Boy in critical condition after dad ‘playing’ with gun points it at child, shooting him in stomach: Police
child endangerment
The father allegedly told police that his son shot himself, but two children at the scene disputed his account
Juveniles
April 23, 2021
Fight over housework preceded fatal police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, foster mother says
The foster mother who was caring for a 16-year-old girl who was shot by police as she was holding a knife has revealed more about the circumstances that preceded the fatal shooting. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer just seconds after he arrived to a residence in …
Accident
April 23, 2021
‘Over-the-top ridiculous’: Booming 80-pound explosion during gender reveal causes damage & scares people across several towns
A gender reveal party sparked fears after an explosion shook southern New Hampshire towns on Tuesday night. New Hampshire Union Leader reports that the incident happened in a quarry at Torromeo Industries in Kingston, New Hampshire. Tannerite and blue chalk exploded and residents across neighboring towns felt it, with many mistakenly thinking that an earthquake …
Celebrity Justice
April 23, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell to appear in court Friday for first time since arrest on sex trafficking charges
Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell is due in court in New York City on Friday, her first in-person court appearance since her arrest in July 2020. According to the New York Post, Maxwell will appear in Manhattan federal court Friday for arraignment on two additional sex-trafficking charges that were added last month …
Court
April 23, 2021
Kristin Smart: Parents sue murder suspect’s father for allegedly moving Cal Poly student’s body
The parents of Kristin Smart have sued the father of the man accused of killing her, after the father allegedly moved the victim’s body from under him home. KTLA reports that the lawsuit was filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by attorney James Murphy, on behalf of the Smart family. The lawsuit accuses …
Family Crime
April 23, 2021
Pregnant mom and 2-year-old son killed in murder-suicide weeks before she was due to give birth
A pregnant newlywed in her third trimester and her 2-year-old son were shot and killed by the woman’s husband of less than a year – who also took his own life, As the New York Post and 40/29 News report, police in Van Buren, Arkansas, responded to a call of a shooting at about 12:40 …
Murder
April 22, 2021
Husband finds hotel housekeeper wife beaten to death in closet of room she was cleaning
The 46-year-old housekeeping manager of a Florida hotel was found Tuesday brutally beaten to death in one of the rooms she was cleaning. Tina Strader’s husband, Gerald Strader, identified his wife as the victim after he found her and called police, WLFA reported. Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 30-year-old Stephen Havrilka, who had been staying …
Mass shooting
April 22, 2021
Prosecutors add more than 40 charges against Colorado supermarket shooting suspect
District Attorney says Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa had 10 high capacity magazines, which are illegal to own in Colorado, but investigators suspect he may have legally bought the parts and built them.
Missing
April 22, 2021
Fiancé of mom missing since early March is arrested on kidnapping & assault charges
The fiance of a Georgia woman who vanished in early March was arrested on Wednesday on charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault. WSB-TV reported that the kidnapping and aggravated assault case against Reginald Robinson pertains to an incident that occurred before Tiffany Foster’s disappearance on March 1. It is unclear if Foster, 35, is the …
Juveniles
April 22, 2021
Twin babies found dead in Queens apartment
New York police performing a wellness check at a Queens apartment on Thursday found twin babies dead inside. Police sources told the New York Daily News that the infants, a boy and girl, were 46 days old. Officers found one of them in the apartment kitchen and the other in a bedroom, according to the …
Murder
April 22, 2021
Pike County murders: On the anniversary of their deaths, killer Jake Wagner PLEADS GUILTY to murdering 8 people
One of four suspects charged with killing a family of eight in April 2016 pleaded guilty to murder charges on Thursday to save his own life. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Edward “Jake” Wagner, 28, will testify against his mother Angela Wagner; his father, George “Billy” Wagner III; and his brother, George Wagner IV. Prosecutors …
Crime Stories
April 22, 2021
Thursday Crime Stories: Teen girl charges with knife, shot dead
Police in Columbus, Ohio, release more bodycam footage in the death of Ma’Khia Bryant. The 16-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer on Tuesday. Police previously released a body cam recording showing Officer Nicholas Reardon firing multiple shots at the teen girl, as she appears to be holding a knife and lunging at another …