A Minnesota man was charged this week with the murder a 14-month-old girl earlier this summer. Erik Adrian Blanco, 40, was charged with second degree murder in the death of Riverlynn VanNorman on July 6, according to a statement from the Little Falls Police Department. Police said the little girl’s mother, Blanco’s girlfriend, called 911 …
An Ohio man was shot and killed by police on Saturday after a three-state alleged crime spree that included killing his stepfather, kidnapping and carjacking at least one woman, and taking hostages inside a gas station. Ironton Police warned the public Friday night to be on the lookout for David Maynard after they found Maynard’s …
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen property — human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Jeremy Pauley, 41, was arrested on July 22, 2022, on charges of abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property, and other related charges, as CrimeOnline previously …
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has pardoned a father convicted of disorderly conduct at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom. The New York Times reports that Scott Smith angrily confronted Loudoun County school board members and others at a June 2021 meeting, accusing the school board of “covering …
A school district north of the last sighting of fugitive Danelo Cavalcante opened Monday with an “increased security presence” as the search for the escaped murderer closed in on two weeks. Owen J. Roberts School District Superintendent Will Stout wrote in a message to parents on the Pottstown district’s Facebook page that law enforcement did …
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are apologizing after backlash erupted over statements they made in support of fellow “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson in his rape prosecution, Variety reports. On Thursday, Masterson, 47, was sentenced to 30 years to life after being convicted of raping two women in 2003. As part of the sentencing …
Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante may have been spotted overnight and could be driving a stolen van, authorities said early Sunday as the manhunt for the convicted murderer enters its 11th day. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police said they believed Cavalcante was recorded by a Ring camera at a home in East Pikeland Township, about …
Zach Bryan’s security guard is pulled over for speeding by an Oklahoma State trooper. Bryan, traveling behind him in his truck, pulls up alongside. When he gets out of the truck to ask why it’s taking so long, the trooper tells him to get back inside. He refuses, and the trooper tells him to get in or go to jail. Bryan chooses jail, later telling the trooper he was “just being a smartass” but also that “this is why people do not like police officers.”
His security guard later calls Bryan’s dad, who tells the trooper he’s going to call the governor about the incident. “That’s fine,” the trooper replies.
A Tennessee 4th grade teacher was arrested Friday and charged with sexual misconduct involving a 12-year-old boy. The Covington Police Department said that 38-year-old Alissa McCommon befriended several juveniles, beginning with video games and social media apps, leading “to her allegedly sending inappropriate photographs and requesting sexual relations with the victims.” Police launched an investigation …
Police reported two more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante in Pennsylvania, bringing to nearly a dozen glimpses of the fugitive sine his August 31 escape from Chester County Prison. Cavalcante was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, and was awaiting transfer to a state prison …
California police officers saved a puppy this week that was suffering from exposure to fentanyl. Irvine Police said they arrested two people for narcotics possession at a Walmart in the city. When they check the suspects’ car, they found the puppy showing signs of an overdose. “Officers gave the dog a dose of Narcan, and …
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall in their off-campus rental, responded positively this week to the defense motion to bar cameras from the court room. But rather than a 7-page motion complaining that amateur criminologists focused on the 28-year-old suspect’s crotch, Latah County …
