Authorities in Florida say a man fatally shot a puppy with a pellet rifle last week as the animal was on a walk with its owner. According to Fox News, 19-year-old Johansen Concepcion De La Ros was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of firing the shot from the blcony of a second-story apartment. Police say …
The man accused of pushing his young brother from a roof of a seven-story apartment building reportedly suffered from schizophrenia and had previously threatened to kill himself by jumping from the same rooftop. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 20-year-old Shawn Smith was arrested early Saturday morning after leading police to the body of his 4-year-old brother, …
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A car exploded on a downtown street, killing at least one person and leading to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, and federal authorities are helping local officials in the investigation. The blast happened in Allentown around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Police Chief Gail Struss said early Sunday. “We can confirm …
Police said a 4-year-old boy in New York City died early Saturday after his adult brother threw him off the roof of their seven-story apartment building. Per The New York Times, Shawn Smith, 20, was charged with second-degree murder after approaching officers at 3:30 a.m. and telling them, “My brother may be hurt. He might be …
Authorities in California say an elderly man killed his elderly stepdaughter during a beating inside of a home in San Jose earlier this month. According to the New York Post, police responded to the residence and reportedly found and unconscious woman with obvious injuries. Officials pronounced her dead a short time later. Authorities identified the …
A Hawaiian man has accepted a plea deal for murdering his mother and then mutilating her dead body, the Associated Press reports. Yu Wei Gong, 27, pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter, abuse of a corpse and identity theft. Gong had initially been charged with second-degree murder in connection with his mother’s death. Court records show …
A 13-year-old boy is in the hospital with serious injuries after a shark bit him Saturday morning along a California beach, KSWB-TV reports. The attack occurred at about 7 a.m. on the first day of spiny lobster season at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas, California. The boy had been diving for lobsters when he started yelling, …
A Mississippi man told investigators that he received extensive burns when he fell while performing a stunt near a bonfire, not during the brutal homicide of a 19-year-old woman. According to the New York Post, recordings of that interrogation were released in Panola County Circuit Court this week as jurors consider whether 29-year-old Quinton Tellis …
By THOMAS GRANING, Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Two police officers were shot and killed following an early Saturday morning confrontation in Mississippi, authorities said. Warren Strain of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said at a news conference that the officers were called to a house in the city of Brookhaven at about 5 …
Authorities in Indiana say a mother and father were using methamphetamine at the time of their 3-month-old son and another child were in their care and were able to reach the narcotics. According to Fox News, 32-year-old Deven G. Frisque and 28-year-old Tara L. Savage were arrested this week in two separate locations. According to …
The 29-year-old son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is facing charges including domestic violence assault after a reported altercation at his home. According to Us Weekly, Track Palin was arrested on Friday after authorities in Wasilla, Alaska, received a disturbance report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Palin has was arrested last year on suspicion of …
A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly left her 1-year-old daughter inside a hot car, leading to the infant’s death, Seminole County authorities said on Saturday. Orlando’s NBC2 reports that 29-year-old Kailyn Pollard is facing charges of negligent manslaughter after her daughter, Kit Noelle Pollard, was found dead inside a car parked by a gas pump on …
