An elderly Vietnam War veteran beat down a home invader who had attacked his wife, ultimately leading to the intruder’s death, WACH-TV reports. Around 2 p.m. Monday, 82-year-old Herbert Parrish and 79-year-old Lois Parrish heard a knock on their back door at their home in Columbia, South Carolina. There they found 61-year-old Harold Runnels, who asked whether …
A California store owner was arrested on Monday for allegedly opening fire on a robbery suspect who had assaulted a woman and tried to steal her camera outside his business. A witness told KTVU that the man, a 36-year-old owner of a liquor store in Chinatown, fired four shots during the incident. KPIX reported that …
A Washington man is accused of carjacking a teen girl within 20 minutes of being released from jail, authorities say. According to the Spokane Police Department, authorities released 31-year-old Marcus Goodman from jail on Saturday, stemming from an unrelated felony charge. At around 10:28 p.m. on the night Goodman was released, a teen victim called …
A 12-year-old North Carolina boy reportedly fatally shot one of two armed suspects who shot and robbed his grandmother at her home on Saturday. Goldsboro police said the masked intruders demanded money from Linda Ellis, 73, at 1 a.m. before opening fire, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Officers not only found Ellis wounded at the scene, …
A 12-year-old fatally shot one of two masked intruders who broke into a North Carolina apartment early Saturday morning, demanded money, and shot a 73-year-old woman. Police identified the slain suspect as Khalil Herring, 19, who died from his injuries at a hospital, the Goldsboro Daily News reported. The woman who was shot, identified as …
The attack was captured on video
Police in Texas are investigating after a car was stolen last Monday, resulting in one of its occupants — a baby — being abandoned on the side of a road. Police were responding to a stolen car and kidnapping call in Houston around the same time a home surveillance camera filmed an unknown male leaving …
A California woman was reportedly attacked and robbed of her dog while on a stroll near her home on Tuesday. Sarah Vorhaus, 30, told SFGATE that she was walking her two dogs in Russian Hill when someone wearing a hoodie and black facemask held her at gunpoint and took Chloe, her 5-month-old French bulldog. She …
A Michigan man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for tying up and robbing his 72-year-old aunt. In November 2019, Monroe Nugent Jr., 47, entered his aunt’s home in Saginaw, grabbed her, and brandished a knife before tying her up and stealing her cash and car …
A Texas man reportedly shot and killed an intruder who broke into his home on Sunday. The unidentified 29-year-old homeowner is said to have armed himself with a rifle before firing at a group of would-be robbers, mortally wounding Terence Ellies, 27. Ellies was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KBTV. The other suspects …
Police in Ohio are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a store on Wednesday. WOIO reported that the unidentified man used an airsoft gun to carry out the robbery, which occurred at a Rite Aid in Cleveland. The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot. Cleveland police said in a Facebook post that the …
Police arrested a Massachusetts woman Monday after she allegedly robbed a convenience store with a hypodermic needle she claimed was contaminated with AIDS. Raynham police said in a statement that they were called to Seasons Corner Market after Ashley Demers, 34, held up the store with a needle and fled with an unspecified amount of …
