A tip line has been established to help solve the murder of an elderly Florida couple gunned down last month, Tampa Bay Newspapers reports. David Swan, 88, and his wife, Mina, 80, were found dead on Sept. 29 in their Clearwater home. Police Chief Daniel Slaughter said he believes the perpetrator specifically targeted the couple “with …
Man covered in blood turns himself in to police after killing mother of 8 A Florida man wanted for the murder of his wife turned himself in to police this weekend, covered in blood and nearly 200 miles away from the crime scene, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Marco Stephens, 29, approached a Pasco County …
BERLIN (AP) — Police in northern Germany have started to pump dry a lake hoping they’ll find the remains of a woman who disappeared 25 years ago. The German news agency dpa reported Sunday that emptying Tietjensee Lake near the city of Bremen would take several days. After that, investigators will look through the muddy …
PHOENIX (AP) — A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has been sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Maricopa County Superior Court officials said 22-year-old Nicholas Francois Van Varenberg was sentenced Wednesday. Tempe police said Van Varenberg …
Authorities in Wisconsin are crediting tips from a number of locals in their ability to arrest a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman early Thursday morning. According to WISC, Platteville police believe Amadeus Sazon Toney grabbed a stranger and dragged her across the road shortly after midnight in an apparent attempt at a …
A New York man jumped to his death from atop a 17-story hotel on Saturday after his young daughter was found dead at the home of his estranged wife. According to the New York Post, Mohammad Torabi was found dead at about 1:20 p.m. on the ground near the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 in …
Authorities in New York arrested a theater director on suspicion of masturbating in front of a juvenile girl. According to Newsday, 35-year-old Robert J. Miller, who also works as a math teacher at an area high school, faces criminal charges including first-degree public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the …
By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country’s cultural, gender and political …
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Art prankster Banksy has struck again. A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for 1.04 million pounds ($1.4 million). In an Instagram post Saturday, Banksy claimed the dramatic artistic payoff had been years in the making. …
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a former Rice University football player with selling the drugs that a current player fatally overdosed on earlier this year. Twenty-five-year-old Stuart Michael Mouchantaf was being held Friday in the Harris County jail in Houston on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance causing death. The county district …
Authorities say two aspiring elected officials in Rhode Island were also operating a sizable marijuana farm at their residence in West Greenwich. According to Fox News, state police officers arrested 48-year-old Alan Gordon and 58-year-old Anne Armstrong on Thursday after receiving a report of a strong odor coming from the property. Upon an initial investigation, …
A University of South Florida student’s story has reached the masses after she decided to share photos of herself after a reported violent attack by her former boyfriend, a motocross champion arrested in Tampa last month for domestic abuse. Tampa Bay Times reports that a domestic fight on September 23 at the Element condominiums in …
