By CURT ANDERSON and CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Irma weakened slightly Friday but remained a dangerous and deadly hurricane taking direct aim at Florida, threatening to march along the peninsula’s spine and deliver a blow the state hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Irma was a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained …
Four high school teens in New Mexico held an adult male down last month until police arrived, after he reportedly tried to steal their SUV. This week, a newly-released video of the incident shows officers arriving on the scene to discover a beaten suspect “wailing in pain” as he hangs halfway out of the driver’s …
The wife of an attorney who works for Donald Trump’s foundation has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a prison inmate. The Daily News reports that Theresa Burchfield was arrested Tuesday in a parking lot near Fauquier County Adult Detention Center in Virginia, after officers found her in a car with a 23-year-old inmate …
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Police shot a man who wielded a knife and tried to get into a Miami airport terminal from a runway, prompting the closure of a busy concourse as travelers tried to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said late Thursday that the unidentified suspect …
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An Austin woman was arrested on Thursday after she allegedly caused the death of her adult son with cerebral palsy after “severe neglect,” according to police. KXAN reports that authorities were called to a home off of Prince Drive in Austin on June 20 at around 10 p.m., after a young man with cerebral palsy, Edgar …
Police have arrested a Texas grandmother and accused her of leaving her 2-year-old grandson in a hot van for nearly 25 minutes. KVUE reports that Leia Lanette Payne, 54 left the toddler in the van on Tuesday while she went into a Ross Department Store. An arrest report alleges that a passerby discovered the child screaming and crying …
Minnesota prosecutors revealed more details about the case of a 15-year-old girl from Alexandria who was abducted from her home and held captive for 29 days before she swam across a lake to safety. As CrimeOnline previously reported, three suspects have been charged in the kidnapping and alleged assault: Thomas Barker, 32, (pictured left), Joshua Holby, …
More than three years after being pronounced brain dead, a California judge ruled Tuesday that Jahi McMath may technically still be alive, as reported by NJ.com. The Associated Press reports that Alameda County Judge Stephen Pulido’s ruling would allow a jury to award more money in McMath’s malpractice lawsuit. The girl’s family accused the Children’s Hospital in Oakland …
A Reynoldsburg, Ohio, babysitter who gave an 8-month-old baby boy a fatal dose of Benadryl last year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Lori A. Conley, 45, was sentenced to 11 years for involuntary manslaughter, three years for child endangering, and one year for tampering with evidence. In …
A former Austin police officer has resigned from the police department nearly five months after he fled to Mexico, after going through great lengths to reportedly stage his own death. KXAN reports that Coleman Martin, 29, sparked a large-scale search in April when he left his truck by Lake Amistad, between the Texas and Mexico border, along …
