A vehicle fleeing a suburban Madison police traffic stop crashed overnight, killing all three people who were riding inside, authorities said. Monona police tried to stop “a suspicious vehicle” about 9 p.m. Monday, but the driver fled, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation said. After a Dane …
Read More »Stabbed Ugandan gay rights activist blames political rhetoric for attack
A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda who was stabbed by unknown assailants this week attributed the attack to what he described Thursday as a growing intolerance of the LGBTQ+ community fueled by politicians. The climate of intolerance is being exacerbated by “politicians who are using the LGBTQ+ community as …
Read More »Murdered husband of Utah children's book author had wife's meds in his body when he died: court docs
Eric Richins, a Utah man allegedly poisoned to death by his wife in 2022, had her medication in his system when he died, according to recently unsealed search warrants. Kouri Richins, 33, is charged with aggravated murder and three counts of drug possession after she allegedly killed Eric, her husband …
Read More »Deadly cartel drone attack strikes remote Mexican village
An alleged cartel drone attack in a remote community in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero killed 5 people, the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said. In a translated press release, the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said that the cartel attacked at least 30 people in the remote Mexican village that …
Read More »Indiana woman sentenced to prison after defrauding 96-year-old widower out of nearly $80,000
An Indiana woman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after she used a dating app to scam a 96-year-old man out of nearly $80,000, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. Brittany Rakia Shawnai Lasley, 34, of Anderson, created a social media account containing fake profile information on the …
Read More »Police: Man high on molly runs from ambulance, is shot while trying to break into house
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A man is dead after running into a Florida police station complaining about taking bad drugs, then jumping from an ambulance and trying to break into homes before being shot by a homeowner. The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Tallahassee. Havana Police Chief Tracy Smith says …
Read More »Tampa Bay-area deputy shot, listed in stable condition; manhunt underway for suspect
THONOTOSASSA, Fla. – Authorities in Florida say a manhunt is underway after a Tampa Bay-area sheriff’s deputy was shot. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Larry McKinnon says the deputy is listed in stable condition after the early Thursday morning shooting in Thonotosassa. McKinnon says deputies were in the area because …
Read More »Cincinnati city councilwoman: Victims of mob attack 'begged for that beat down'
CINCINNATI – A city councilwoman in Cincinnati is under fire for comments posted on Facebook in the wake of a brutal downtown beatdown last weekend. Under a post from a Facebook user called Leohna Alia La JCannon that shows the vicious assault, an account that appears to belong to Councilwoman …
Read More »Cincinnati viral beating bodycam released as suspects face new charges in grand jury indictment
CINCINNATI, OH: Police have released new body camera footage showing the moments officers responded to the viral downtown Cincinnati beating that left six people injured and led to six arrests. In the footage in the immediate aftermath of the viral beatdown in downtown Cincinnati, officers are seen arriving at the …
Read More »Feds nab suspected MS-13 gangster, top 700 arrests in DC crackdown
Thursday’s arrests in Washington, D.C., during the Trump administration’s federal crime crackdown included a suspected member of the brutal Salvadoran street gang MS-13. “Just yesterday we made 40 arrests, took 5 more illegal firearms off our streets, and had 36 ICE arrests—including a suspected MS-13 gang member,” Attorney General Pam …
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