Augusta police and Crime Stoppers are asking the public to be on the lookout for Georgia woman who hasn’t been seen since September 7. News Leader reports that 37-year-old Erica Dawn Ortiz was last seen by a family member, although it’s not clear yet where she was last seen. Police say Ortiz is from the …
A Colorado deputy chief of police was arrested last week on domestic violence charges and fired from his job. Empire Police Chief Andrew Lorenz told KMGH that the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office notified them of Deputy Chief Keith Sandford’s arrest. Lorenz said Sandford was fired for violating department policies. “The Empire Police Department values high …
Police in Tennessee are searching for a 21-year-old Mississippi woman who disappeared from a riverboat in Memphis over the weekend. Memphis police issued an Urgent City Watch Alert for Tamia Taylor, who reportedly joined friends on a riverboat at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, WREG reported. When the cruise ended early Sunday morning and the boat docked, …
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 …
An Indiana man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her grandmother pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, but he may still die behind bars after being sentenced this week, the Journal & Courier reports. On Thursday, Clinton Superior Court Judge Justin H. Hunter sentenced 28-year-old Gary Ferrell II to 110 years in prison. The …
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.
