Tag: Crime and Incidents

Soaring Donations to Daniel Penny’s Legal Fund Show Americans Standing up for Right to Self-Defense: Lawyers

Lawyers for former Marine Daniel Penny, who was charged in the death of a homeless man behaving erratically on the New York subway, said that the outpouring of donations to help cover Penny’s legal costs show that Americans are fed up with attempts to “undermine” the right to defend oneself and others. Penny and two…


Florida Driver in 116-Mph Fatal House Crash Gets 27 Years

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A Florida man who was driving his Tesla at least 116 mph before crashing into a house and killing two people in 2021 has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Vaughn Mongan, 45, of Palm Harbor, was sentenced on May 8 in Pinellas County court, the Tampa Bay Times reported. He pleaded…


Officials Say Fire That Killed 3 in New York City Apparently Caused by Homemade Vape Pens

NEW YORK—A fire that killed a mother and two daughters in New York City was apparently sparked by homemade vape dispensers that the father of the family was assembling to sell, officials said. The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. on May 9 in an apartment in the East New York section of Brooklyn….


Illinois Trooper Shot, Motorist Dead in Exchange of Gunfire

MT. VERNON, Ill.—A New Mexico motorist was killed and a state trooper was wounded in an exchange of gunfire along an interstate highway in southern Illinois, police said. Illinois State Police said a trooper stopped about 3 a.m. on May 9 along Interstate 64 to assist a stranded motorist on the right shoulder of eastbound…


Coast Guard Suspends Search for 3 People Reported Aboard Downed Plane Off San Diego

SAN DIEGO—Rescues crews have suspended their search for three people who were aboard a Learjet that plunged into the Pacific Ocean about a mile from a Navy-owned island off the coast of San Diego, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews along with U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Customs and Border…


13-Year-Old, Police Officer Injured in Gun Battle in Florida, Authorities Say

LAKELAND, Fla.—A 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Florida, wounding one officer and ending up in the hospital after being shot himself, officials said. One officer was shot in the foot Wednesday evening in Lakeland, between Tampa and Orlando in central Florida, and is expected to be released…


Wisconsin Boy Lost for 2 Days in Michigan Park Prayed He Wouldn’t Spend ‘Rest of My Life’ in Woods

SILVER CITY, Mich.—An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy who spent two days lost in a remote, rugged northern Michigan park before being found says he prayed during his ordeal that he wouldn’t be “stuck out here for the rest of my life.” Nante Niemi said he was helping relatives gather wood at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State…


Wisconsin Middle-Schooler Killed by Swerving Pickup While Waiting to Board School Bus

EXCELSIOR, Wis.—A middle-school student waiting to board a school bus in Wisconsin was struck and killed Friday by a pickup truck that failed to slow down in time, authorities said. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the student at Webb Middle School in Reedsburg was fatally injured about 7:20 a.m. along Highway 23/33 in the…


Authorities Capture 1 of 2 Inmates Who Escaped From Philadelphia Prison

PHILADELPHIA—One of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison was captured while dressed as a woman, authorities said, and a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force focused Friday on tracking down the other escapee. Members of the task force were conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia where they believed 24-year-old Nasir Grant…


Victims of Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Remembered on Anniversary

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Standing in the same parking lot where he was shot in the neck a year ago in a shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, Zaire Goodman said he was grateful to see the community come together in remembrance Sunday. His family and others affected by the shooting gathered with top state and local officials, first…