CORRECTION: The original article in the Gazette incorrectly reported that a judge had denied the gag order motion, and has since been corrected to state that a ruling is not expected until Monday. CrimeOnline‘s original story was based on the earlier Gazette report. According to the updated Gazette report, Patrick Frazee’s defense team has requested …
HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection have ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency’s care this month. The death came during an ongoing dispute over border security and with a partial government shutdown underway over …
Authorities in New Jersey went beyond merely investigating a report of a stolen car three days before Christmas. According to Fox News, Florence Township police are earning praise for helping a family replace the gifts they say were packed inside the vehicle when it was taken from an area convenience store. Chief Brian Boldizar recounted …
Authorities in the United Kingdom say two suspects are behind bars after a Christmas Eve attack outside of a church in Stockport. According to the U.K. Mirror, the alleged victim was described only as a woman in her 30s. She was reportedly outside the St. Mary’s Church, the city’s oldest, at around 8 a.m. on …
According to authorities in Louisiana, a man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl was released on $100,000 bond, only to victimize a woman he met through a dating app. As the New York Post reported, 49-year-old Mark Ferguson was arrested most recently on Thursday. Investigators believe he met the victim through Tinder in August and …
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against the use of teething jewelry after an 18-month-old boy reportedly died while using the item. The FDA made the announcement after the beads from the jewelry strangled the toddler while he napped. The federal agency also cited an incident with a 7-month-old who reportedly choked …
A retired Idaho priest who admitted to possessing and distributing child porn was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The Idaho Statesman reported that the Reverend W. Thomas Faucher, 73, received the de facto life sentence following a rambling 17-minute statement where he attempted to explain how he became entangled …
A California man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison. The Los Angeles Times reported that Gualberto Torres-Vargas, 40, pleaded guilty to continuous sexual abuse, sodomy by force of a child under 14 years old, performing a lewd act on a child under 14, and forcible …
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Philip Sasser had a familiar, sinking feeling when he saw the yellow envelope in his mailbox. He figured it was another past-due medical bill, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. “I opened it up and it said these bills had been paid off,” said Sasser, of Milton, Florida. …
The family of slain Florida woman Carla Stefaniak filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and property owners at a Costa Rican village after she was killed at while vacationing there. People reports that according to a lawsuit filed at the Hillsborough County Court on Thursday, bad reviews and comments associated with Villa le Mas, in San Antonio de …
Authorities in Australia say a 40-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a deadly highway crash in a stolen vehicle. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the suspect is accused of causing an auto collision on Saturday morning in Cataby. Police believe she was driving on the wrong side of …
An Indiana mother is speaking out after she was arrested for allegedly leaving her two young children at home unsupervised while she went to work earlier this month. According to WFLA, 25-year-old Taylor Cumings was locked up after leaving her 4- and 7-year-old sons at their Muncie residence for a full day last week. She …
