A Maryland woman was killed Sunday when she tried to stop a man from stealing her car at a convenience store in Sterling, Virginia. A criminal complaint says that Melody Waldecker, 54, left her car running when she stopped at …
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Six people were arrested Tuesday on child molestation charges following a months-long investigation by multiple Georgia law enforcement agencies. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said it executed search warrants at a home in Winder early Tuesday morning and took the …
A California woman who vanished earlier this month remains missing despite her vehicle being found last week. Morro Bay police confirmed to KMPH that surveillance footage from July 22 showed Tiffany McClure’s car at the beach in Morro Bay, but …
During the Ashley Benefield murder trial Monday in Manatee County, Florida, a domestic violence expert suggested potential signs of abuse in the couple’s relationship before she killed her husband. The Bradenton Herald reports that Bruce Ferris, a licensed mental health …
Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen is returning to court this week for several motions, which have the potential to shape the trial’s outcome, depending on the judge’s rulings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Allen is facing four counts of murder for …
The 16-year-old daughter of an Arizona man is speaking out three weeks after he allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter to die in a hot car. On July 9, Christopher Scholtes’ toddler died in a hot car parked outside their Marana …
A Vermont toddler is dead after reporting being left inside a vehicle last week in Milton. According to the Milton Independent, the incident happened Wednesday in a business parking lot on Centre Drive. First responders rushed the child, identified only …
UPDATE: A missing Arkansas teen has been found safe nearly a week after she reportedly vanished with a 30-year-old man she met online. State police deactivated an AMBER Alert for Autumn Lyon, 16, on Tuesday, a day after suspect Adrian …
A North Carolina woman found dead in a Chatham County lake nearly a year ago had a gunshot wound to the back. The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office said in a report released Monday that the gunshot was the likely …
A Detroit mother was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison on Monday after she pleaded guilty to killing her 3-year-old son in 2022. Wayne County Circuit Judge Tracy Green said that Azuradee, 33, was also a victim — …
Police in North Carolina are investigating after a 19-year-old woman was found shot to death on a picnic table at a Greensboro park. Jakala Marie Goode was pronounced dead at the scene, the Greensboro Police Department said. Officers were called …
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A 3-year-old Minnesota boy will be taken off life support Monday, more than a week after dogs reportedly attacked him and his mother in a backyard. According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, Covil Allen and his mother were attacked at a …
“General Hospital” star Haley Pullos has completed her three-month jail sentence for her 2023 DUI, but was immediately placed on probation and ordered to complete community service. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the 25-year-old previously pleaded no contest to charges from …
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Testimony continues in the case against Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina who’s accused of murdering her husband. Benefield took the stand Monday morning in Manatee County, Florida, and claimed she was “scared to death” of her husband, Doug Benefield, who …
The search for a missing 6-year-old boy in Maryland reportedly ended Sunday with the discovery of his body. Fawzan Hassanwas last seen Saturday at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. Hassan’s father told WUSA that he left the kids with his mother-in-law …
New York police are seeking tips on a 19-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since Saturday. According to the New York Police Department, Alexandra Tejeda was last at about 11:30 a.m, leaving 3724 Brookwood Avenue. Crime Stoppers of New York …
Police in Ohio are investigating after two men threw “an unknown substance” on a woman hiking in a county park in Norton, causing severe burn injuries that sent her to a local hospital. Summit Metro Parks spokesperson Lindsay Smith said …
An 11-year-old boy was arrested in Virginia last week, charged with calling in more than 20 swatting calls to schools in Florida and other places. Swatting is making fake calls to emergency services to prompt a massive response from SWAT …
A 13-year-old boy is paralyzed and in critical condition after he was shot while playing with loaded, unsecured guns at a friend’s house. The boy’s grandparents, Elizabeth and Daniel Green, identified the child as Nathaniel Green, WESH reported. The shooting …
A Georgia man was sentenced this week to six years in prison and nine years probation for ramming into a landscape worker with his 2018 Mustang, killing him instantly. Patrick Emerson Thomas, 69, was convicted last month with homicide by …
A 17-year-old Maryland boy was shot and killed Saturday evening in the food court of a suburban Baltimore-Washington mall. Howard County Police identified the victim as Angelo Little and said a reward of up to $5,000 had been offered for …
Human remains believed to belong to a teen mom who disappeared last October were found this week in central Georgia. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in a wooded area in Monroe County, just north of …
