Tag Archives: Crime

Washington, D.C.’s acting police chief visited the New York Police Department on Wednesday to learn about the agency’s massive camera surveillance program as crime in the nation’s capital surges. “It was really an opportunity for me to just come and see how they work — local, state and federal agencies …

A dozen people were killed in an attack when a group opened fire on them at a holiday party on Sunday in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, according to Reuters. Mexican authorities reported the attack took place at dawn in the town of Salvatierra. Officials said the attack happened …

Police arrested a California father and his 10-year-old son on Saturday after the young boy allegedly shot and killed another 10-year-old using a stolen weapon. The son allegedly found the stolen firearm inside his father’s vehicle. Police responded to reports of a shooting in Sacramento County to find the second …

A Florida woman is behind bars after she left her teenager and seven dogs in “vile living conditions” to go on a two-week-long Las Vegas vacation, according to police. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jessica Copeland, 37, on Tuesday on charges of child and animal neglect following calls from …

The suspects recently arrested in connection with the cold case disappearance and death of a Georgia woman nearly four years ago allegedly tricked her son into thinking she was still alive after she died nearly four years ago. Matilde Gonzalez, 43, was last seen in Cobb County on Oct. 11, …

A former Philadelphia police officer out on bail after being accused of shooting and killing a 27-year-old man sitting in his car in August, had his bail revoked by a judge Tuesday. Mark Dial, a five-year veteran with the Philadelphia Police Department, faces charges of murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault and …

Lebanon’s security agencies have launched an investigation into a late night shooting outside the U.S. embassy in Lebanon that caused no injuries, officials said Thursday. No one claimed responsibility for the Wednesday night small arms fire in the vicinity of the entrance of the heavily-fortified compound in Beirut’s northeastern suburb …

The lawyer for a Philadelphia looter known as “Meatball” who livestreamed herself following a mob breaking into stores says criticism of her client is racist. Dayjia Blackwell, 21, filmed and followed a mob of looters as they broke into a series of stores last week, including at least an Apple …

A Tennessee elementary school teacher accused of raping a boy when he was 12 years old implied that she is pregnant with his child in a phone call played in court this week, according to local reports. “I’m going to raise this baby. I can do this,” Alissa McCommon, a …

Ugandan security forces on Thursday briefly detained opposition figure Bobi Wine and foiled a planned street demonstration by his supporters who intended to welcome him at the airport. Wine, a singer and former lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was driven under police escort to his home outside Kampala …