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February 18, 2021

BREAKING: Police investigate sudden death of 7-year-old boy

Authorities in Illinois are investigating the apparently sudden death of a 7-year-old boy in Lee County. According to WREX, police were called to a residence in Oregon, Illinois, around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday following a report of a child not breathing in a residence on S. 10th Street. Police reportedly administered CPR to the boy, which …

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February 9, 2021

BREAKING: Body found in search for missing pregnant woman; remains were stuffed in suitcase

Authorities in South Carolina have discovered a body during the search for a missing pregnant woman who disappeared late last week. As WNCN reports, a body was found in a suitcase Monday amid the search for missing Brittany Simone Smith, 28, who was reported missing on Thursday. Smith, who is reportedly visibly pregnant, was last …

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February 2, 2021

FBI identifies 2 special agents killed while serving warrant in child pornography sting

Federal authorities have identified the two FBI special agents killed while serving a warrant at a Florida address early Tuesday morning. As the New York Times reports, FBI director Christopher Wray said that  Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger were killed n the shootout Tuesday. “Every day, F.B.I. special agents put themselves …

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January 27, 2021

BREAKING: Second D.C. police officer dies of suicide after Capitol riot

A police officer on duty at the U.S. Capitol riot this month has taken his own life, the second police officer to commit suicide following the insurrection. As Fox 5 D.C. reports, acting Metro police chief Robert J. Contee III said at a news conference Tuesday night that an officer with the city’s police department …

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January 25, 2021

MANHUNT: Toddler abandoned with sibling found dead; cops hunt suspect

UPDATED 3:32 ET: Police have released new information about the death of a 2-year-old girl in Missisippi; some of this information contradicts earlier local reporting. The 2-year-old child was found dead in a wooded area, not inside a vehicle. And as WAPT reports, the children’s mother had initially been traveling with her family, but left …