Circus Animals Rescued from Burning Vehicle by Indiana State Police
Assault
January 30, 2024
Naked Florida Woman Masturbates in Front of Deputies After Menacing Store Clerks With Vegetable Peeler
A Florida woman was arrested Sunday night after she was found naked in a St. Petersburg convenience store threatening employees with a vegetable peeler and masturbating in front of deputies. The Smoking Gun said Celia Barrett, 35, initially showed up at a Racetrac at about 6:40 p.m., when she told one employee she would kill …
Unsolved
January 30, 2024
BOLO: Virginia Suspect Follows Elderly Woman Home and Brutally Assaults Her, ON THE RUN
Virginia Beach police are asking for public tips following an incident Monday in which a man followed an elderly woman home and brutally assaulted her. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, the incident started at a store in the 400 block of Putnam Road. The suspect, driving a “white 4-door Buick sedan with a …
Theft
January 30, 2024
Elderly Man Who Stole ‘Oz’ Ruby Slippers Won’t Serve Jail Time
A dying thief who stole a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Gardland in “The Wizard of Oz” won’t serve any prison time. Terry Jon Martin, 76, confessed to nicking the slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 because he wanted to pull off “one last score” and believed the sequin- and glass-bead-adorned …
Celebrity Justice
January 30, 2024
Driver Injured in Crash With Soap Star Says Haley Pullos Was Drinking on the Job at Lounge Before Collision
The man injured in a DUI crash with former soap star Haley Pullos last year has amended his lawsuit against her to include the owners of a Pasadena lounge where she was working. Pullos was charged with driving under the influence after the April 29, 2023, crash that sent Courtney Wilder to the hospital for …
Murder
January 29, 2024
Megan McDonald: Ex of Detective’s Slain Daughter Charged with Murder Decades After Her Death
On Monday, a murder indictment was filed against the former boyfriend of an NYPD detective’s deceased daughter, over 20 years after her death. Times Union reports that Edward Holley, 43, was charged last year in connection with the 2003 killing of Megan McDonald. He’s been free while awaiting a grand jury presentation by a special …
Court
January 29, 2024
BREAKING: Alex Murdaugh DENIED New Trial in Slayings of Wife & Son
On Monday, a South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial in the deaths of his wife and son. While Judge Jean Toal determined Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill was not “completely credible as a witness,” she found that her actions did not influence the jury to reach their guilty verdict. …
Crime Stories
January 29, 2024
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Desperate Search for ELLA, 14, LURED ONLINE BY PREDATOR
On January 6, Sarah Merril contacts the Mount Vernon, Washington, Police Department, reporting her 14-year-old daughter, Ella Jones is missing. Ella Jones has not made contact with any family members or friends since. After police released information about Ella’s disappearance, some of her friends reached out to Merril, telling her that Ella had been talking …
Court
January 29, 2024
Juror Testimony: Clerk of Court’s Comment Influenced Juror’s Decision in Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial
On Monday, a juror from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial said that remarks from the Colleton County, South Carolina, Clerk of Court had an impact on her decision. CNN reports that the juror was questioned Monday during a court hearing to determine if Murdaugh should be granted a new trial. His legal team argued that …
Missing
January 29, 2024
UPDATE: Security Footage Shows Missing NH Artist Buying Items at Dollar General Store Before Vanishing
Police in New Hampshire released security footage Thursday, showing the last time a missing Barnstead artist was seen. According to the Barnstead Police Department, Ashley Turcotte, who has been missing for over three weeks, was last seen on January 4 at a Dollar General in Barnstead. Police said she made purchases at the store at …
January 29, 2024
Beloved Illinois K-9 Dies in the Line of Duty
Animal Crimes
January 29, 2024
SEE IT: Woman Clings to Hood of Dog Thieves’ Car After they Steal Her French Bulldog
A California woman tried to stop thieves from making off with her valuable French bulldog last week and ended up on the hood of the getaway car for several blocks. Ali Zacharias told KTLA she was having lunch at a Whole Foods in downtown Los Angeles on January 18, her dog Onyx on leash beneath …