A Maryland police officer who was shot Monday morning in downtown Silver Spring has died. Citing law enforcement officials, WUSA 9 reports that the Montgomery County officer who was shot just before 9 a.m. passed away. The officer remains unidentified, and authorities have not released further details about the circumstances of the shooting. Police continue …
An industry analyst says at least 13 people have been killed on rides similar to the Wisdom Super Sizzler, a carnival ride that took the life of a 10-year-old girl over the weekend. The girl, whose name has not yet been released, died Saturday after the ride ejected her during a fall parade at the …
A person of interest was taken into custody in connection with a 3-year-old Alabama girl’s suspected kidnapping from a birthday party on Saturday night. Birmingham police confirmed to WVTM late Sunday that they took a man in for questioning. The man reportedly lives at the Woodside Condominiums in Center Point, where police said they also …
It’s been a year since Jayme Closs was kidnapped and held captive in a remote Wisconsin cabin, and the teen says she is getting stronger daily. “I am very happy to be home and getting back to the activities that I enjoy. I love hanging out with all of my friends, and I feel stronger …
Tennessee police are searching for an autistic boy who disappeared from the Gallatin area. WKRN reports that 12-year-old Sean Cummings was last seen at the Stoneridge Farms at the Hunt Club Apartment complex, off of Nashville Pike, at around 11 p.m. Sunday night. Sean is described as a white male with brown hair who stands …
A generally quiet corner of Chicago erupted in gunfire Saturday afternoon, as a gunman shot and killed four people as they had dinner in one condominium and a single woman in another, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Police took the 67-year-old suspect, a 15-year resident of the condominium building and former construction worker, into custody but …
A Utah woman reported missing in California by her family on Monday was found dead in her car on Saturday afternoon, the East Bay Times reported. Erin Valenti, founder and CEO of the app development company Tinker, last spoke with family members and a police officer on Monday in a series of phone calls that …
A man charged with shooting a New Hampshire church pastor at a wedding on Saturday has now been charged with four additional counts in the incident, including shooting the bride and pistol whipping the groom, the state attorney general said Sunday, reported in the New Hampshire Union-Leader. Dale Holloway, 37, has been charged with the …
A South Jersey community is reeling Sunday after a 10-year-old 4th grader was ejected from a carnival ride at a popular fall festival and later died from her injuries. New Jersey State troopers were called to the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, shortly after the girl fell off a ride known …
Three former employees of a North Carolina assisted living facility have been arrested and charged with abusing patients with dementia, including encouraging them to fight and filming the encounters, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, was arrested on October 2; Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20, was arrested on October 3; and Marilyn Latish McKey, …
An after-hours dice game in Brooklyn turned into a saloon-style shoot-em-up early Saturday, and when the smoke cleared, the floors were littered with blood, playing cards, $100 bills, guns, and four bodies. Three other people were wounded and taken to hospitals, where they were expected to survived, the New York Post reported. Another victim was …
An Alabama woman is facing charges after police say she killed her two young sons before attempting to take her own life. The Cullman Times reports that the children, ages 9 and 3, were found slain inside a residence off of County Road 1718, near the Baileyton community in Holly Pond, close to Cullman. According …
