A Pasadena, CA woman was taken into police custody Wednesday for allegedly sending a photo of herself bound and gagged to her parents in a fake kidnapping scheme focused on collecting cash. According to the Pasadena Star-News, Yimei Wang, 20, arranged to have a terrifying photo of herself restrained in a hotel room sent to …
Authorities are currently searching for a Tennessee man who reportedly admitted on Facebook to shooting and killing his friend and mother inside an East Ridge home on Sunday. USA Today reports that police are looking for 22-year-old Casey James Lawhorn in connection with the deaths of his mother, Vi Lawhorn, and a friend, Avery Gaines, inside a …
An eight-year-old boy has died after he was caught in a drive-by shooting while sitting in his mother’s parked car. ABC 13 Houston reports that Tristian Hutchins, 8, died late last month after he was shot on March 1 when he and his sister were sitting in his mother’s parked car outside a southeast Houston nail …
After a week-long break, the trial of prominent Atlanta lawyer resumes on Monday inside a Fulton County courtroom. Watch below for live coverage. As CrimeOnline previously reported, McIver was riding in the rear seat of a Ford Expedition SUV in September 2016, while Diane rode in the front passenger seat when the shooting occurred. McIver claimed that …
An Indiana man is in custody after police say he injured three people in an unprovoked knife attack on a crowd of people. According to Fox News, 57-year-old Gary Madison was arrested Saturday after the incident at the American Legion Mall near Indianapolis’ Central Library. Officials say the suspect was hospitalized along with his three …
The women found dead with three of their adopted children in an apparent murder-suicide last month appear to have misrepresented key aspects of their circumstances in order to promote an image of an idyllic, harmonious family life that may have been a cover for abuse and neglect. And according to a new report, signs of …
An Iowa woman has been sentenced to spend 20 years behind bars after she was convicted of allowing her adopted granddaughter to starve to death nearly a year ago. As CrimeOnline previously reported, five members of the family were initially charged in connection with the 16-year-old girl’s death, which authorities believe occurred between May 1 …
A New York City police officer lost a significant chunk of his middle finger during a fight with a suspect Friday evening, according to authorities. As the New York Daily News reported, the ordeal began at around 5 p.m. when police were called to Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie in response to a reported disturbance. Officers …
Authorities in Illinois have identified a suspect following a fatal shooting on a private bus early Saturday morning. According to WIFR, police believe 22-year-old Raheem King was aboard the charter bus and armed with a rifle when he opened fire on three passengers, killing them. An initial police statement indicated the suspect was among the …
The teen mother and her boyfriend allegedly forced the child to stay in a push-up position for an extended period of time, and beat him because he dropped a knee
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that a body has been discovered near the site where an SUV containing members of the Hart family drove off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean late last month. In a statement, Lieutenant Shannon Barney said that California Highway Patrol was alerted at 1:58 p.m. to a body located in …
One high school student in Ohio stabbed another student as they were both in their school’s cafeteria Friday morning, according to police. As the Miami Herald reported, the suspect was a 16-year-old girl who was quickly detained by a school resource officer at the scene and taken into police custody shortly after the attack. Superintendent …
