A court in northern Italy convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman for her murder in Italy after she refused her family’s demands to marry a cousin in their homeland. Saman Abbas’ body was dug up in November 2022 in an abandoned farmhouse near the fields where …
Read More »Suspect, 18, accused of killing CT officer in car crash, charged with manslaughter, DUI
A Connecticut teenager accused of causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded another was arraigned on new charges Thursday including manslaughter and driving under the influence. Authorities said Richard Barrington, 18, a high school junior, fled a traffic stop conducted by other officers, drove …
Read More »Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh can't see classified info relating to case, judge rules
The man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump in Florida last year was barred by a federal judge from seeing classified material related to the case. Judge Aileen Cannon wrote in a ruling Friday that “the United States has made a sufficient showing that the information at issue …
Read More »WATCH: DC homeless weigh in on Trump cleaning up city streets
As President Donald Trump cracks down on crime and rampant homelessness in Washington, D.C., homeless individuals weighed in on what they think of the administration’s efforts to clean up the streets. The White House says those living in homeless encampments in the nation’s capital will have two choices in the …
Read More »Jury duty phone scams on the rise as fraudsters impersonate local officials, threaten arrest
Scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people. While older tactics like phishing emails and impersonating government agencies to steal credentials are becoming easier to spot, bad actors are now turning to more alarming methods. One of the latest involves impersonating local authorities. People have reported receiving phone calls …
Read More »LAPD football team faces disturbing sex abuse claims, beer can attack: lawsuit
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating claims that members of its football team sexual assaulted and hazed a rookie in 2009. An unidentified LAPD detective filed a lawsuit against the city on October 16, claiming that when he was a rookie in February of 2009, he was subjected to …
Read More »4 injured in Louisiana Tech stabbing spree
Four people were stabbed Monday morning on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in the north Louisiana city of Ruston. NEW ORLEANS LATOYA CANTRELL HIT WITH ETHICS CHARGES OVER 15 FIRST-CLASS FLIGHT UPGRADES The university issued a statement saying campus police caught a suspect — a 23-year-old student —within minutes …
Read More »Auto thefts continue to rise in Austin, more than 3 years after city defunded police department
Austin, Texas auto thefts rose in October, continuing a rising trend in the crime category since the city’s police department was defunded by the mayor and city council in August 2020. The Austin Police Department has compiled a report each month since Jan. 1, 2020 after becoming a National Incident-Based …
Read More »NYC carjacking suspect lies in front of bus, stands on SUV: 'He almost killed like 4 people'
A man was caught on camera crashing a stolen vehicle into a taxi and parked car in New York City prior to lying in the street in front of a bus and standing atop an SUV. The incident unfolded at 11 a.m. on Nov. 26 at the southwest corner of …
Read More »Amanda Knox says man who killed roommate Meredith Kercher has harmed 'more young women' since release
Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully convicted of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy in 2007, says the man who did kill Kercher has been “able to cause harm to more young women” since he was released after serving a 13-year sentence. Rudy Guede, 36, was convicted of 21-year-old Kercher’s …
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