The father of a first-grade student who was shot and killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre has died of an apparent suicide. The Hartford Courant reports that Jeremy Richman was found dead Monday in his office at Edmond Town Hall. Police told the newspaper that the death appears to be a suicide, although the cause …
Two suspects have been arrested and charged in the fatal weekend shooting of a young Chicago police officer. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Rivera, 23, was shot early Saturday morning Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Rivera was off-duty, having just finished his shift, and was sitting in his Honda with three other people, including another off-duty …
Three New Hampshire men were indicted by a grand jury last week in connection with a vicious attack on an autistic teen, that left him with injuries after they allegedly beat him up and set his hair on fire. WMUR9 reports that while others allegedly filmed the incident and watched, the suspects, identified as Paul Dustin, Brandon …
Authorities in Arizona say a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a service animal left outside a convenience store by its owner, a military veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. According to AZFamily.com, the alleged victim left the dog tied up outside a Circle K location in Glendale recently as he went inside to …
A police sergeant in Texas was reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder after his wife was shot and killed at their home in Pearland this weekend. According to the Houston Chronicle, authorities responded to the residence on Saturday at about noon after receiving a call from a relative who found Belinda Hernandez dead on the …
Authorities in Texas say a woman is dead after an apparent attack by her two pet pit bulls, both of which were in a veterinary quarantine facility at the time in connection to reports that they attacked another person. According to KSDK, the incident occurred late Saturday morning at an animal hospital in Irving. Johana …
Authorities in California are hoping tips from the public will help them identify a suspect caught on video apparently pouring gasoline near a fuel pump at a Sacramento convenience store and setting it ablaze. According to Fox News, the incident occurred at a Unocal 76 location on Watt Avenue Saturday morning. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire …
Authorities in North Carolina say a 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of purposely ramming into a vehicle occupied by her two young children and their father. According to KTLA, Kendra Kerry Boyd was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with 21-year-old Philip Clapp, who was driving the vehicle she allegedly hit with her own …
A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who survived last year’s mass shooting has died by apparent suicide, marking the second such report this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 19-year-old Sydney Aiello reportedly committed suicide last week. She had reportedly been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after escaping the deadly massacre at the Parkland, Florida, …
An 8-month-old Indianapolis baby who disappeared over a week ago is still missing, and detectives announced that although they are hopeful, the chances of finding the infant alive are slim. The case is now being investigated as a homicide. FOX 59 reports that authorities with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are asking anyone with any information …
A retired mother in California has won child support from her ex-husband nearly 50 years after the man left the relationship, KGTV reports. Toni Anderson, of Carlsbad, says she isn’t sorry for pursuing the money from her former husband, who she said left her and their 3-year-old daughter in the early 1970s. Anderson, 74, said her …
Authorities in Ohio are coming under fire for criminally charging a man who stopped a sexual assault of a child, WEWS-TV reports. On Thursday, police in Eastlake, Ohio, arrested 20-year-old Richard Adams after he starting fighting a 17-year-old, whom Adams allegedly saw sexually assaulting a 5-year-old boy. Adams was subsequently charged with felonious assault. According …
