Category: Crime

SEATTLE, March 24 (UPI) — A pregnant woman in Seattle allegedly used a stun gun to attack a bike messenger in a fit of road rage, police say. The incident happened just

MORGAN HILL, Calif., March 23 (UPI) — A California preschool teacher allegedly caught trying to drug children has been charged by police with attempted endangerment and assault. Deborah Gratz, 59, was working

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) — Investigators concluded a Los Angeles-area chef convicted of cooking the body of his dead wife killed her intentionally, court documents said. David Viens, 49, was sentenced

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 (UPI) — A San Francisco high school principal who chased and caught a man suspected of stealing iPads has a name made for punning — Patrick Ruff. Students

DETROIT, March 23 (UPI) — Taxpayers probably shelled out $1 million to defend former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his father on federal racketeering charges, legal experts said. Kilpatrick received a stable

WATERLOO – On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at approximately 11:18 PM, Waterloo Police were dispatched to the 5 Star Snacks and More, 437 Sullivan Avenue, on report of an armed robbery. Witnessed

HAMILTON, Ohio, March 22 (UPI) — An Ohio prosecutor has filed a tongue-in-cheek “indictment” against Punxsutawney Phil, accusing the groundhog of incorrectly predicting the weather. Michael Gmoser of the Butler County, Ohio,

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 22 (UPI) — Police in Huntington Beach, Calif., shot and killed a man who was brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun, officials said. Huntington Beach

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 22 (UPI) — Skeletal remains found on an Alabama golf course three months ago still haven’t been identified, Birmingham police say. The bones were found Dec. 23, scattered at

DECATUR, Texas, March 22 (UPI) — A suspect in a shootout with police in Texas has died and police in Denver say he was the man sought in the slaying of Colorado

WATERLOO – On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at approximately 7:22 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were sent to 436 Cutler Street on report of a two-year old female not breathing.

LOS ANGELES, March 21 (UPI) — Singer Bobby Brown was released from a Los Angeles jail nine hours after he began serving his 55-day sentence for driving under the influence, TMZ said.

JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 21 (UPI) — A New York man and his girlfriend were arrested for allegedly plotting to start a babysitting business as a cover to sexually abuse children, police

AKRON, Ohio, March 20 (UPI) — Jurors in Summit County, Ohio, deliberated Wednesday afternoon to recommend if convicted “Craigslist killer” Richard Beasley should receive the death penalty. The 12-member jury convicted Beasley,

DES MOINES, IA—On March 18, 2013, Lane Anderson, age 38, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.

CAIRO, March 19 (UPI) — A top aide and cousin of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was arrested in Cairo Tuesday, Egyptian police said. Officials said police, coordinating with Interpol authorities, surrounded

ST. LOUIS, March 19 (UPI) — An ambulance appears to have provided a free ride home to someone who stole the vehicle while it idled outside a St. Louis emergency room, officials

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 19 (UPI) — The existence of the Ergenekon criminal network has been proven, a prosecutor has told a panel of Turkish judges in his final opinion in the case.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Tenn., March 19 (UPI) — A Tennessee woman was arrested for writing an obscene message directed to a police officer on a broken toilet and leaving it in her front

STERLING, Va., March 18 (UPI) — Police say a teen who’d been drinking entered the wrong suburban Virginia house early Sunday and was shot and killed by the homeowner. The Loudoun County

RIVERDALE, N.J., March 18 (UPI) — Police in New Jersey said a man accused of snorting heroin in his car allegedly vomited up 14 bags of the controlled substance during his arrest.

METAIRIE, La., March 18 (UPI) — Authorities in Louisiana said they arrested a pharmacy burglary suspect accused of leaving behind the pickax he allegedly used to break through a wall. The Jefferson

SAINT-JEROME, Quebec, March 18 (UPI) — The pilot whose helicopter was hijacked Sunday in a daring escape from a Quebec prison flew with a gun to his head, his boss said. Four

BRADFORD, Pa., March 18 (UPI) — Police in Pennsylvania said a man is facing weapons charges after shooting his own finger while attempting to “get rid of his wedding ring.” Bradford police

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., March 18 (UPI) — Bond was set at $500,000 Sunday for an off-duty North Chicago police officer who allegedly was drunk when he was involved in a crash that

FULLERTON, Calif., March 18 (UPI) — A Fullerton, Calif., police officer survived being shot multiple times in his protective vest Sunday and two suspects were arrested, police said. Marcos Bush, 29, of

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, March 17 (UPI) — A judge found two Steubenville, Ohio, teen football players Sunday guilty of raping an allegedly drunk 16-year-old girl at a series of parties. Trent Mays, 17,

LONDON, March 16 (UPI) — A News of the World insider has turned police informant, reporting hundreds of instances of phone hacking, Britain’s The Guardian reported. Citing London police sources, the newspaper

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 15 (UPI) — Florida police said a woman barricaded herself in a motel room, fired off 18 shots and threatened suicide because she was upset about her unfaithful

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 15 (UPI) — After one year in prison, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is optimistic his conviction will be overturned, a lawyer said Friday. “He believes justice in the

LONDON, March 15 (UPI) — Three British men arrested before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London pleaded guilty Friday to planning to carry out a terrorist attack overseas, officials say. Richard Dart,

NEW ALBANY, Ind., March 14 (UPI) — The bodies of a woman and two children were found in Binford Park in New Albany, Ind., police said. Police found the bodies in a

BOSTON, March 14 (UPI) — A former federal prosecutor cannot preside over the trial of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday. The court granted a motion by

SALEM, Ore., March 13 (UPI) — Three Oregon prison guards have filed lawsuits against inmates who physically assaulted them. The suits are part of a concerted push by the Association of Oregon

SHAWNEE, Okla., March 13 (UPI) — Kimberly Crain, former Oklahoma elementary school teacher convicted of sex crimes against children, told a judge she fears for her life in prison. Crain, 50, who

SEATTLE, March 13 (UPI) — A Seattle man suspected as a sex tourist and charged with possession of child pornography currently is at large, officials said. King County prosecutors earlier this month

CHARLESTON, S.C., March 13 (UPI) — Police in South Carolina said a man who watched a wedding with his genitals pressed against a window was charged with indecent exposure. Investigators said Samuel

HOUSTON, March 13 (UPI) — A 20-year veteran of the Houston Police Department has lost her sergeant’s rank for posting nude pictures of herself on a modeling site. A lawyer for the

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, March 13 (UPI) — Trial began Wednesday for two members of a highly touted Ohio high school football team accused of raping a 16-year-old girl after a drunken party. The

GALLATIN, Tenn., March 13 (UPI) — A Tennessee jury watched a video Wednesday of a young woman telling a police officer how she killed her newborn twins. Lindsey Lowe described giving birth