The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder. The counts against Anderson Lee Aldrich include 48 hate crime charges, …
Read More »Pennsylvania teen confesses to murder and shows body on Instagram video chat, police say
A Pennsylvania teenager was arrested on Friday after police he say he confessed to murder in an Instagram video chat. Authorities said they later found the body of a girl in the teenager’s trailer. On Friday, a woman called 911 saying that a teenage boy, later identified as 16-year-old Joshua …
Read More »California mother arrested after toddler dies from fentanyl overdose
A California mother has been accused of child endangerment after her 3-year-old son died from a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, police said Thursday. On May 4, police received a call about an unresponsive child who was turning blue and not breathing in a San Luis Obispo home. The fire department …
Read More »Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 police officers in Newark
Police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the Tuesday shooting of two officers in Newark, New Jersey, prosecutors announced. The suspect has been identified as East Orange, New Jersey, resident Kendall Howard, 30, officials said. Acting prosecutor Theodore N. Stevens said Wednesday that both officers are in stable condition and are …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein defense can use California governor’s wife’s email at trial
Jurors in the trial of Harvey Weinstein will be allowed to hear that Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, emailed the movie magnate for advice about dealing with the media amid a scandal involving Gavin Newsom two years after Weinstein allegedly raped and sexually assaulted her, a …
Read More »Boston police locate 8
Boston police have located an 8-year-old boy who had been reported kidnapped earlier Thursday. “The van and child have been located, and this incident was a misunderstanding,” the Boston Police Department tweeted. The Boston Police Department earlier in the day had requested help finding a gray van that it believed to …
Read More »Man arrested after reported explosion at Northeastern University deemed a hoax
A man who worked at Northeastern University has been arrested and charged in connection with an explosion he said occurred at the school in September that has since been deemed a hoax, authorities said Tuesday. Jason Duhaime, who at the time was employed as the new technology manager and director of …
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A 17-year-old suspect has been identified in the deaths of two teenagers who were found shot over the weekend, a North Carolina sheriff announced Tuesday. A juvenile petition has been filed against a 17-year-old for two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Devin Clark, 18, and Lyric Woods, …
Read More »Mother of 3 children who drowned in Coney Island charged with second
The mother of three children who died after being found unconscious and in critical condition on the beaches of Coney Island on Monday has been arrested and charged with murder. Erin Merdy, 30, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of depraved indifference to human life and three …
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A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to be arrested in the fatal beating of a New York City cab driver. The teenager, who was not identified due to her age, was charged with gang assault and theft of services, according to police. On Aug. 13, Kutin Gyimah, 52, was …
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