Friday Crime Stories: 6-year-old Maddox Ritch’s body found, cops say investigation NOT OVER
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Unsolved
September 28, 2018
Maddox Ritch: Authorities still in search of possible witness in white truck who could have seen little boy ‘for the last time’
Although the body of missing boy Maddox Ritch was likely found in North Carolina on Thursday, authorities indicated that the investigation is hardly over. They’re still seeking a possible witness seen in a white truck on the day the boy disappeared. The Charlotte Observer reports that the FBI, along with local law enforcement, are searching …
Murder
September 28, 2018
SEE IT: Jessica Chambers murder trial continues as wife of ‘mystery man’ found near scene of teen cheerleader’s burning death testifies [LIVE VIDEO]
Day four of testimony is underway at the murder retrial of Quinton Tellis, the suspect accused of burning Jessica Chambers alive in December 2014. First responders found the 19-year-old former cheerleader clinging to life in Courtland, Mississippi, her body almost completely covered in burns and her car in flames nearby. It would be a year …
Murder
September 28, 2018
Jessica Chambers murder suspect Quinton Tellis deleted texts immediately after teen cheerleader was burned alive
The man accused of burning alive a 19-year-old former cheerleader in Mississippi admitted to deleting her text messages and contacts in the days immediately following her horrific murder. Quinton Tellis is facing a jury for a second time as testimony in his retrial for the murder of Jessica Chambers began this week. Tellis has been …
AMBER Alert
September 28, 2018
AMBER Alert Update: Suspect in custody but little girl remains missing
A New York man was arrested on Thursday night in connection with a girl who disappeared on Wednesday. As of Friday morning, she still hasn’t been found. ABC10 reports that authorities arrested 19-year-old George Torres and charged him with endangering the welfare of a child, in connection with the disappearance of 12-year-old Malaya Johnson. The girl was reportedly …
AMBER Alert
September 28, 2018
AMBER Alert: Two young children possibly abducted from home
Florida authorities issued an AMBER Alert Thursday evening after two young children disappeared and could possibly be on the way out of state. NCMEC reports that 7-year-old Brian Mejias and 6-year-old Gabriela Mejias disappeared from the 900 block of Ohio Avenue North on Thursday in Live Oak, a small city in between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Authorities said …
Politics and Crime
September 27, 2018
The Moment: Dr. Ford describes memory of Kavanaugh laughing
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Indelible. That’s the way Christine Blasey Ford described the details of what she says was a sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on a summer evening three decades ago. Asked for the most vivid memory from that night, she did not name a physical violation. Rather, …
Politics and Crime
September 27, 2018
Senate Showdown: Angry Kavanaugh denies allegations of sex assault
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a day like few others in Senate history, California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford quietly recounted her “100 percent” certainty Thursday that President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers — and then Brett Kavanaugh defiantly …
Murder
September 27, 2018
Cops don’t believe man’s claim his wife slipped in bathtub, say he ‘fake cried’ for hours during interview
Authorities in Florida believe an Orlando man killed his wife in their home, but the suspect says she slipped in the bathtub and sustained a fatal injury when she fell. According to the New York Post, detectives say they found gaping holes in his story, though, including his prolonged “fake” crying fits they say produced …
AMBER Alert
September 27, 2018
Amber Alert: 12-year-old girl vanishes after getting into car with 2 men, cops say
Authorities in Hudson Falls, New York, say a 12-year-old girl who disappeared earlier this week is believed to have left the area, possibly en route to New York City. According to the New York Post, Washington County investigators believe Malaya M. Johnson entered a vehicle occupied by two Hispanic men on Wednesday afternoon near Oak …
Robbery
September 27, 2018
Cops ID 17 suspects in string of Apple Store robberies totaling more than $1 million in stolen merchandise
Authorities in California say at least 17 people in three counties are suspected of playing a role in a series of orchestrated robberies at Apple Store locations across the state and beyond. According to the Sacramento Bee, eight individuals had been arrested as of Thursday with arrest warrants having been issued for the remaining nine. …
Drug Crime
September 27, 2018
Whoops! Teens break into marijuana dispensary—and mistakenly steal OREGANO
A group of teens who allegedly broke into a Colorado marijuana dispensary Wednesday didn’t leave empty-handed — but didn’t get what they bargained for. According to KKTV, an unidentified group of at least four teens used a stolen van to drive into the storefront of Native Roots in Colorado Springs at around 1 a.m. After the ill-fated …