A jury will reconvene deliberating whether a former Minnesota officer is guilty of murder and manslaughter for the July 2017 shooting death of a dual U.S.-Australian citizen. Ex-officer Mohamed Noor, 33, was accused of fatally shooting Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, after she called 911 about a possible sexual assault occurring behind her home. Noor was …
A young Virginia boy reportedly gave a police officer Easter dinner, leading the officer to return the gesture to him and his classmates days later. According to a Facebook post by the Newport News Police Department, a boy named Jeremiah delivered the dinner to officer Beganovic and his partner while they patrolled his neighborhood last …
Authorities in Oklahoma say three children were among those injured when officers opened fire in an attempt to capture a robbery suspect. According to ABC News, police spotted 21-year-old William Devaughn Smith in Hugo on Friday morning. He was wanted in connection with a robbery at a local Pizza Hut earlier this year. Smith was …
A 3-year-old Labrador named Raider reportedly provided comfort to 13 abused children in the year following their rescue and their parents’ trial. According to CNN, Raider had been meeting with the children since David and Louise Turpin’s arrests in January 2018. The parents’ arrests and their children’s rescue came after 17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped from the …
A Michigan family has agreed to an $8.25 million payout nearly nine years after an officer shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during a police raid which crews filmed for the A&E series “The First 48.” The Detroit News reported that the city of Detroit and family of Aiyana Stanley-Jones reached a settlement Thursday, days before a …
Authorities in Texas say a U.S. Marshal was arrested at a strip club early Saturday morning after security reported that he would not leave the establishment when asked. According to the San Antonio Express News, local law enforcement arrived at the San Antonio establishment at around 5:30 a.m. and encountered 31-year-old Reynaldo Chavera. Upon conducting …
A doctor reportedly told the mom that the 2-year-old boy possibly had meningitis before contacting authorities
Two suspects have been arrested and charged in the fatal weekend shooting of a young Chicago police officer. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Rivera, 23, was shot early Saturday morning Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Rivera was off-duty, having just finished his shift, and was sitting in his Honda with three other people, including another off-duty …
A veteran police officer in Columbus, Ohio, is accused of kidnapping women he arrested and demanding sex acts in exchange for their freedom – and he is also under investigation for the fatal shooting of a young woman in a prostitution bust. WBNS reports that Andrew Mitchell, a vice detective with the Columbus Police Department, …
Authorities in Massachusetts say a man was arrested after the sports car he was driving while intoxicated crashed into a home in Southborough on Sunday morning. According to WBZ, Rockland resident Felipe Deafilvapinheiro slammed his 2011 Maserati into a residence on Cordaville Road. Though the home was reportedly occupied at the time, police say no …
Authorities in Illinois say a 34-year-old police officer was shot while he attempted to serve a search warrant at a home in Chicago on Saturday. According to WGN, 19-year-old Emily Petronella was the subject of the warrant and allegedly opened fire, striking the officer in the shoulder. She is accused of firing through the door …
Two Connecticut officers have reportedly taken their own lives while under investigation for a 2017 incident in which they were among a large group of officers suspected of violations including falsifying information in written reports. The Connecticut Post reported that 17 surviving officers are facing discipline—with nine in danger of being fired—after the Bridgeport Office of …
