Fire at Bill and Hillary Clintons’ New York home
Authorities in New York say a fire broke out at the home of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Police
January 3, 2018
Suspected prank caller faces felony charges when hoax emergency call ends in fatal police shooting of innocent Kansas man
Police have said Andrew Finch, 28, was shot after a prankster called 911 last week with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch’s Wichita home.
Missing
January 3, 2018
‘Skeletonized’ remains found in woods belong to young mother missing for months: Police
Police have confirmed that human remains found in the woods late last month belong to a Florida mother who’s been missing since April. Destiny Aaron, 21, of Hudson, was last seen leaving her Hudson home on April 1 and was reported missing by her parents on April 10. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Pasco police found her body …
Murder
January 3, 2018
Pregnant teen girl shoots boyfriend dead on New Year’s Eve: Police
The teen suspect claimed self-defense, but witnesses claim she stole the victim’s wallet after he was shot
Animal Crimes
January 3, 2018
VIDEO: Dog found frozen solid and covered in feces, dead after weeks chained outside in sub-freezing temperatures
A negligent dog owner is facing criminal charges after a young pitbull was found frozen solid in Hartford, Connecticut, this week — during a severe cold spell in the area. CBS News reports that a young pitbull was found frozen solid inside its doghouse on New Year’s Day. Hartford police told the news station that …
Violent Crime
January 3, 2018
Baltimore breaks city record for killings per capita in 2017
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all. A surge of homicides in the starkly divided city resulted in 343 killings in 2017, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever – roughly 56 killings per 100,000 …
Murder
January 3, 2018
Colorado cop killer escaped from mental health ward, mother warned police he was suffering from PTSD and not taking medication
The suspect in a deadly ambush that killed a sheriff’s deputy in Colorado on Sunday had previously escaped from a mental health ward, and his own mother had warned local authorties that he was off his medication and likely suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Matthew Riehl, 37, was killed by SWAT team gunfire on Sunday …
Child Abuse
January 3, 2018
Boy rescued from meth house tells police he was locked in closet with ‘rats and roaches’ as his only friends
A 4-year-old Texas boy, rescued from a Houston “meth house,” reportedly gave police a harrowing account of what happened to him while living there. Dallas Morning News reports that the boy was found living in the filthy home on Dec. 20, after deputies carried out a search warrant for a home located near Katy, in …
Child Abuse
January 2, 2018
WATCH: ‘Mom’ admits to killing her daughter, asking husband to help cover up murder in chilling video confession
“I just killed her, and then she died.”
Unsolved
January 2, 2018
Man reports fiancee missing, days later cops find her body inside their home
Authorities in Virginia staged a search effort for a woman reported missing Saturday after she was last seen leaving her Charlottesville home the previous evening. Her body was reportedly found Monday night inside her home. According to the New York Post, 31-year-old Molly Meghan Miller’s fiance, Anson Parker, claimed to have seen her leave the …
Police
January 2, 2018
‘No, don’t you stop’: Woman gives birth on interstate after father leads police on high-speed chase
One New Year’s Day baby was born amid chaos after her father reportedly sped down an interstate and evaded police. Little Anastasia’s mother told WCBD that the baby came three weeks early, leading her father to floor it from their home in St. George to a hospital in downtown Charleston, where they planned to deliver …
Unsolved
January 2, 2018
Do you know her? Police need help identifying woman found dead in mall food court
Georgia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman whose body was found at Gwinnett Place Mall shortly before Christmas. WSB-TV reported that the unidentified Asian woman was found in a vacant vendor area in the food court of the Duluth mall on December 21 at around 11 a.m. A maintenance worker …