Deadly mass shooting at Tennessee church
Officials: 1 dead, at least 6 wounded
September 22, 2017
‘I freed them’: Musician, Oberlin grad admits in unsealed police reports to killing family with a baseball bat, says he uses heroin
The recent college graduate suspected of quadruple homicide reportedly admitted to beating his family to death with a baseball bat. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Orion Krause, a jazz musician and recent graduate of the prestigious Oberlin College, was arrested earlier this month in Groton, Massachusetts, after he appeared naked at the door of a home …
Most Wanted
September 19, 2017
Live Instagram video leads police to suspect in killing
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenager suspected of a killing who was named one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted fugitives was caught in Los Angeles on Tuesday after posting a live video on social media, police said. Christopher Ricardo Gonzalez, 18, was wanted by Dallas police on suspicion of murder, aggravated …
September 19, 2017
Family fears for teen who went missing before Hurricane Irma
A Florida family is desperately searching for answers in the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy who has not been since since a Labor Day barbecue at a relative’s home. The Herald Tribune reports that Jabez Spann disappeared from Sarasota six days before Hurricane Irma battered the area. His family claims it is extremely out of character …
September 19, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Cold med killer suspect heads to court; Alabama mom charged with murder in DUI death
A North Carolina man who blames an overdose of cold medicine for a bad dream that ended with his wife stabbed to death appears in court soon. Matthew Phelps, 27, is charged with the murder Lauren Phelps, 29, in the earlier morning hours of September. He calmly told a 911 dispatcher that he was covered …
September 18, 2017
Man convicted of murder as a 12-year-old gets out of prison; victim’s father says justice wasn’t served
Demarco Harris was 12 years old when he killed a woman during a botched robbery. At age 13, a judge sentenced him to prison. On Monday, just days before his 21st birthday, another judge released him, albeit reluctantly. ABC reports that in 2009, Harris attempted to rob Trisha Babcock, 24, at West Outer Drive and Minock Street in Detroit. He …
September 15, 2017
Truck driver says he was FIRED for trying to help Tampa residents during Hurricane Irma
The driver had the full support of local police to donate plywood to distressed residents
Juveniles
September 15, 2017
Missing 16-year-old girl forced into prostitution under threat of violence, female pimp admits to selling truckstop hotel meetings for $160
Prosecutors say the girl was held captive as a sex slave
September 15, 2017
Back to school safety questions every parent should ask
Today’s parents are no longer satisfied with being told that “everything is being done” to keep their children safe at school. Today’s parents want to know precisely what that “something” is. The following are the top five school safety questions every parent should have answered: 1. When was the last safety and security assessment conducted? Who …
September 14, 2017
Hospital employees gawked at, photographed unconscious patient with item lodged in genitals: Report
A “ton” of employees at an Everett, Pennsylvania, hospital busted into an operating room to take video and pictures of a patient with a genital injury, a state investigation uncovered. According to PennLive, UPMC Bedford Memorial was cited for the egregious incident, which occurred on December 23. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said the patient …
September 13, 2017
Country singer with previous criminal record shoots homeless man twice: Police
A Tennessee woman accused of shooting a homeless who asked her to move her Porsche apparently has a previous criminal record, according to court documents. The Tennessean reports that authorities arrested aspiring country singer, Katie Layne Quackenbush, 26, on Monday ,after she allegedly shot a homeless man in Nashville on August 26, near Music Row. The …
September 12, 2017
Urgent! Missing little girl, 12, last seen running down sidewalk
Maryland police are searching for a 12-year-old girl, last seen running down a sidewalk in Greenbelt. NBC reports Kidist Gianna “Jayla” Smith left the Greenbelt Community Center on Monday morning at around 11:30 a.m. Witnesses said the girl was running down a sidewalk on Southway Road, heading towards Greenbelt. Jayla is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall with …