Tag: Crime and Incidents

Florida Set to Execute ‘Ninja Killer’ for 1989 Murders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Louis Bernard Gaskin, known as the “ninja killer,” is set to be executed on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Gaskin, 56, was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. by lethal injection for the deaths of Robert Sturmfels, 56, and Georgette Sturmfels, 55, on Dec….


Officers Plead Not Guilty in Ronald Greene’s Arrest

FARMERVILLE, La.—Five Louisiana law enforcement officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state crimes in the 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. The arraignment came nearly five months after a grand jury handed up a list of charges ranging from negligent homicide to obstruction and malfeasance, the first indictments related to Greene’s death on a roadside in…


Woman Charged After Flight Diverted to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A woman has been charged in federal court after prosecutors said she caused a disturbance that forced a flight to be diverted to Kansas City International Airport. Chloe DaSilva, 32, whose hometown was not available, was charged with one count of interfering with a flight attendant, federal prosecutors announced Monday. DaSilva was on…


Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Charged in US With Crypto Fraud

NEW YORK—A former Deutsche Bank AG investment banker has been charged in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday with misappropriating funds from investors who he wooed with promises of big returns from cryptocurrency trading. Rashawn Russell, 27, of Brooklyn, solicited investments from friends and colleagues but used the funds for gambling and other personal expenses, federal…


Bodycam Video Shows Louisville Police Under Fire From Bank Shooter

Body camera video released Tuesday by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department shows two officers responding to a mass shooting suspect holed up in a downtown Louisville bank on Monday. The videos were from the body cameras worn by two officers who took fire and were injured as they arrived at the scene on Monday. Video from…


Louisville Police Release Bodycam Video of Cops Under Fire at Bank

Body camera video released Tuesday by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department shows two officers responding to a mass shooting suspect holed up in a downtown Louisville bank on Monday. The videos were from the body cameras worn by two officers who took fire and were injured as they arrived at the scene on Monday. Video from…


What We Know About Victims of the Louisville Bank Shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Tributes were growing Monday for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank, with friends sharing details of their lives and mourners gathering at vigils. Details were also emerging about some of the wounded, including a rookie officer who was just recently sworn in. Louisville’s former Mayor Greg Fischer said he’d…


When Americans Flee Liberal States, Are They Simply Heading to Other Danger Zones?

Over the last few years, Americans in general have stayed put. In fact, 2022’s migration rate of 8.7 percent was just slightly higher than 2021’s record low of 8.4 percent, the lowest migration rate in 75 years. One migration trend continues to get attention, however. Left-leaning states like California, New York, and Illinois continue to…


One Killed, 3 Hurt in Shooting Outside DC Funeral Home

WASHINGTON—One man was killed and three other people were critically injured Tuesday in a shooting outside of a funeral for a homicide victim in the nation’s capital, according to police. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said a police officer was stationed near the funeral home in northeast Washington where the service was held when the…


Baltimore Mayor Announces Youth Curfew After 2 Teens Injured in Shooting

The mayor of Baltimore announced his intention to enact a 9 p.m. curfew for people 14 years old and younger after a shooting that wounded two teens the night of April 9. Fight among a group of more than 200 teens took place in the city’s Inner Harbor at 9 p.m., according to WBAL-TV. When…