An Illinois couple is demanding answers days after they say animal control mistakenly euthanized their 6-year-old dog. Fox News reported that it was August 3 when a maintenance worker made an unannounced visit to Tony and Jennifer Wang’s backyard. Upon entering the backyard, Tony said Moses, his Labrador and shepherd mix, became startled and bit the worker. Jennifer …
An Illinois couple is accused of keeping their 10-year-old daughter imprisoned in the basement since the beginning of the year because they thought she was possessed by a demon. Randy Swopes, 48, and Katherine Swopes, 49, were arrested Tuesday after officers arrived at their Waukegan home amid reports that someone was being held hostage in …
An Illinois mother is accused of leaving her 2-month-old daughter in a hot car while she was inside her home guzzling booze. Police reportedly arrived at the East Chicago home on June 15 following reports of a disturbance. There, the baby’s father told officers that his daughter’s mother, Alejandra Feliciano, 34, had left their child in …
A Chicago area man was arrested last week on suspicion of violently abusing a dog. According to the Chicago Sun Times, 24-year-old Isaac Goodlow is expected to face criminal charges including felony animal cruelty after he was allegedly caught by Chicago Police on surveillance camera dragging a dog along a sidewalk. A police report claims …
An investigation is underway after an 81-year-old woman’s body was found in two plastic bins inside her Illinois home. According to WLS, officers performing a wellness check on June 10 discovered Thana Muhammad’s body in her basement. Sources told the network that the octogenarian had been “cut in half.” Meanwhile, police said she had sustained “severe …
An Illinois mother convicted of fatally beating her son on his fourth birthday learned her fate this week inside a Cook County courtroom. A jury found mother-of-four Crystal Valdez, 35, guilty of the first-degree murder of her youngest son, Christopher. As of Wednesday, Valez and her live-in boyfriend, Cesar Ruiz, have both been sentenced in connection with …
Authorities in Illinois say a Chicago man obtained a firearm and fatally shot someone with it while he was out on a no-cash bond for a prior gun-related charge. According to CWB, Daryl Williams was arrested in November after residents in the neighborhood of New City reported hearing gunshots. At the time of his arrest, …
Authorities in Illinois say they recovered three young children, all under the age of 7, from a north side Chicago apartment where they were found alone Saturday evening. According to WLS, officers were dispatched to the residence in the 5000 block of North Harding Avenue in response to a welfare check request by a concerned …
An Illinois man is facing 135 criminal counts in connection with his alleged role in a fatal shooting aboard a charter bus earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police initially identified 22-year-old Raheem King as a suspect who had been among the “adult-themed” party bus passengers when he opened fire with a rifle he …
Authorities in Illinois have identified a suspect following a fatal shooting on a private bus early Saturday morning. According to WIFR, police believe 22-year-old Raheem King was aboard the charter bus and armed with a rifle when he opened fire on three passengers, killing them. An initial police statement indicated the suspect was among the …
Three Illinois day care workers are facing criminal charges for allegedly giving 2-year-olds melatonin gummies to calm them down before naptime. Kristen Lauletta, 32, Jessica Heyse, 19, and Ashley Helfenbein, 25, teachers at Kiddie Junction in Des Plaines, are accused of supplying gummies to the toddlers without their parents’ consent. While none of the parents reported injuries, …
A new class-action lawsuit has accused a renowned youth volleyball coach of using his position to rape at least six teen girls “hundreds” of times over a 30-year span. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a 72-page complaint stated that Rick Butler, who had “the ability to place the teenage girls he coaches at top college volleyball programs,” …
