Following a deadly mass shooting at a Pennsylvania synagogue on Saturday, authorities in New York City announced they would be increasing armed patrols near the city’s houses of worship and Jewish communities. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities are expected to consider hate crime charges against suspect Robert Bowers. Though no immediate evidence linked that mass …
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich provided an update on the victims of a deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday morning. A total of 11 people were confirmed dead. Though earlier reports indicated the shooting occurred during a baby-naming ceremony, he said no children were among the fatalities. “Additionally, six …
By GENE PUSHKAR, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing several people and wounding six others including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said. Police said a suspect was in custody after the attack at the Tree of Life …
Disturbing new details have emerged about the murder of Lauren McCluskey, the University of Utah student who was killed earlier this month by a man whom she had stopped dating after catching him in a web of lies, Rolling Stone reports. Authorities believe Melvin Rowland shot McCluskey to death in a car on the evening …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The search for a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl whose parents were killed enters its 12th day Friday and investigators still haven’t said if they have clues as to what was behind the attack and suspected abduction. They have followed up on more than 1,700 tips and a $50,000 reward is being offered for …
A Texas man who sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s 21-month-old daughter in 2016 has learned his fate. Isaac Andrew Cardenas, 25, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for sexually assaulting a toddler whose mother allegedly falsely claimed her wounds were sustained in a dog attack. The child was treated for numerous injuries to …
By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man suspected of trying to steal a Magna Carta from its display case at Salisbury Cathedral has been arrested after he was wrestled to the ground by cathedral employees, British authorities said Friday. Wiltshire Police said cathedral alarms sounded Thursday afternoon in the southwestern English city when …
A Florida mother is accused of routinely keeping her 3-year-old son with Down syndrome locked in a dog cage while she picked up her daughter from school. Per the Orlando Sentinel, Department of Children and Families received a tip indicating that the boy was left alone and held in a cage. DCF alerted the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, …
Authorities in Maine say officers arrested a woman found undressed from the waist down in the roadway of a residential neighborhood. According to WGME, 25-year-old Lauren Gelinas was supposed to be babysitting when she allegedly got drunk and ran out partially clothed into the road. Police reports indicate she left two children under the age …
A Colorado father has made a public plea for help after Medicaid reportedly denied psychological treatment for his 8-year-old son, who he says has a lengthy, disturbing history of violence. Speaking with KMGH, Chris McInvale said his young son was repeatedly subjected to abuse while in his biological mother’s care. The outlet cited records stating that the …
New details continue to emerge in the case of missing California teen Karlie Gusé, who vanished on October 13, reportedly from her family home in Chalfant, between 5:45 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. “Crime Stories’” Nancy Grace spoke exclusively with 16-year-old Karlie’s stepmother, Melissa Gusé, on Thursday. Melissa was the last known person to talk to the teen …
A Mississippi baby who died after her grandmother allegedly put her in an oven died from a combination of being stabbed and breathing in heated air, a coroner’s report confirms. According to a report by the deputy coroner at the Bolivar County Coroner’s office, obtained by The Bolliver Commercial, 20-month-old Royalty Marie Floyd died “from sharp stab wounds …
