An unknown gunman fired at a family traveling in an SUV in Houston, hitting the driver in the leg and causing him to crash into a ditch. Houston Police said a suspect in a white Camaro fired several rounds at the SUV on Martin Luther King Boulevard at about 8:30 p.m., KTRK reported. The SUV’s …
Israel’s ambassador to the United States says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas militants who swarmed into Israel early Saturday morning in a surprise offensive that caught Israeli security forces off guard. “I understand there are,” Michael Herzog told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, “but I don’t have details.” US Secretary …
An Ohio social worker has allegedly admitted to having sex multiple times with a 13-year-old client who was receiving counseling services, WCMH-TV reports. On Friday, a SWAT team in Columbus arrested 24-year-old Payton Shires in connection with the allegations. Shires is charged with one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The arrest came after …
A Florida teen who killed his girlfriend by repeatedly bashing her head with a metal object has been sentenced to prison, First Coast News reports. Isaiah Greene, 19, was ordered this week to serve 50 years behind bars for the murder of 18-year-old Gabrielle Bolton. Police found Bolton’s body on September 19, 2022, in the …
A mass shooting early Sunday at a Pennsylvania community center has left at least one person dead and seven others wounded, WPXI-TV reports. Gunfire erupted at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township around 12:35 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Officers who first arrived at the scene encountered people running away from …
Police investigating the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey are attempting to use familial DNA technology to find the killer, but they do not believe the suspect will be a member of the family, The Messenger reports. In a new development in the case, the news outlet says the Boulder Police Department has submitted previously untested …
Keith Jesperson made the admission while talking with Florida officials about the 1994 murder of Suzanne Kjellenburg, whose body was just identified. Jesperson has been charged with her murder.
The judge presiding over Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial has denied a motion to pause the case over defense concerns about the grand jury process. Judge John Judge also withdrew an earlier order adding 37 days to the speedy trial clock, although that decision is moot since Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial on …
Brandon Houck pleaded not guilty this week to charges that he killed his girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, in 2015 as prosecutors brought out surprising revelations while arguing to keep a $10 million bond in place. Rogers, a 35-year-old Kentucky mother of 5, was last seen at the Houck family farm in July 2015. Days later, her …
A teacher at an Indiana Baptist school was arrested last week on charges relating to sexual misconduct with a student, just days after he was fired following a confrontation at his church by members of two groups calling themselves “PredHunters Indiana” and “Creeps Spotlight.” Fishers Police told the Indianapolis Star they received an anonymous tip …
The man accused of kidnappng 9-year-old Charlotte Sena from an upstate New York state park last weekend was previously charged with choking someone during a domestic dispute. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Craig N. Ross Jr was charged in 2017 with a misdemeanor count of criminal obstruction of breathing. Police records show that officers responded to …
The mother of a missing Navy sailor is pleading for help to find her son, who vanished last week in southern California, NBC 7 reports. Nija Townsend Jr. did not show up for work on Monday in San Diego, where he is assigned to the USS Germantown. His absence prompted Navy command to report the …
