Police in Florida are searching for a masked gunman who broke into a New Port Richey home early Tuesday morning and fatally shot a woman who had been sleeping with her two children. The children — both under the age of 12 — and a second woman in the home were not physically harmed, WTVT …
A convicted Utah sex offender was nude when he opened the door of his Provo home for trick-or-treaters Saturday night and beckoned them inside. Provo Police said at least five children older than 14 and three under 14 saw 48-year-old Steven Kelley Little naked, and one of them shot video and gave it to investigators, …
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the Halloween shooting of a 7-year-old girl who police believe was caught in the crossfire of a Chicago gang shooting, ABC7 reported. A 31-year-old man, who was shot in the hand, was believed to have been the target, police said. The teen has been charged …
A 3-year-old boy died Saturday morning, two days after an apparently under-the-influence driver killed his father and seriously injured his mother while they were trick-or-treating in Long Beach on Halloween night, the Long Beach Post reported. Joseph Awaida, 30, died of his injuries on Friday. Raihan Dakhil, 32, was identified as the mother by a …
Authorities in Connecticut arrested a man on Thursday night after two trick-or-treaters reportedly found razor blades in their candy bags. WVIT reported that Waterbury police responded to Jason Racz’s home after receiving several reports about loose razors in Halloween baskets and bags. Police said the razors were not located in the candy. An investigation determined …
Updated Story: WSYX/WTTE has identified the 5-year-old Ohio boy who had a seizure and later tested positive for methamphetamine. Officers told the news station that they’re investigating Braylen Carwell’s parents, who allegedly said his symptoms began after ingesting Halloween candy he received while trick-or-treating. Police have reportedly taken the candy, in addition to some plastic vampire fangs …
Eight people on the sex offender registry in Wisconsin have been arrested for violating parole or probation, which requires them to follow certain rules during the Halloween season. FOX reports that authorities made their rounds to the homes of sex offenders prior to trick-or-treat day in Milwaukee that lands on Sunday, October 28. They were …
A mother and her young son are recovering after they were severely injured while trick-or-treating, according to WGLC. Police said a driver blew through a pedestrian crosswalk in Statham, Georgia. Matt Bentley wrote in a GoFundMe post raising money for medical expenses that he looked back to see his wife attempt to push their son …
Just hours after a suspected terrorist killed eight people and injured many more after driving into a crowd in Manhattan, witnesses of an incident in the neighboring New York City borough of Queens thought they were watching a similar attack play out Tuesday night. According to the New York Daily News, at around 8:20 p.m., …
Texas authorities responded to an early-morning shooting Sunday at what has been been described as a Halloween party. According to Austin police detective Lee Knouse, the suspected shooter was an acquaintance of the victims and was a guest at the private gathering, the Austin American-Statesman reported. “There was described a white male subject that was …
‘THIS IS A HALLOWEEN DECORATION! Do NOT call 911 reporting a dead body’
