Category: Crime

Kidnapped girl’s escape leads investigators to 2 decomposed bodies, Alabama officials say
By Chuck Johnston and Tina Burnside | CNN
(CNN) A kidnapped girl's escape in Alabama has led to the discovery of two decomposing bodies and the ...

US: Hawaii man used $1.2M in fake checks to try to post bail
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher | Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man accused of using counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to b ...

Federal prosecutor: Dentist confessed to wife’s safari death
By James Anderson, Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A wealthy dentist killed his wife of 34 years with a shotgun blast at dawn on a remote African safa ...

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
By Tom Hays and Bobby Caina Calvan | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday ...

30 dogs, cats found dead in animal rescue CEO’s home
By Chris Williams | Fox 29 Philadelphia
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina authorities said they have arrested the CEO of a local animal rescue non-pro ...

AP: 3 more bodies found after Georgia boat crash; man charged
By The Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Searchers recovered the bodies of three missing boaters Sunday after two vessels collided on a Georgia r ...

Police seek public’s help in search for NYC subway shooter
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Police searching for an unidentified man who shot and killed another passenger on a moving New York City subw ...

Ex-cop gets 5 years for rough arrest of woman with dementia
By The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia ...

Dave Chappelle tackled during comedy show, police arrest man
Photo Source: The Independent
By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood B ...

Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail
By Tom Hays | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on subway riders on train in Brooklyn was ordered held without bail ...

Police make arrest in deadly Iowa nightclub shooting
By Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a birthday party inside a crowded Iowa nightclub that l ...

Body of missing Nevada woman found, suspect charged
By Scott Sonner | Associated Press
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities discovered the remains of an 18-year-old northern Nevada woman who was kidnapped ove ...

AP: 2 Pennsylvania troopers, man killed; police open DUI probe
By Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — State police have opened a driving under the influence investigation following the deaths of two Pennsylvania ...

AP: Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack
By Don Babwin and Kathleen Foody | Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the Black and gay ...

Ex-UFC champ accused of attempted murder was targeting alleged child molester: police
By Lisa Fernandez | KTVU
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez was shooting at a man who allegedly molested a 4-year-old relative of the ...

Girl brings note to school, leading Las Vegas police to brother’s body in freezer
By David K. Li | NBC News
A Las Vegas mother sent her daughter to school with a note, begging to be rescued from an abusive boyfriend, which led poli ...

For 5 Years, Florida Couple Allegedly Kept 14-Year-Old Son Locked in Garage When He Wasn’t at School
Photo credit: People / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
By Tom Helling | People
Police have arrested a Florida couple, alleging that they phys ...

Suspect in church killing dead after Colorado cops shoot him
By Associated Press
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A man wanted for shooting and killing a woman in a suburban Denver church and wounding two other churchgoers ...

Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting
By Nicholas K. Geranios | Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing ...

2 Miami men get prison time for stealing medical ventilators
By Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — Two Miami men have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing ventilators bound for a COVID-19 inten ...