A Florida woman has pleaded guilty in New York federal court for a years-long scheme to take the life savings of an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. “Peaches Stergo stole the life savings from an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who was just looking for companionship,” said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. …
The mother of a teen YouTube star has been sued for millions by 11 teen content creators who appeared on her daughter’s channel and who claim she subjected them to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. The lawsuit, filed in January 2022, goes to trial on Monday in Los Angeles and seeks $22 million in damages, …
Alabama authorities confirmed Sunday evening that four people had died and 28 were wounded in a mass shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday celebration Saturday night in Dadeville. But they provided no information about a suspect or suspects and did not take questions at a news conference. Gunfire erupted at the celebration, held at Mahogany …
An Oregon police officer was shot and killed Saturday night after pursuing a suspect through the town of Nyssa. Malheur County District Attorney Dave Goldthorpe said that Corporal Joe Johnson, 43, responded to “a call of concern regarding a violent individual damaging property and threatening others,” according to the Malheur Enterprise. When he arrived, he …
A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Saturday responding to a domestic call in Cyrus. Pope County Deputy Josh Owen died on his 44th birthday, his father, Dan Owen, said in a Facebook post. Two other law enforcement officers — Owen’s partner Brody Merrill and a Starbuck officer who has not been identified — …
An Alabama woman is dead and her husband in custody for her murder after a 5-hour standoff on Saturday that included the couple’s four children in the home. Fultondale Police responded to the home just after 12:30 p.m. after one of the children ran outside and told a neighbor to call 911 because of something …
Two Massachusetts men reported missing earlier this month were found dead early Saturday in a storage unit in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said on Sunday that Leonid Volkov, 37, was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of Pavel Vekshin, 28, and Kiryl Schukin, 37, a married couple from Medford …
An Oregon man allegedly murdered his mother at their home last year, according to charges brought by prosecutors just weeks after his sister and her husband were also found dead, KOIN-TV reports. On Friday, 30-year-old Robin Hethorn pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and several other charges in connection with the death …
At least four people died more than 20 others were injured after a shooting Saturday night at a birthday celebration in Alabama, WRBL-TV reports. The gunfire erupted around 10:30 p.m. at Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in Dadeville, where people had gathered for a “Sweet 16” birthday party. There are reports of images posted to social media …
A brave Connecticut homeowner fought back against four brazen thieves attempting to steal his car in his own driveway this week, and all of it was caught on camera, NBC Connecticut reports. The confrontation erupted during daylight shortly after 7 p.m. Monday. Footage released by the Rocky Hill Police Department shows a man running from …
A New York man was sentenced to life without parole in a Brooklyn federal court Friday after his conviction on charges of hiring a hit man to kill his mobster father. Anthony Zottola, 45, wasn’t motivated by any kind of altruism, however. His hired guns’ six attempts on his father’s life also included attempts on …
A Florida man has been arrested at the conclusion of a nearly one year long investigation and charged with hundreds of counts of sex crimes, including possession of child and animal porn and sex with minors. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said its investigators ran across Austin Hoffman, 28, during an undercover operation targeting adults …
