The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, said he wanted Governor Greg Abbott to intervene in the Department of Public Service’s ongoing investigation into May’s shooting at Uvalde Elementary School. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN that he is not fully confident in the state agency, as he believes the probe is a “cover-up.” McLaughlin went on …
Police say Monday’s holiday mass shooting had been planned for weeks. Seven people died and dozens were injured as Robert Crimo III fired as many as 70 rounds into the crowd from a Highland Park rooftop. The shooter accessed the roof via a fire escape ladder, then fled the scene wearing women’s clothing. An AR-15-type …
A teenager accused of killing and molesting an Indiana girl will stand trial in front of a judge instead of a jury, according to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony Hutchens, who was 14 at the time, reportedly told police that “a shadowy man” made him strangle and kill his …
The man accused of murdering seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois allegedly confessed to firing more than 80 shots during the mass shooting. The suspect, Robert Crimo III, 22, was ordered to be held without bail on Wednesday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that after the shooting, Crimo went to the Madison, …
A Florida man accused of sexually assaulting a child is facing numerous charges after he allegedly attacked a Broward Sheriff’s deputy on Sunday. According to Broward County police, 20-year-old Samuel Austin Shirk was living with a minor child (under the age of 12) and the child’s mother when he began sexually assaulting the child. The …
Police are searching for a Florida teen who was last seen on Saturday in Jupiter. According to Local 10 News, 15-year-old Ashley Reyes-Hernandez was last seen in a black and yellow shirt, a black hoodie, high-top Adidas shoes and ripped jeans. Jupiter police say that she could be in the company of an adult male, …
A Colorado funeral home owner has pleaded guilty to mail fraud for illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes. Megan Hess, 45, and her mother Shirley Koch, were indicted in March 2020 on six counts of mail fraud and three counts of transporting hazardous material, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The remaining charges against …
Two missing Texas teens were “very happy to be rescued” Monday night after they ran away from home and “fell in with some bad people.” McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara told KWTX that James Robert Van Houten, 30, has been charged with harboring a minor and is likely to face other charges. “We have reason …
The suspect in Monday’s massacre at a suburban Chicago 4th of July parade has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart called the shooting by Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, 21, a “premeditated and calculated attack” and said he potentially faces dozens more charges, WBBM reported. “Attempt murder …
The parents of a missing special needs girl in Georgia have reportedly said that the Carrolton Police Department isn’t taking her disappearance seriously. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kaylee Jones, 16, was last seen near Whooping Creek Church Road in Carrollton on June 14, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Her parents, Daniel and Brenda Jones, …
Kaylee Jones, 16, has been missing from her Georgia home for over two weeks. On the night of June 14th, Daniel and Brenda Jones told their daughter good night, but in the morning she was gone. Detectives believe Jones may have met up with someone she has spoken to online. Jones’ mother says the parents …
A Highland Park family heading for breakfast was caught up in the middle of the mass shooting at the Chicago suburb’s July 4th parade, and pulling a blood-stained toddler from beneath his father. Lauren Silva told the New York Times the boy, later identified as Aiden McCarthy, kept asking if his parents were OK while …
