A Florida mother wants to know why prosecutors dropped charges against a former friend who left her 20-month-old son in the back seat of her car while she went to work. Dougkindra Wallace, 35, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a child in connection with the death of Jace …
Searchers looking for a Florida mom who disappeared last month have found an SUV, driven by Stephanie Hollingsworth when she was last seen, submerged in a retention pond in east Orange County, WFTV reports. Orlando Police say there is a body inside the vehicle, but they have not confirmed the identity of the remains. Drone …
Friends and family of a missing California college freshman held a vigil Thursday afternoon in North Carolina to draw attention to the case of 19-year-old Sydney West, who hasn’t been seen in more than two weeks. West, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was in California to attend the University of California-Berkeley. She was last seen …
San Francisco police are looking for a 19-year-old former University of California-Berkeley student who hasn’t been seen since September 30. Sydney West’s family reported her missing on October 2, police reporting, saying that she is considered at risk because of depression. West was last seen in the area of Crissy Field, a part of the …
A Texas man was arrested in Florida Saturday after he used Instagram to kidnap an 11-year-old girl from her Apopka home, intending to pass her off as his niece to continue an illicit relationship, ClickOrlando reports. Keith Green, 26, is being held without bond in Santa Rosa County after he was arrested at about 10:45 …
A Florida woman upset because her Burger King order took too long had “her man” come back to the fast food restaurant, where he shot and killed a recently-hired employee after demanding he fight him. Desmond Armond Joshua, 22, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, ClickOrlando.com reported. The Orange County …
According to authorities in North Carolina, an elementary school teacher has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to commit violence at the Hillsborough school where she taught before resigning on Friday. According to the News & Observer, Kristen Michelle Thompson is accused of making “threats to shoot up the school,” as described in a news …
Authorities in Florida say a man’s attempt to show off some stolen Disney stuff on social media led to his arrest on suspicion of several serious charges. According to WJXT, 24-year-old Patrick Allen Spikes had previously been employed by Walt Disney World in Orlando and is accused of stealing an array of valuable memorabilia from …
Authorities in Florida say a 47-year-old band director at a school in Orange County was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a juvenile boy in an act they say was caught on video. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Christopher Michael Blackmer was arrested in connection with a video reportedly recorded in 2014 showing him …
Authorities in California say a 13-year-old boy is dead following an apparent suicide at his middle school on Tuesday morning. According to WPIX, the unidentified boy was found at Don Juan Avila Middle School in Aliso Viejo at about 6:30 a.m. and emergency personnel were on the scene a short time later. Carrie Braun, a …
Authorities in New York say a police officer has been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing illegal guns to sell to members of motorcycle gangs. In addition to providing the guns, prosecutors say he is also accused of alerting a suspect of an ongoing drug investigation. According to Time, Gregg Marinelli, 38, worked as an officer …
Breakthroughs in forensic technology have led investigators to the identity of a woman whose body was found in California more than 30 years ago. According to ABC News, the identification of Tracey Hobson, who was 20 years old when her remains were found in August 1987, was confirmed through forensic odontology. A study of Hobson’s …