A 17-year-old Nebraska boy has been charged with causing a train derailment earlier this year that caused thousands of dollars in damage. The derailment took place shortly after 6 p.m. on April 21 when a fully-loaded coal train derailed near …
A 37-year-old Florida woman was arrested last week for the “gruesome” stabbing death of her elderly mother in Bay County. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a woman “appearing to be in distress” walking along US 231 on Wednesday, the Bay …
The search continues for the remains of New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery, presumed dead after she vanished in late 2019. On Saturday morning, the group searched in parts of North Shore, Massachusetts, according to ABC 5. Harmony’s mother, Crystal Sorey, …
Five people were shot, and one officer was injured early Saturday morning, at a gas station in Dallas. Law enforcement is searching for three male suspects in connection with the shooting at the Texaco on the 100 block of West …
A California jury this week convicted a 31-year-old man of shooting his 23-year-old girlfriend in the head while she was driving with four small children in the car, causing the car to crash into the Sacramento River. Mandiko Kwadzo then …
Police in an Atlanta suburb have arrested a 32-year-old man for the murder of his girlfriend. Andreily Acacio Rodriguez, 27, was found dead in her apartment Friday morning by a family member, according to the Roswell Police Department. Officers first …
Police in South Carolina arrested a man and a woman Saturday after they allegedly left a baby in their running car for several hours in a mall parking lot. Spartanburg Police said they were called to Westgate Mall at about …
Virginia authorities say they have arrested a suspected car thief who ran over and killed a father of two trying to stop the theft of his own vehicle. Keith Anthony McBride, 41, was taken into custody in Virginia Beach on …
A Vermont man pleaded not guilty in court Friday afternoon to the murder of an 82-year-old neighbor who went missing last week from her Enosburgh home and was found dead on Sunday. Vermont State Police announced Thursday that 23-year-old Darren …
A paternal New York grandmother is accused of shooting the mother of her grandson before turning the gun on herself Friday morning. According to ABC 7, Marissa Galloway, 45, picked up her son from his father’s residence at 519 East …
After leaving her two toddlers in a car to roast back in 2022, a North Carolina mother has pled guilty to second-degree murder. According to CBS 17, Launice Shanique Battle reached a plea deal on Thursday that will cost her …
An unsupervised Georgia toddler who climbed into a hot car has died, police say. Kelsey Monaco, 30, is accused of allowing her 4-year-old boy to leave their Fitzgerald apartment alone on Wednesday. At some point, the young boy got into …
A Florida woman was arrested Thursday on child abuse charges after she rolled her Jeep into a ditch, trapping her baby in the back seat, and told a witness not to call 911. Josefina Lopez, 21, was charged with DUI …
A northern California man has been arrested and charged with pushing a flaming vehicle over an embankment and starting the Park Fire in Butte County, which by Friday evening had torched nearly 180,000 acres. Ronnie Stout, 42, has so far …
An Ohio man was arrested in Utah this week after he allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old girl in California. An affidavit says Ryan Gray Patch, 27, was booked into the Iron County Jail for investigation into aggravated kidnapping, endangerment of a …
The father of a California girl who was missing for a week before being found on Tuesday has been charged in connection with his daughter’s disappearance. Monterey Park police said Alison Chao’s father, Jeffrey Chao, was arrested on Friday for …
A 12-year-old Georgia girl who was found alive in Ohio on Thursday — nearly two months after her disappearance — was reportedly with a man she met online. According to WSB-TV, Hall County, Georgia, Sheriff Gerald Couch said Maria Gomez-Perez …
Three Ohio teenagers were charged this week with the murder of 29-year-old mom who died trying to stop them from stealing her SUV with her 6-year-old child sleeping inside. Gerald Dowling, 19, and two 16-year-olds were arrested Wednesday for the …
Investigators in Georgia announced late Thursday night that 12-year-old Maria Gomez-Perez, missing since May, had been found in another state. “Maria is safe and OK,” the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook. The department did not …
The boyfriend of a Texas woman found hanging from a dock in May has been arrested in connection with the death. James Hart was charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse, KRIV …
A 21-year-old North Carolina man was arrested for murder after his missing father was found dead in Charlotte. Fred Dunlap, 79, was reported missing last Friday, and a Missing and Endangered Alert issued on Tuesday. Family members said he rquired …
A Pennsylvania district attorney announced Thursday he plans to seek the death penalty for a couple charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl. Malinda Hoagland’s father, 52-year-old Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, 45-year-old Cindy Warren, have been charged with …
Three people have been charged with conspiracy to murder a Louisiana college student who was found shot to death in western Mississippi earlier this month. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Derek Terrell Hollins Jr, 21; Calajia Jack, 20; …
A Michigan woman charged earlier this week with child abuse for severe injuries inflicted on her girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter has now been charged with murder. Doctors at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids turned off life support for little …
