2 Capitol police officers suspended for actions during pro-Trump riot: Congressman
Police
Interim Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman taking ‘aggressive action’ to look into officers’ actions, says Rep. Tim Ryan.
Missing
January 11, 2021
HELP FIND THIS GIRL: Norfolk Police ask for help locating 12-year-old girl
Norfolk police are are looking for a 12-year-old Virginia girl they believe has run away from home. Keasia Williams was last seen on January 7 in the Diggs Town area of Norfolk, according to WTKR. Williams is described as 5 foot 2 inches, about 120 pounds, and has long braids. How do you protect your …
Murder
January 11, 2021
Two dead in UPS rampage
Police in suburban Chicago are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the parking lot of a UPS distribution center southwest of the city, CBS2 reports. Hodgkins police responded to the scene shortly before 1 p.m. Monday and found a man and a woman on the pavement of the employee parking lot, NBC Chicago said. Paramedics declared …
Murder
January 10, 2021
Tennessee cop kidnaps and shoots a man dead WHILE ON DUTY
An on-duty Tennessee police officer was seen on surveillance footage shooting and killing a man he’d kidnapped and forced into his patrol car, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Patric Ferguson, 29, was relieved of duty and charged with first degree murder, first degree murder with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating …
Unsolved
January 10, 2021
2 dead in South Carolina house fire; Cops say ‘foul play’ involved
South Carolina firefighters responded to a house fire early Sunday morning and discovered two people dead inside, the Camden Police Department said. The discovery came after the Camden Fire Department brought the fire — which was burning both inside and outside the two-story home — under control. After discovering the bodies, fire officials called in …
Shooting
January 10, 2021
PANCAKE SHOOTING: Gunman takes hostage at IHOP after shooting 3 dead in crime spree
Jason Nightengale was killed in a shootout with Evanston police north of Chicago hours after the spree began on the city’s Southside.
Protests
January 9, 2021
Feds arrest pro-Trump rioter who wore bearskin headdress and horns during Capitol takeover
The Capitol Hill rioter photographed in a horned and furry hat turned himself in to federal authorities in Arizona on Saturday and was charged for his role in the deadly mob violence that shut down the US Capitol on Wednesday, the Arizona Republic reports. Like many of the rioters, Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, …
Missing
January 9, 2021
MISSING: Baby girl taken just after birth and given to UNKNOWN person
Authorities in a southern Wisconsin county are looking for a newborn baby girl they say hasn’t been seen since the father gave her to a friend, Green County CrimeStoppers reports. Crime Stoppers said the baby girl was born on Tuesday in the Village of Albany and carried away by a man identified as the father. …
Sex Crimes
January 9, 2021
Fort Bliss soldier to go on trial for alleged sex assault of female soldier found dead on New Years Eve
A Fort Bliss soldier will go to trial on a sexual assault charge filed by a fellow soldier months before she died after being found unresponsive in her barracks, the Charlotte Observer reports. Pfc Asia Graham, 19, told family members she was raped in December 2019, her first month at the Texas Army post, and …
Murder
January 9, 2021
Manhunt for ex sought for killing California mom in front of 3-year-old child ends in suicide
A man wanted for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend to death in California killed himself in Texas as authorities closed in on him, the Irving Police Department said Saturday. Detectives determined Herbert Nixon Flores, 46, traveled to family in Texas after shooting 35-year-old Karen Ruiz in Los Angeles. The shooting was captured by a security camera …
Attempted Murder
January 9, 2021
Meth user asks stranger for ride on social media after trying to kill family member with ‘demon’ inside her
A 19-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with attempted murder after he reportedly told police he tried to a kill a family member early Wednesday morning because “he was being tormented by a demon that was inside the family member,” according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Patrick T. Amos reportedly contacted someone he didn’t …
National
January 9, 2021
West Virginia lawmaker resigns after livestreaming himself storming the Capitol
Newly sworn in West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans resigned his office Saturday after he was charged with two federal crimes for his role in storming the US Capitol in an attempt to stop the Electoral College vote count on Wednesday, WV Metro News reports. Evans narrated his Facebook Live video of the action, and federal …