Police: Washington ‘mom’ who left baby on yard faces charges
Weird Crime
Taking drugs apparently made the baby’s mother think something or someone was chasing her
Terror
April 4, 2017
Holy Terror: Teen confesses Pope-Murder plot on U.S. soil
A New Jersey teenager has confessed to plotting to murder Pope Francis. According to ABC 6, Santos Colon, Jr., 17, of Lindenwold, New Jersey, pled guilty Monday in federal court to plotting to kill Pope Francis during his 2015 trip to Philadelphia. Charged as an adult, Colon admitted his participation in a plot to …
Juveniles
April 4, 2017
Infant twins who died at same time did not die of SIDS, says funeral home staffer
Police do not suspect foul play
April 4, 2017
Snatched from her bed: Who killed Isabel Celis?
Listen to podcast HERE! Who killed little Isabel?
Consumer
April 4, 2017
‘Can you hear me?’ Phone scam calls increasing in Chicago
If an unknown caller asks if you can hear them, do not say “yes.” The Chicago Sun Times reports that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s issued a statement that her office has received an increase in complaints from residents about “Can you hear me?” phone calls from scammers. As previously reported by Crime Online, scammers have …
Celebrity Justice
April 4, 2017
Mel B : “MONSTER” star-hubby Stephen Belafonte beat me black and blue
Stephen Belafonte responded to the allegations in a videotaped interview with paparazzi
Violent Crime
April 4, 2017
No charges against Oklahoma man who killed 3 intruders
KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor said Monday no charges will be filed against a 23-year-old man who fatally shot three teenage intruders in his home, but that the woman who drove them there is being charged with first-degree murder. Authorities say Zachary Peters was home alone when he shot …
Celebrity Justice
April 4, 2017
Thank you Judge! Jurist nixes Hollywood director bid to return to U.S. after child sex abuse charge
Check out this related episode of Crime Stories: ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge rejected Roman Polanski’s bid to end his long-running underage sex abuse case without the fugitive director appearing in court or being sentenced to more prison time. Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon refused to …
Missing
April 4, 2017
20-year-old CA co-ed Alycia Yoeman disappears: Only clue pickup truck abandoned in orchard
Authorities found the truck of a missing California woman in a orchard on Monday, two days after she disappeared, but still no signs of the college student who failed to showed up to work on early Friday morning. KCRA reports that Alycia “Aly” Yeoman, 20, was last seen on Thursday night off of Romero Street in Yuba …
Juveniles
April 4, 2017
Dad charged with homicide after 2-year-old shoots himself in the head
The father of a 2-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head this weekend has been arrested on homicide charges. According to Fox News, Eric Javier Morales of Corpus Christie, Texas, is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the death of his 2-year-old son, Ryan Morales, who reportedly shot himself in the …
Juveniles
April 3, 2017
Do you recognize this baby? Washington police search for parents
UPDATE: Two people, said to be the parents of the baby, have been located and detained for questioning.
Police
April 3, 2017
BOLO: Ohio suspect opens fire in bar; on the run
Toledo police are searching for a suspect who shot two people outside of a bar on Monday, then fled away. ABC 13 reports that the incident happened just after 1 a.m. on West Sylvania, close to Vermaas Avenue, at The Antidote bar. While outside on the bar’s patio area, the suspect fired multiple shots, wounding two people. The …