Teen crushed to death in van as police stay in cruiser during search, now the family demands answers
National
“He was failed horribly”
May 14, 2018
‘Charcoal grills are not allowed here!’ White woman calls police on black men having barbecue at park
A California woman who called police on a black family having a barbecue in Oakland last month has sparked national outrage during a time when racial tensions have made national headlines across the country. The alleged crime? According to the woman who filmed the incident April 29, authorities were called to the scene at Lake …
Murder
May 14, 2018
‘Where she was found is going to be critical’: Experts divulge clues on the hunt for Lindsey Baum’s killer
No calls, no ransom note, and no information was given to the family of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum after she vanished in 2009. Her family had no idea if she had been kidnapped, if she was hurt and unable to call for help, or even if worse, if she had been killed. Their questions were answered …
Trials
May 14, 2018
Manhattan Killer Nanny who murdered two children in her care gets life without parole
By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nanny convicted of brutally murdering two small children in her care has been sentenced in New York City to life in prison without parole. Yoselyn Ortega was convicted last month in the deaths of 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim and was …
Family Crime
May 14, 2018
Father of children killed in suspected murder-suicide claims grandfather planned the deadly shooting
“He gave them to me and now he’s taken them away, if it had to happen, there is no better person than that,” the grieving father said of his estranged father-in-law
Hate Crimes
May 13, 2018
Man steals rainbow flags, threatens to bomb multiple locations targeting LGBTQ community: Cops
Authorities in California arrested a man on suspicion of threatening and intimidating members of the LGBTQ community and others. According to KRON, Vincent Joseph O’Sullivan was arrested on Saturday and linked to the recent string of alleged criminal behavior. Reports indicate he was booked into Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility later the same day …
Juveniles
May 13, 2018
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was suspended 67 days in less than a year and a half; ‘culture of leniency’ in Broward district under scrutiny
A review of the disciplinary procedures in Florida’s Broward District has found that the school district appears to favor maintaining a positive image than appropriately disciplining students, many of them repeat offenders. The Sun Sentinel performed a review of the school district’s disciplinary policies, examining records and interviewing school administrators, and found that misbehaving students …
Unsolved
May 13, 2018
Cops hospitalized after ingesting chemical suspected of killing man in hotel room
Three Georgia police officers required medical treatment recently after they responded to a call at a local motel. Firefighters were the first to arrive at the scene where a man was believed to be incapacitated in a third-floor room. Police arrived minutes later. Shortly after entering the room at the United Inn & Suites sometime …
Child Abuse
May 13, 2018
Four men abduct 15-year-old runaway, repeatedly drug and rape her over four days: Cops
Authorities in Texas have arrested two men believed to have been involved in the horrific abuse of a teen runaway beginning last year. According to the San Antonio Express News, 28-year-old Ray Hernandez Jr. allegedly met the 15-year-old girl online and had soon begun prostituting her to his friends and other men. He was arrested …
Hate Crimes
May 13, 2018
4 men charged with brutal hate crime for allegedly beating gay couple during pride event
Florida prosecutors charged four men under the state’s hate-crime enhancement law for allegedly attacking a gay couple during Miami Beach’s pride parade. From the Miami Herald, Juan Carlos Lopez, 21, Luis M. Alonso Piovet, 20, Adonis Diaz, 21, and Pablo Reinaldo Romo-Figueroa, 21, face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty of assaulting Rene Chalarca and …
Family Crime
May 13, 2018
Bloodshed in Australia: Grandfather suspected of gunning down his wife, daughter, and four autistic grandchildren
Investigators believe a grandfather gunned down his wife, daughter, her four children and then himself in what authorities say is the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in 22 years. The New York Post reports that three guns recovered from the scene belong to 61-year-old Peter Miles, who owned the remote farmstead where the bodies were …
Murder
May 13, 2018
Mom’s live-in boyfriend charged with brutal murder of toddler girl, who may also have been sexually assaulted
Authorities in Arkansas are investigating the deadly beating and potential rape of a young girl in her own home, WTXL-TV reports. The 3-year-old child was found with bruising from the waist up and what appeared to be a cord tied around her neck. There are also indications, including blood evidence, that the girl may have been …