Officials in one Wisconsin school district have reportedly cited hundreds of students this school year for missing too many days of remote school during the coronavirus pandemic. The Guardian reported that 249 “habitual truancy” citations were issued to students in Manitowoc who have five or more unexcused absences. Records indicated that 198 truancy citations were …
Georgia officials are holding a press conference on Thursday about Tuesday’s shooting at three massage parlors that left eight people dead. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Robert Aaron Long, 21, is believed to have committed a shooting at Young’s Asian Massage Parlor in Ackworth before opening fire at Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa, which are both …
An elected judge in Wisconsin was charged on Wednesday with possessing child pornography that allegedly depicted young boys being abused. Milwaukee County Children’s Court Judge Brett Blomme, 38, was accused of uploading as many as 27 images and videos of children being sexually abused to a messenger app called Kik. Investigators traced the images, which …
A Florida veterinarian who was arrested on Tuesday for possessing child porn also sexually abused dogs, according to federal authorities. WFOR reported that Prentiss Madden, 40, the medical director of Caring Hands Animal Hospital in Aventura, is accused of acquiring and distributing child pornography between May 2018 and February 24 of this year. He is …
A Florida police officer who was left in a coma following a 2018 standoff with a domestic violence suspect who killed his four children has succumbed to his injuries years later, officials announced on Monday. WKMG reported that Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr. was barricaded in his apartment when he shot Orlando police officer Kevin Valencia …
On Wednesday, a Minnesota judge dismissed two jurors seated in Derek Chauvin’s trial amid concerns that the $27 million settlement between the city of Minneapolis and George Floyd’s family may influence their opinion. According to the Star Tribune, the two dismissed jurors — a Hispanic man in his 20s and a white man in his …
The Minnesota judge presiding over the George Floyd murder trial said on Tuesday that he will consider whether information about Floyd’s drug use and a prior arrest can be presented to a jury. Derek Chauvin’s lead attorney, Eric Nelson, claimed Floyd’s May 2019 arrest had “remarkable similarities” to the May 2020 arrest that resulted in …
A South Carolina couple has been arrested amid allegations that they sexually abused multiple children. In a statement issued to Greenville News, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said Brooke Schmitz, 22, and Donovan Williams, 23, were criminally charged after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was alerted to a video on social media …
An Ohio man whose burning body was found on Tuesday was killed by the person who reported him missing, according to police. Akron police and fire crews discovered reportedly discovered the 48-year-old man’s burning body in a vacant lot. The medical examiner said the man was smoldering and had suffered severe burns, according to WOIO. …
The ex-boyfriend allegedly boasted to detectives that they would never find the missing woman’s body
Police in California are looking for a 10-year-old girl who vanished on Monday morning. In a Nixle alert, the Union City Police Department said the girl — whose name was not disclosed — was last seen near Comet Circle. Police said they believe she is at risk as she is autistic and may have schizophrenia. …
On Monday, the defense attorney representing the former Minnesota cop accused of killing George Floyd asked the court to delay the criminal trial and move the venue in light of a $27 million settlement made with Floyd’s family. Derek Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, told Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill that he is “gravely concerned” …
