Tag: Crime and Incidents

Maine College Goes Into Lockdown After Shot Fired on Campus

The campus of a liberal arts college in Maine was on a temporary lockdown early Saturday after a shot was fired in a student housing complex during what one student called a massive annual party. Colby College said no students were hurt during an altercation that involved a firearm being discharged at the Alfond Senior…


Texas Man Sues 3 Women for Allegedly Helping Ex-Wife Get Abortion Pills and ‘Murder’ His Unborn Child

A Texas man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three women who he alleges conspired with and helped his ex-wife obtain abortion pills to “murder” his unborn child. The plaintiff, Marcus Silva, alleged in a complaint filed on March 9 (pdf) at the district court in Galveston County, Texas, that two of the women assisted his…


Former Ohio House Speaker Convicted in $60 Million Bribery Scheme

A federal jury convicted former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges of participating in a bribery scheme of $60 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. Householder, 63, and Borges, 50, were charged in 2020 in a bribery case related to a nuclear plants…


Sheriff: Vehicle Crashes in Airport Terminal, Driver Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C.—A vehicle crashed inside a terminal at the Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, but no one was injured, officials said. Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday night to a report that a car had breached the airport’s fence and drove onto the tarmac, the agency said. The vehicle then…


Theranos Executive Sunny Balwani Loses Bid to Delay Prison Term

A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for crimes he committed during a blood-testing scam he orchestrated with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes. The 17-page ruling issued late Thursday pushes Balwani, 57, a step closer to having to begin a…


Baby Found in Fullerton Gas Station Bathroom Trash Can; Woman Arrested

After a newborn baby was found abandoned in a bathroom trash can in a Fullerton, California gas station on March 9, a woman was arrested the next day a half mile away from the station, according to police. Venissa Maldonado, 25, of Fullerton, was taken into custody Friday for attempted murder and felony child abuse…


Man Arrested in Stabbing of Los Angeles Teen, Police Search for 2nd Suspect

After an hours-long standoff with SWAT officers and Los Angeles police, a suspect accused in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Xavier Chavarin was taken into custody on March 8. Law enforcement surrounded the location of the suspect, identified as 32-year-old David Zapata, who barricaded himself inside his family’s home in Alhambra on Wednesday morning. Crisis…


EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic New Video Shows Efforts to Revive Lifeless Rosanne Boyland on Jan. 6, 2021

A dramatic new Metropolitan Police Department bodycam video shows how officers and medics from three police agencies worked for 15 minutes to try to revive a lifeless Rosanne Boyland after she was dragged feet-first through the Lower West Terrace tunnel on Jan. 6, 2021. The urgent efforts to restart Boyland’s heart were a stark contrast…


Seniors More Vulnerable to Losing Money Through Online Scams: Attorney General

The Federal Trade Commission found that elderly people are the most vulnerable to online scams, with the age bracket of 60 to 69 being taken advantage of more than any other age group. “Seniors are [a] particularly vulnerable area of the population to scammers,” Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told The Epoch Times. Scammers target…


Police: 5 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in South Florida

MIAMI LAKES, Fla.—Police in South Florida were investigating five deaths Friday in what they believe to be a murder-suicide. Miami-Dade police officers responded to a Miami Lakes home Friday morning after a relative requested a welfare check because she had been unable to contact the occupants, a news release said. After meeting with the relative,…