Tag: Crime and Incidents

New York City Mayor Refutes ‘Squad’ Democrat for Alleging Homeless Man’s Death Was Murder

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that social media-driven calls declare a homeless man’s subway death a murder are premature and “very irresponsible,” responding to a claim made by a left-wing Democrat lawmaker. Jordan Neely, who died after being restrained by other subway passengers, was reportedly yelling and threatening others on the train….


New York City Mayor Rebukes ‘Squad’ Democrat for Alleging Homeless Man’s Death Was Murder

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that social media-driven calls declare a homeless man’s subway death a murder are premature and “very irresponsible,” responding to a claim made by a left-wing Democrat lawmaker. Jordan Neely, who died after being restrained by other subway passengers, was reportedly yelling and threatening others on the train….


Man Executed in Florida for Woman’s 1986 Stabbing Death

STARKE, Fla.—A Florida man was executed Wednesday for breaking into a woman’s home and stabbing her to death in 1986, a crime committed months after he was released from prison for a rape. Darryl B. Barwick, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, the office of…


1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Atlanta Shooting; Suspect Arrested

One woman was killed and four others were injured on May 3 in a shooting at a medical facility in Atlanta, police said. The shooting took place around noon inside a waiting room at Northside Hospital on West Peachtree Street Northwest, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The four injured women were rushed to Grady Hospital,…


3 Colorado Teens Charged With Murder in Rock-Throwing Death

DENVER—Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig, and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, and attempted second-degree assault in the death…


Walmart Employee Fatally Shoots Customer, Investigators Say

An off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot a customer who tried to help a female employee who had gotten into a fight with the gunman, Florida law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Tironie Sterling, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for Tuesday afternoon’s shooting at a suburban Fort Lauderdale Walmart, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. According…


Police Kill Man Suspected of Shooting Florida Mother, 3 Children

LAKE WALES, Fla.—After an hourslong standoff at a motel, police in central Florida fatally shot a man suspected of killing a 40-year-old woman and her three children, authorities said Wednesday. Al Joseph Stenson, 38, quickly became a suspect Tuesday night after police were called to an apartment complex in Lake Wales, where the bodies of…


Shoplifting Out of Control in California, Public Safety Risks Causing Some to Change Routines

Business owners, consumers, and employees are facing unprecedented risks to their belongings and their safety because of shoplifting crimes affecting local California communities, with a law enacted by voters nearly a decade ago playing a key role, experts suggest. Passed in 2014, Proposition 47 changed the threshold for felony theft, raising the bar from $400…


Nearly 300 Arrested in Dark Web Fentanyl Crackdown

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials announced the arrests of nearly 300 suspects as part of the international crackdown on fentanyl and opioid trafficking on the dark web that the authorities described as the most extensive investigation of its kind. The operation, dubbed Operation SpecTor, spanned more than a year and was conducted in nine countries across…


Shooter at Large After Shooting Multiple People in Atlanta, Authorities Say

Multiple people have been injured in an active shooting in downtown Atlanta, authorities in Georgia said on May 3. The Atlanta Police Department said it was investigating an active shooter around 1110 West Peachtree Street Northwest, the site of a hospital. “We are aware of multiple people injured. No suspect is in custody,” police officials…