Teen girl gang-raped on Facebook Live, no one calls police
Violent Crime
40 people watched the alleged sexual assault online and none of them contacted authorities
Family Crime
March 20, 2017
Tragedy: Dad shoots 8-year-old daughter dead after day of shopping
An 8-year-old California girl is dead after a family shopping outing ended in an apparent murder-suicide. Capitola Police told KSBW that the little girl was shopping with both her parents at the Capitola Mall on Sunday afternoon. At some point, …
Consumer
March 17, 2017
Authorities blame exploding hoverboard for fire that killed two children
The deaths — if definitively linked to the two-wheeled, battery-powered scooter — would be the first in the United States caused by a hoverboard fire.
Drug Crime
March 17, 2017
UN takes action to stop deadly drug fentanyl which kills THOUSANDS every year
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N.’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs has imposed controls on the production, sale and export of some substances used for the illicit manufacture of fentanyl, a deadly opioid that kills thousands of people a year in the …
Juveniles
March 17, 2017
Teen begs mom to come home before broadcasting suicide on Facebook Live: ‘I can do better’
Her mother said she wanted nothing to do with her
Trials
March 17, 2017
Prosecutor booted from murder case after she vows she’ll never seek the death penalty
Police Chief: “The heinous crimes that he committed in our community are the very reason that we have the death penalty as an option under the law”
Weird Crime
March 16, 2017
Welcome Home: Jefferson County man returns from trip to find decomposing woman in his bedroom
The man told police he thought the woman was sleeping
Missing
March 16, 2017
Bombshell! Madeleine McCann ‘died in apartment’ claims expert
“Madeline is dead,” the criminal profiler insists
Child Abuse
March 14, 2017
Mom watches young daughter commit suicide on Facebook Live, posts ‘Life goes on’ taunt: Report
Naika Vendant suffered abuse and trauma all her life
Missing
March 12, 2017
New suspect in the search for little Madeline McCann
Police have been given additional funding to extend the investigation
Child Abuse
March 10, 2017
Mother of tortured, raped, murdered, and dismembered teen pleads NOT GUILTY in face of possible death penalty
The D.A. characterized the heinous crime as a “murder-rape fantasy”
Weird Crime
March 8, 2017
Wisconsin men arrested in theft of 100,000 diapers
Investigators say they’re recommending felony theft charges against the two men, who have yet to be formally charged.
March 3, 2017
Former journalist accused of threatening Jewish institutions to vilify ex
COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former journalist fired for making up details in stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish institutions nationwide, and a bomb threat to New York’s …
Violent Crime
February 24, 2017
Subway worker teen shot and killed defending mother
The suspects are on the loose
Violent Crime
February 20, 2017
Peabody Murder Scene So Gruesome! X-Ray Machines Brought In
Police are seeking two suspects
Teacher Scandals
February 20, 2017
High school METH class 101: Teacher educates high school class on how to cook meth
Instructions on how to inject the drug were included in the lesson
February 17, 2017
Betrayal! Navy commander exchanged steak and hookers for classified info
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy commander is the 12th Navy official to be charged in a wide-ranging bribery case involving a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” and was part of a group of officers called the “Wolf Pack” …
Missing
February 16, 2017
Maddie McCann’s parents may sue over documentary accusing them of covering up daughter’s death
A family friend described the film as a “lunatic conspiracy theory”
Violent Crime
February 16, 2017
Dead victim found with zip-ties around neck in posh jewelry store
The victim was lying in a pool of his own blood
Violent Crime
February 14, 2017
Autistic student sexually assaulted classmate while aide napped
The autistic student had a full-time one-on-one aide because he was known to be violent, the lawsuit filed Monday said.
Trials
February 13, 2017
Dylann Roof asks for new trial
His lawyers argues that the crime took place entirely in South Carolina, and not all federal charges were proven
Trials
February 12, 2017
Florida sheriff’s office on trial again over fatal shooting
The family said the May 2012 shooting was unjustified and that the investigation was flawed.
Violent Crime
February 10, 2017
All four suspects accused of torturing disabled man on Facebook Live plead ‘not guilty’
All four Chicago suspects, allegedly involved in a January incident in which a young disabled was tortured and belittled for hours, have pleaded “not guilty.” The Chicago Sun Times reports that police accused Tanishia Covington, 24, Brittany Covington, 18, Jordan Hill, …
Missing
February 9, 2017
Are Madeleine McCann’s parents innocent? Judges say they haven’t been cleared
Maddie McCann has been missing since 2007