Tag: Crime and Incidents

FBI Causes Shutdown of Major Hacking Website, Arrests Alleged Founder

The FBI has arrested the alleged founder of BreachForums, a major hacker forum on which users post hacked and stolen data, including data alleged to have come from a breach that affected the personal information of U.S. lawmakers earlier this month. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, of Peekskill, New York, was arrested on March 15 and made…


Tornadoes Kill at Least 26 in Mississippi

Tornadoes left at least 26 dead in Mississippi, with dozens more injured, officials said on March 25. In addition to the dead and injured, four people are missing in the state, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. “Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to change,” the agency said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said that…


Tornadoes Kill at Least 23 in Mississippi

Tornadoes left 23 dead in Mississippi, with dozens more injured, officials said on March 25. In addition to the dead and injured, four people are missing in the state, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. “Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to change,” the agency said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said that “at least”…


Florida Teen Sentenced for Brutal Murder of Cheerleader Stabbed 114 Times

A Florida judge sentenced 16-year-old Aiden Fucci to life in prison on Friday for fatally stabbing his 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey in a case that was especially shocking due to its brutality and the young age of both perpetrator and victim. Fucci was just 14 when on Mother’s Day in 2021 he stabbed Bailey at…


5 Dead, 6 Missing in Chocolate Factory Explosion in Pennsylvania

Five people are dead and six people are missing after an explosion took place Friday afternoon at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. The explosion took place at 4:57 p.m. at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, about 60 miles (96 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It sent black smoke and debris into the air, video…


2 Dead, 9 Missing in Chocolate Factory Explosion in Pennsylvania

Two people are dead and at least nine people are missing after an explosion took place Friday afternoon at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. The explosion took place at 4:57 p.m. at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, about 60 miles (96 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It sent black smoke and debris into…


Package With White Powder Delivered to Manhattan DA Investigating Trump

A package containing white powder was mailed to the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg who has an ongoing investigation against former President Donald Trump. The powder was deemed as “non-hazardous,” according to a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson. The powder appeared in an envelope delivered through the United States Postal Service on March 23,…


3 People Die in Arizona After Being Caught in Floodwaters

PAYSON, Ariz.—At least three people were found dead this week after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Arizona, authorities said. Gila County Sheriff’s officials said the bodies of a couple missing after their vehicle was stuck in floodwaters in the Payson area were located Thursday. They were identified as Phon Sutton, 85, and…


Denver School Board Votes to Place Armed Officers in Schools After March 22 Shooting

Denver’s Public School Board of Education voted unanimously on March 23 to allow armed police officers back into the city’s high schools for the remainder of the 2022–2023 school year. The vote took place at an emergency meeting just one day after Austin Lyle, a 17-year-old student at East High School, opened fire on two administrators just before 10 a.m. as they searched him…


Innocent After ‘Proven’ Guilty: Advocates Fight to Free Man They Say Was Wrongly Sentenced to Life Behind Bars

As an April court date approaches, advocates are increasing their efforts to free a man who has served almost 10 years for a crime many say he didn’t commit. At the April 21 hearing, a judge will consider evidence not previously seen in the trial of David Yarde, who is serving a life sentence for a…