A Georgia toddler is dead after being left in a hot car for hours on Sunday. The Muscogee County coroner said that 3-year-old Kendrick Engram Jr. died from asphyxiation caused by the heat in the Nissan SUV. Coroner Buddy Bryan told WTVM that the boy had been out with his grandmother and several other kids …
A 16-year-old Ohio high school junior was shot and killed early Wednesday when her father mistook her for an intruder. Columbus police said they were called at about 4:30 a.m. by Janae Hairston’s mother, who said the girl’s father thought someone was breaking into the house when their security system was activated. According to the …
A former Ohio police officer will go on trial next March on murder and other charges relating to the shooting death of Andre Hill last December. Adam Coy, 44, has argued that he mistook a set of keys in Hill’s hand for a gun when he shot and killed him during a non-emergency call. Hill, …
An Indiana woman reported missing last month has been found dead, buried in a shallow grave. The Coroner’s Office determined that Heather Ann Steuver, 37, died from blunt force trauma to the head, Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers said on Saturday. Steuver was reported missing on August 26 and was last seen on August 21, …
A New Year’s Day tragedy left two young Ohio sisters and their father dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Columbus police report. Police said a call about a domestic dispute brought them to an apartment on the west side of Columbus shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday, but when they arrived they were directed to another nearby …
A pregnant Georgia teenager hasn’t been seen in more than a week, and police in Columbus are asking for the public’s help in finding her. Escreanna Richmond, 16, was last seen at an 8th Avenue apartment building, in the north end of the city, at about midnight on September 28. Since then, no one has …
A Georgia woman was kidnapped early Monday morning and left dead 20 miles away in Alabama, while the suspects led police on an 80 mile chase across eastern Alabama until they crashed north of Montgomery. Tameka Skinner, 39, was found shot to death near Seale, Alabama, at about 11:30 a.m., the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported, some …
Bones found in a western Ohio state park in 2016 have been linked to a young man reported missing by his parents a year earlier, WANE reports. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office said the remains found in Grand Lake St Marys State Park by a woman walking her dog in January 2016 belonged to Ryan …
A mother has been charged with murder and a stepfather with endangering children after a 7-year-old Ohio boy died at his home, ABC 6 reports. Columbus police officers responded to a call about a drowned child at about 8 p.m. Saturday night, the station said, and found Fabian Maldonado-Cortez unresponsive. He was taken to Nationwide …
Authorities in Ohio say a man officers saved from a nearly fatal overdose stole their vehicle after he regained consciousness this week. According to Fox News, 25-year-old Jeremy Davis was in his girlfriend’s apartment in Columbus on Friday when he passed out. The Columbus Police Department dispatched officers to the location to check on him, …
Authorities in Ohio say a bank robber was foiled by his own greed and a willingness to comply with a teller’s request. According to Fox News, 51-year-old David Mesner was arrested earlier this month after he entered a bank in Columbus and handed the teller a note demanding money. The suspect’s note allegedly claimed he …
Authorities in Ohio are recognizing a helpful volunteer who stepped in to help take down a suspect during a foot pursuit last month. According to Fox News, Columbus police officers were chasing an 18-year-old who was attempting to flee on foot near an area library. A bystander identified by police only as Bill reportedly saw …
