Fake Cop Shows Up at Woman’s House, Tells Her Husband Was Killed in Walmart Shooting
Police
There was no shooting at Walmart, and the woman’s husband was alive and well.
Sex Crimes
April 5, 2024
Nebraska Woman Who Helped 27-Year-Old Man Pose as High School Student Pleads Not Guilty
A Nebraska woman charged with helping a 27-year-old man pose as a high school student — where he allegedly sexually assaulted multiple children — has pleaded not guilty and bonded out of jail. Angela Navarro, 23, was arrested on September 29, 2023, and accused of posing as Zachary Scheich’s mother to help him enroll in …
Police
April 5, 2024
SC Cop’s 4-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself in the Head With Dad’s Loaded, Unsecured Service Weapon
A recently hired South Carolina police officer has been suspended after his 4-year-old son shot himself with his father’s service weapon while visiting relatives in North Miami Beach. Peter Tidot, 29, told police that and his son arrived at his parents’ home on Wednesday and that he put his Sig Sauer .45 in his waistband …
Court
April 5, 2024
Caretaker Who Poisoned ‘Friend’ With Eyedrops Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Wisconsin woman who was found guilty last year of poisoning her disabled “friend” with eye drops and stealing her money was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Jessy Kurczewski won’t be eligible for parole for 30 years, WISN reported. “I think 30 years is a pretty significant amount of time. But my target is …
AMBER Alert
April 5, 2024
15-Year-Old Girl, Subject of Amber Alert, Found Safe; Alleged Abductor Still at Large
An abducted 15-year-old Virginia girl was found safe during a traffic stop Thursday night, and now a 28-year-old woman has been hit with multiple charges. But the man believed to have abducted Ronique Poteat, her half brother Tyrell Ashley Davenport, remains at large, WRIC reported. An Amber Alert was issued after Davenport allegedly took Poteat …
Court
April 5, 2024
BOLO: Convicted Rapist on the Run After Texas Judge Refuses to Remand Him Prior to Sentencing
A Texas judge declined to hold a man in custody after his conviction last week on aggravated assault charges, and now the felon is on the run after he didn’t show up for the punishment phase of his trial. A Travis County jury took just three hours on March 28 to find 56-year-old Hai Vo …
Homicide
April 5, 2024
Severed Leg Found in Wisconsin Park, ‘Person of Interest’ in Custody
A “person of interest” is in custody after a human leg was found in a Wisconsin Park on Tuesday. Cudahy Police said the leg was found near Lake Michigan, just east of the golf course in Warnimont Park late Tuesday afternoon, WTMJ reported. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said a visitor to the park found …
Drug Crime
April 5, 2024
Alabama Man Caught With Fentanyl Pills Hidden in Plastic Easter Eggs
An Alabama man was arrested this week after sheriff’s deputies found he was hiding nearly 200 fentanyl pills inside plastic Easter eggs. The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office said Jamarious Dequan Qualls was arrested at a traffic stop on Monday in Tuscumbia, WAFF reported. Qualls was a passenger in the car that was stopped, deputies said. …
Child sex crimes
April 5, 2024
Colombian National Arrested on Rape of a Minor Charge, Held for Deportation
Court
April 4, 2024
Bryan Kohberger: Judge Keeps Attorneys on Both Sides From Contacting Potential Jurors
The judge hearing the case of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus housing in 2022, kept in place an order barring attorneys from both sides from contacting potential jurors — for now. Kohberger, 29, was in court for the hearing on Thursday as his attorney argued that Judge …
Child Abuse
April 4, 2024
Arkansas Mother Arrested After Forcing 7-Year-Old Son to Walk Nearly 8 Miles to School Alone
An Arkansas mother was jailed on Wednesday when she sent her 7-year-old son to walk nearly eight miles to school alone after he missed the bus. Amber Thompson, 33, told Craighead County deputies that it wasn’t her problem if the boy had to walk to school because he was old enough to get himself up …