Year: 2019

SEE IT: Bodycam captures kidnapping rescue after suspect forces screaming woman into van, beats her with tire iron [Police]

 SEE IT: Bodycam captures kidnapping rescue after suspect forces screaming woman into van, beats her with tire iron [Police]
Kidnapping

Brookside police released dramatic bodycam footage of the capture and arrest of a California man accused of abducting an Alabama woman. The Brookside Police Department reports that Sean E. Sanders has been officially charged with numerous felonies following his arrest on Sunday. His charges include: Kidnapping 1st degree Attempted murder of a police officer Attempted …

BREAKING: Body of second missing boy pulled from icy Chicopee River
Missing
December 31, 2019

BREAKING: Body of second missing boy pulled from icy Chicopee River

The search for a missing boy in Massachusetts has ended in tragedy after rescue crews found his body in the Chicopee River on Tuesday, Western Mass News reports. Two boys, ages 10 and 11, were reported missing on Saturday when they went to play in the woods in Chicopee near the river and did not …

Where is Paighton Houston? $10K reward, vigil held for missing woman who texted she ‘felt in trouble’ after disappearing [UPDATE]
Missing
December 31, 2019

Where is Paighton Houston? $10K reward, vigil held for missing woman who texted she ‘felt in trouble’ after disappearing [UPDATE]

Family and friends of missing Alabama woman Paighton Houston gathered for a vigil this weekend and prayed for her safe return. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Houston, 29, left the Tin Roof bar on 7th Avenue South in Birmingham at around 10:45 p.m on December 20. According to Sgt. Johnny Williams with the Birmingham Police Department, …

Kevin Spacey settles mysterious sex assault lawsuit months after accuser’s death
Celebrity Justice
December 31, 2019

Kevin Spacey settles mysterious sex assault lawsuit months after accuser’s death

A federal lawsuit filed by a massage therapist against Kevin Spacey before his unexpected death in September was dismissed on Monday. The Los Angeles Times reported that the lawsuit against Spacey, 60, was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled at a later date. Sky Alves, a special administrator who was legally representing the …

BREAKING: Driver shoots deputy 6 times during morning traffic stop, killing him [Officials]
Police
December 31, 2019

BREAKING: Driver shoots deputy 6 times during morning traffic stop, killing him [Officials]

A Texas deputy was reportedly shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on Tuesday morning. Suspect Gregory Newsom, 45, allegedly shot the unidentified Panola County Sheriff’s Office deputy six times after they pulled him over on Farm-to-Market Road 10 shortly before 2 a.m. KSLA reported that Newsom led officers on a high-speed chase which …

‘Are you ready to party with Jesus?’: Suspect sends threatening text to ex before shooting her dead at her birthday party [Reports]
Murder
December 31, 2019

‘Are you ready to party with Jesus?’: Suspect sends threatening text to ex before shooting her dead at her birthday party [Reports]

A suspected murderer in Texas who was fatally shot by police on Saturday allegedly sent his ex-girlfriend a threatening text message before killing her at her birthday party on Christmas Eve. According to the Houston Chronicle, Harris County deputies found Albert Simon, 52, sitting on a bench in Hermann Park. Simon reportedly yelled for the …

URGENT: ‘Endangered’ woman requiring medication MISSING since Sunday
Missing
December 31, 2019

URGENT: ‘Endangered’ woman requiring medication MISSING since Sunday

Authorities in Nevada are asking for the public’s help in locating an endangered woman who has not been seen or heard from since Sunday. Citing North Las Vegas police, KLAS reported that Jennifer Simms, 45, was last seen in the areas of Flamingo and Pecos Roads. Simms reportedly has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and does …

3-week-old baby boy found dead in a cooler in a Dallas motel room
child endangerment
December 30, 2019

3-week-old baby boy found dead in a cooler in a Dallas motel room

Texas police are looking for information about a newborn baby boy found dead in a cooler inside a Dallas motel room. The police department said its detectives were contacted by Child Protective Services and asked to conduct a welfare check on a 3-week-old infant at the motel on South Lancaster Road just off Interstate 20 …