A New York City Police Department officer shot a driver on Sunday who tried to flee after the vehicle was reported stolen, according to officials. The incident involved a silver Kia Sportage, stolen from the Bronx and later tracked using license plate readers. Police located the vehicle on West Fordham Road. Officers attempted a traffic...
A pickleball match in St. Augustine, Florida, escalated to violence, resulting in a man with head injuries and a mother facing legal consequences. According to police, the woman struck the man repeatedly with her pickleball paddle during an altercation. Michele Bannister, 47, has been charged with a felony, as reported by News 4 JAX. She...
In Frisco, Texas, new video footage was released showing the moments following a deadly altercation at a high school running track. The incident resulted in the conviction of Karmelo Anthony, 19, for the murder of Austin Metcalf, 17. Anthony received a 35-year prison sentence after a jury dismissed his claims of self-defense. The evidence, released...
John Alite, a council member in Englishtown, New Jersey, has been arrested on charges including extortion and terroristic threats. The state’s attorney general announced these developments on Friday. Alite, previously associated with the Gambino crime family, transitioned to political life and was sworn in as a council member in March 2025. However, his past continues...
A foreclosed house in Burlington, Connecticut, was the site of a grim discovery after the new owner found skeletal remains inside. Court documents revealed that the house was not inspected prior to its purchase at auction. The new homeowner, who acquired the property in early June, alerted authorities on June 14 regarding the remains found...
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a pet dog, causing international debate on police use of force. The incident occurred last Saturday and involved a two-year-old golden saint berdoodle named Jameson. Jameson was shot outside an apartment where officers had...
Body camera footage has been released in the investigation of a Los Angeles Police Department shooting involving a dog. The incident occurred after officers were called to a Canoga Park apartment. The dog, a 2-year-old golden Saint Bernard doodle named Jameson, was shot after police responded to reports of screams from the apartment. The LAPD...
Newly released evidence from the Collin County, Texas murder trial of Karmelo Anthony sheds light on the events surrounding the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf. The incident occurred during a track meet in the Dallas area last April. The court has released several key pieces of evidence. These include photographs of the knife used in...
A former New Hampshire state representative, Stacie Marie Laughton, has been sentenced to over 33 years in federal prison. Laughton admitted to receiving nude photographs of children taken at a Massachusetts daycare. This information is according to a report from WCVB, a local news outlet. Laughton, age 41 from Nashua, pled guilty to charges of...
A South London woman received a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter for the death of her 5-year-old stepdaughter, Andrea Bernard, in 1978. Janice Nix, 67, previously a drug kingpin turned probation officer, was convicted in May based on key testimony from Andrea’s brother, Desmond Bernard. Desmond Bernard, who was 8 at...