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Violent Crime
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Juveniles
November 28, 2017
THREE Colorado schools temporarily shut down after students reportedly plan ‘Columbine-style’ massacre
A high school in Telluride, Colorado, shut down on Monday morning after authorities learned students reportedly discussed carrying out a “Columbine-style” massacre while chatting on social media. ABC News reports that someone made a threat over Snapchat to plant explosives around Telluride High School. The suspect, a male student that attends the school, said the explosives would …
Murder
November 28, 2017
Grandmother dies after neighbor stabs her in the face multiple times, then cradles her body until police arrive
A Staten Island grandmother was viciously stabbed to death after leaving a bank Monday afternoon. According to CBS New York, Geetha Howie, 63, was allegedly confronted by her killer near her home, police say. Witness Mark Long told the news station that he heard a struggle and came out to see what was going on. “At …
Theft
November 28, 2017
In just 2 minutes SUV GONE! How to beat the SUV thief!
A Houston man had his SUV stolen in front of his restaurant after he left it unattended and running outside the building. The restaurant owner, Daniel Yang, said he left his vehicle running for barely two minutes to go inside his Midtown business. When he came back out, the SUV was gone. He told ABC13 that …
Juveniles
November 28, 2017
‘I wanted to kill people’: Little girl, 11, reportedly steals truck and purposely plows into random home
A truck, apparently driven by an 11-year-old girl, smashed into a Kentucky home on Friday, and her grandmother thinks the act stemmed from inspiration from an animated TV show. WDRB reports that the family inside the Louisville home wasn’t injured, but extremely shaken up after a white Dodge Ram came crashing through their rented home …
Juveniles
November 27, 2017
Teenage son of former congressman allegedly raped and murdered in Paraguay, scene staged as a suicide
The teen’s friends told his family that he shot himself in the head — but evidence points to a homicide
Media
November 27, 2017
Nurse fired after reportedly suggesting babies of white women be “sacrificed to the wolves”
A nurse in Indiana lost her job after reportedly posting a racist tweet suggesting that babies of white women should “be sacrificed to the wolves.” The Indiana University Health system released a statement Sunday announcing that a recently hired employee no longer worked there, just a day after IU Health announced that it was investigating …
Animal Crimes
November 27, 2017
Vicious pet owner tosses dog outside in the coldest city in the world, pours water on it and leaves it to freeze to death
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT AND VIDEO An unspeakably cruel pet owner in Russia allegedly forced their dog to suffer a slow, brutal death after they tossed the helpless animal outside in the freezing cold and poured water on the dog, leaving it frozen stuck to the floor of an outdoor kennel. The New York Post reports …
Murder
November 27, 2017
Freed prisoner wrongly convicted of murder nearly 40 years ago spends Thanksgiving with detective who worked for his release
A man who was wrongfully convicted of two murders and incarcerated for almost forty years spent his first day free at Thanksgiving dinner with the retired detective who worked to secure his release. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, 70-year-old Craig Coley was pardoned on Wednesday by Governor Jerry Brown for the 1978 murders …
Drug Crime
November 27, 2017
‘My Child Died’: Opioid plague hits America
More Americans died from drug overdoses than guns or car crashes last year, with opioids blamed for most of the 64,070 deaths. A new federal report estimates 2.4 million Americans have an “opioid-use disorder.” Nancy Grace discusses the crisis with lawyer Mark Tate, who represents local governments suing big drug companies for marketing practices they …
Homicide
November 27, 2017
Florida man found dead and bloodied next to a sword; murder suspect was once found in a children’s play area with a knife
Florida police arrested a homeless man Saturday morning after he allegedly stabbed another homeless man to death with a sword. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said police responded to a call Saturday afternoon about a bloodied man lying next to railroad tracks in Lake Worth, about 10 miles south of Palm Beach, according to …
Murder
November 27, 2017
‘I just want some answers’: Widow of Las Vegas shooting survivor killed in mysterious hit-and-run crash questions why no one has been arrested
The grieving wife of a man killed in a hit-and-run accident just six weeks after surviving that Las Vegas shooting massacre says she still doesn’t fully understand the circumstances of her husband’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Roy McClellan was killed in a hit-and-run in Pahrump, Nevada, on November 17, when he was reportedly hitchhiking. According …