, 48, had been staying at a Coral Bay Airbnb since September 15 and was expected to check out and return her rental vehicle on Thursday. The owner of the …
Police in Clayton County, Georgia, arrested a man they say stabbed a female Krystal employee seven times on Sunday and then fled the store. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Kendall Thomas and said they picked him at at his nearby home after receiving multiple tips. The sheriff’s office earlier released a …
A 14-year-old bravely fought off a would-be kidnapper at Vancouver Mall in Washington on Saturday, and witnesses chased the man down and held him until police arrived, KGW8 reported. Steven Hayes, 49, is being held on felony kidnapping, assault, and harassment charges and a custody violation at Clark County jail. His first court date is …
Police in Clayton County, Georgia, are looking for a man they say stabbed a female Krystal employee seven times on Sunday and then fled the store. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office released a surveillance photo of a man they believe lives in the area, is on foot, and is armed and dangerous. WSB-TV in Atlanta …
A Florida woman was jailed Friday after a passerby filmed her kicking and choking a dog and posted the video to Facebook. Tarpon Springs police said Michelle Sieber, 26, has been charged with one count of felony animal cruelty. The dog in the video and a second dog are now in the custody of animal …
A man was robbed twice in a Bronx subway station early Saturday morning, ultimately losing $1,000, three credit cards, his phone, headphones, and MetroCard, the New York Daily News reported. The victim, 25, was confronted by a man and a woman with a knife when he entered the E. 149th Street station at about 2:15 …
A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy was fired last week over a surveillance video showed five officers subduing a suspect and punching him while he was on the ground, WSPA reported. James Pregel was fired for “conduct unbecoming” related to the August 1 incident captured by cameras at Simuns Tire and Brake in Greenville. Nick Simmons, …
Pittsburgh police recommended assault charges against the owners and an employee of a northside Exxon gas station after a video of a “particularly disturbing” fight went viral, police said. The confrontation began when two women reported to the station personnel that a gas pump had malfunctioned, spilling gas. The customers demanded a refund, but the …
A California appeals court on Friday backed former Gov Jerry Brown’s decision to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, according to an AP report in the Sacramento Bee. Van Houten, 70, is serving a life sentence for her role in the stabbing deaths of Los Angeles grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, …
Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrested a former employee at an assisted living facility on Friday, saying he ingested an unregulated drug called kratom and fell asleep while a disabled man in the backseat of the company minivan died in the heat. Russell had taken John LaPointe, 35, to a doctor’s appointment on May 9 from …
Las Vegas police arrested adult film star Cheryl Marie Murphy, known as Bridget the Midget in her movies, this week for stabbing her boyfriend during a violent argument. Law enforcement told TMZ that a neighbor reported screaming and breaking glass from a home in southwest Las Vegas. Officers found that Murphy, also known as Bridget …
