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TUESDAY CRIME STORIES: US banker takes family on Anguilla vacation, charged with felony after struggle with hotel maintenance man who enters family hotel room

Crime Stories

Gavin “Scott” Hapgood, is charged with manslaughter while on vacation in Anguilla. He claims a maintenance worker came to his hotel room, threatened his family and demanded money. He says a struggle led to the death of Kenny Mitchel. And…The latest twist and turns in the Jussie Smollett Case, including Kim Foxx subpoenaed. Nancy’s expert …

Police ask for help identifying suspect in fatal shooting at Baltimore cookout — where there may have been a second shooter

Murder

April 29, 2019

Police ask for help identifying suspect in fatal shooting at Baltimore cookout — where there may have been a second shooter

Police in Baltimore are searching for a suspect who opened fire near two cookouts in West Baltimore on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least seven others. CNN reports that the gunman entered an intersection where two cookouts where taking place on either side of Edmondson Avenue, and the authorities believe he may have …

URGENT: Brothers missing from Maine for weeks were taken across state lines ‘against their will’

Family Crime

April 29, 2019

URGENT: Brothers missing from Maine for weeks were taken across state lines ‘against their will’

Authorities are searching for two young brothers who have been missing from their home in Maine, and suspect they may have been taken out of state by their father, in violation of a custody agreement. As reported by the Charlotte Observer, the Presque Isle Police Department wrote in a Facebook post that authorities believed the …

April 28, 2019

Man high on meth locks girlfriend in bedroom, destroys mattress convinced a man is hiding inside: Cops

Authorities in Florida say a 37-year-old man was high on methamphetamine when he attacked his girlfriend’s mattress with a bedpost and held her against her will in response to her perceived infidelity. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Felipe Oquendo was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with …

April 28, 2019

Days after getting restraining order, Texas mom and triathlete is murdered by abusive ex

A Texas woman was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend who had been the subject of a restraining order days earlier, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. According to the report, Emily (Susan) Law, 46, was discovered dead Monday inside her own home in Watauga, Texas, a Fort Worth suburb. Law’s son, Kae Law, 25, reportedly called …

UPDATE: 1 dead, 3 injured and 19-year-old suspect in custody after synagogue shooting; mayor calls it ‘a hate crime’

Hate Crimes

April 27, 2019

UPDATE: 1 dead, 3 injured and 19-year-old suspect in custody after synagogue shooting; mayor calls it ‘a hate crime’

According to updates following a reported shooting at a California synagogue, officials have released additional details about the crime, victims and suspected gunman. As CrimeOnline previously reported, multiple people were among those shot at the Chabad of Poway late Friday morning. According to NBC News, one victim has been pronounced dead as a result of …

April 27, 2019

Where is Katelin? The last person to see teen missing for years – her own father – refuses to help investigation, police say

The unsolved disappearance of a Virginia teenager four years ago has left family members desperate for answers and investigators puzzled — as a key witness who may be able to help refuses to cooperate, WTTG-TV reports. On December 5, 2015, Katelin Akens was supposed to board a flight from Reagan National Airport in Virginia to …

April 24, 2019

Woman dies after being ‘pulled into’ meat grinder at factory job: Report

A gruesome workplace accident claimed the life of a Pennsylvania factor worker who died of massive trauma after landing in a meat grinder at the facility. PennLive reports that Jill Greninger, 35, was killed on Monday after she ended up in a meat grinder at the Economy Locker Storage Co. in Pennsdale. According to the report, Greninger …

April 23, 2019

Missing mom, CEO found murdered with former pro hockey player in upscale Southern California community

A woman who had been missing in Newport Beach, California, was among two victims mysteriously found dead in the apartment of the second victim. According to CBS Los Angeles, Wendi Miller, 48, and Darren Partch, 38, were found dead Sunday by Partch’s roommate, who reportedly called 911 on Sunday night to report that Partch and …

April 22, 2019

Aspiring actress killed after getting caught between subway car and platform following ‘a bad day at work’

A 21-year-old woman in New York City was killed this weekend in a tragic accident on the city’s subway. The New York Post reports that Helen McDonald-Phalon became wedged between the subway platform and moving train that was in the Union Square station. McDonald-Phalon reportedly fell onto the tracks as the train pulled away. The young …

April 21, 2019

Drunk driver with two kids on board rams another motorist in hit-and-run crash, cops say

Authorities in Washington say a woman was arrested on suspicion of causing a hit-and-run collision while driving drunk with two small children in the vehicle. According to KIRO, Kennewick police officers arrived on the scene of the crash near the intersection of North Irving Place and West Clearwater Avenue on Saturday. “The driver of one …

April 21, 2019

Caretaker at group home caught on tape chasing disabled man with a frying pan and repeatedly hitting him: Cops

Authorities in Florida say a 29-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a man at the group home where she worked at the time. According to WFTS, the incident allegedly involved a victim with mental disabilities. Suspect Darnika Martin reportedly worked as a caretaker at a facility in Pinellas Park specializing in the …