ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A car exploded on a downtown street, killing at least one person and leading to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, and federal authorities are helping local officials in the investigation. The blast happened in Allentown around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Police Chief Gail Struss said early Sunday. “We can confirm …
Police in California have confirmed that the decomposing headless body found in a fish tank belongs to a homeowner who’s been missing since late July. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that officers discovered the body of Brian Egg, 65, in his San Francisco home on August 17, three days after neighbors saw a hazardous materials cleanup crew …
Although the body of missing boy Maddox Ritch was likely found in North Carolina on Thursday, authorities indicated that the investigation is hardly over. They’re still seeking a possible witness seen in a white truck on the day the boy disappeared. The Charlotte Observer reports that the FBI, along with local law enforcement, are searching …
Georgia police are searching for a man accused of attempted robbery at a Villa Ricca Waffle House restaurant on Thursday, who dropped a BB gun and managed to escape after a customer shot him. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the incident occurred at the Highway 61 Waffle House a little after midnight, when a would-be robber entered …
UPDATE: Police in Texas revealed that the woman who reported finding an hours-old baby girl in the woods Wednesday afternoon was the newborn’s mother, according to KTRK. “The initial reportee is actually the one who had delivered the infant. She had reported the infant was found here. That was concocted. That was not accurate,” Harris …
A dismembered body found August 13 in Georgia has been identified as a missing woman from West Virginia, according to authorities. Courtney Nicole Dubois, 20, who went missing from Fairmont, was identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) using “dental records obtained through law enforcement channels from her family to confirm her identity,” the …
Authorities in Ohio are investigating after a German shepherd mix registered in a program that matches inmates with dogs was reportedly found dead in a jail cell late last month. In a Facebook post, Joseph’s Legacy announced the death of one of its dogs, Evie, and said they would no longer participate in the rehabilitation program …
A California mother is desperately searching for answers in the death of her beloved son, whose lifeless body was discovered after apparently plunging from a high cliff earlier this year. She said she has reason to believe the man’s former girlfriend, who was reportedly with him on the day of his death, may be involved, …
A 20-year-old model from Australia has died after someone spotted her unconscious aboard a Mexican billionaire’s yacht off of Kefalonia, one of the Greek islands, last week. According to the New York Post, Sinead McNamara, popular among an emerging group of Instagram models, was on Alberto Bailleres’ six-story vessel, the Mayan Queen IV, at around …
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Human remains were identified in two separate bags recovered by a city worker this week in New York. According to ABC News, a parks employee working a short distance from the Bronx Zoo made the disturbing discovery on Friday afternoon. The city worker was near Crotona Park on Franklin Avenue in the Claremont community at …
Police in North Carolina said they’ve arrested a man in connection with a series of six unsolved rapes committed more than a decade ago. According to a statement issued to ABC News, Darold Wayne Bowden, 43, is believed to have tortured and raped five women and one child between March 2006 and January 2008. The …
