Two police officers have been discharged from the Philadelphia hospital where they were treated for gunshot wounds on Monday night, authorities said. The officers, whose names were not made public, were identified as longstanding members of local law enforcement bureaus by Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw in comments given to press …
Read More »Remains found in Texas in 2013 identified as 16
Human remains found in Texas nearly 10 years ago have been identified as Sylvia Nicole Smith, a teenager who had gone missing in 2000, Texas officials said. DNA testing helped authorities create a profile for the remains, and Smith’s mother was able to confirm her identity last month. A homicide …
Read More »Police arrest third suspect in Tennessee mass shooting
A third arrest has been made in a mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where three people died and 14 were injured. Meanwhile, police made another appeal to the public to help identify possible suspects. Rodney Harris, 31, was charged Tuesday in federal court with possession of a firearm by a …
Read More »Travis Birkley, who’s charged in six murders, took selfie at crime scene of him wearing a victim’s glasses, police say
Milwaukee — A 34-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the deaths of six people whose bodies were found in January at a Milwaukee duplex. Bail was set at $1 million Sunday for Travis Lamar Birkley, who is charged with six counts of felony murder. An attorney who represented Birkley …
Read More »California man charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting 3 children with car
A man accused of hitting three children with his car has been charged with premeditated attempted murder, along with a host of other charges. The suspect, 26-year old Jason Carlos Guzman, remains hospitalized with a self-inflicted stab wound, according to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. Guzman on Monday allegedly …
Read More »Messages appear to show Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect’s months
More than 600 pages of messages thought to be written on the social media platform Discord by the man accused of killing 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo appear to show his months-long, unfolding plan to kill as many Black people as he could. The messages, which begin in …
Read More »Police respond after JonBenét Ramsey’s father asked for more DNA analysis in his daughter’s murder case
John Ramsey, the father of JonBenét Ramsey who was 6 years old when she was found dead in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home in 1996, has made a plea to further analyze DNA to help solve the cold case. Now, the Boulder Police Department has responded. During an …
Read More »Caterer and bride arrested after allegedly lacing wedding reception meal with marijuana
A Florida bride and caterer have been arrested for allegedly serving a cannabis-laced reception dinner to guests without their knowledge, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Police said that guests at the February 19 wedding were not told the food contained marijuana and many became sick. Joycelyn Bryant, the …
Read More »Jury urged to convict 4 in plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer as closing arguments begin
A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were antigovernment extremists “filled with rage” and intent on igniting a civil war. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler summed up the evidence on the 15th day of trial in federal …
Read More »Virginia officer sentenced to one year in prison for killing fiancée’s dog
A police officer in Virginia has been sentenced to one year in prison for fatally shooting his then-fiancée dog with a 12-gauge shotgun. Authorities said Richard Chinappi III tried to cover up the shooting by saying he accidentally killed the animal while trying to stop a bear attack. WRIC …
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