Authorities in Connecticut say a man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his father-in-law during an argument this week. According to the New Haven Register, 23-year-old Rasheen Johnson is accused of stabbing the victim, 37-year-old Kareem Henderson, at a residence in Hamden on Thanksgiving Day. Investigators say law enforcement officers responded to the scene at …
Authorities in New York say an Uber driver was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a passenger during late-night ride earlier this year. According to WNBC, 24-year-old Harbir Parmar appeared earlier this week at a federal court in White Plains to faces criminal charges related to the February 21 incident. According to investigators, Parmar picked up …
Authorities in Connecticut say a tip led them to the recovery of narcotics and a firearm hidden in an ride-share driver’s vehicle. According to Fox News, Stamford police received a call suggesting 27-year-old Fernando “Sosa” Rodriguez was en route to make a drug delivery on Wednesday evening. The Danbury man, who was not on duty …
Officials said a Connecticut woman was seriously injured during a blackout Thursday evening when she lit a quarter stick of dynamite she mistook for a candle. Per the Hartford Courant, the 30-year-old woman suffered extensive injuries to her hands and face at her Bridgeport home. The woman’s husband and two children were reportedly home at the …
An upscale community in Connecticut is stunned after an elderly woman was found dead Monday morning under seemingly suspicious circumstances. According to the Stamford Advocate, Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin said the woman’s husband called authorities at approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday to report that his wife wasn’t breathing and covered in blood. Although the victim’s …
A Connecticut man with a history of mental illness reportedly confessed to killing his mother, who was reported missing by her sister days earlier. WFSB reported that the missing persons investigation involving Donna Tucker, 60, turned into a murder investigation Friday afternoon. The woman’s son, Kyle Tucker, 34, gave police a “very detailed confession” that took more …
A New York woman has pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentencing deal that will land her in jail for falsely accusing two men of rape. According the The Western Journal, Nikki Yovino claimed the victims, who were at the time members of Sacred Heart University’s football team, raped her during a party being held …
A Connecticut mother who starved her disabled teen son until he died—weighing 84 pounds—was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday. According to WVIT, mother Katiria Tirado, 34, was found to have screwed kitchen cabinets shut and locked the refrigerator to prevent son Matthew Tirado, 17, from overeating. Katiria had claimed that the teen had …
Authorities in Connecticut say a man and woman abused their infant so severely the young victim is not expected to survive the injuries. According to WTIC, authorities were dispatched to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center earlier this week in response to injuries staff believed to be consistent with child abuse. Among the child’s reported injuries …
Talk show host and ex-Chicago cop Steve Wilkos learned he will avoid jail and could have his January drunk driving charge dropped if he completes an alcohol education program. According to the Stamford Advocate, Wilkos, 53, briefly appeared in a Stamford, Connecticut, court Monday. It was during that appearance that Judge Gary White ordered Wilkos to complete …
A former substitute teacher in Connecticut is accused of running a real-life Fight Club in his math class. Ryan Fish, 23, is accused of encouraging Montville High School students to hit each other during a series of one-on-one brawls. Fish denied these allegations in court Thursday, claiming that he didn’t egg on the fights and had no …
The bizarre claims surrounding a relationship between a North Carolina man and his biological daughter took a tragic turn this week when police say he went on a rampage that claimed the life of four, including himself. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities say 42-year-old Steven Walter Pladl and his 20-year-old biological daughter, Katie Rose Pladl, …
