Tag: Crime and Incidents

Detroit Apartment Building Fire Injures 11, Displaces 20

DETROIT—About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises, Fire Chief James Harris told reporters. The blaze was reported around 3:30 a.m. It left the five-story building heavily damaged. At least…


Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery-Killing of Rapper Pop Smoke

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—One of four men charged in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter. The 20-year-old man, who was 17 when the killing occurred, also pleaded guilty in Inglewood juvenile court to home invasion robbery. He was sentenced to four years and…


NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Assaulted by Transgender Activist at San Francisco State University

Riley Gaines, a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimmer, was physically assaulted Thursday night at San Francisco State University (SFSU) after giving a speech on protecting women’s sports. After the assault, trans activists surrounded her and backed her into a room where she was barricaded for almost three hours. “The prisoners are running the asylum…


Maryland AG’s Report Reveals Tragic Scope of Alleged Sex Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has finally released a report detailing eight decades of alleged sexual abuse by more than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The current or former clergy, seminarians, deacons, religious, teachers, and other Archdiocesan employees preyed on at least 600 children, the report said. “This Report…


XXXTentacion’s Convicted Killers Sentenced to Life in Prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury…


Few Details in San Francisco Stabbing Death of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

SAN FRANCISCO—Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant and kind. San Francisco police found Lee, 43, on the sidewalk in front of a condominium building with stab wounds shortly after…


Man Kills Hostage at California Park After Wounding Officer

ROSEVILLE, Calif.—A man fleeing police in Northern California took two hostages at a public park, killing one of them before surrendering, after earlier wounding a California Highway Patrol officer, authorities said. It happened Thursday in Roseville, a city of about 150,000 northeast of Sacramento, in the early afternoon as families played at nearby baseball fields…


Man Who Identifies as Woman Arrested for Allegedly Plotting School Shootings in Colorado

Charges have been filed against a man who identifies as a woman after he allegedly planned to carry out mass shooting attacks on multiple schools in Colorado Springs, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. William Whitworth, 19, was charged on April 6 following an investigation into threats involving the schools in Colorado Springs Academy District 20, officials…


Transgender Arrested for Allegedly Plotting School Shootings

Charges have been filed against a man who identifies as a woman after he allegedly planned to carry out mass shooting attacks on multiple schools in Colorado Springs, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. William Whitworth, 19, was charged on April 6 following an investigation into threats involving the schools in Colorado Springs Academy District 20, officials…


Transgender Individual Arrested for Allegedly Plotting School Shootings

Charges have been filed against a man who identifies as a woman after he allegedly planned to carry out mass shooting attacks on multiple schools in Colorado Springs, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. William Whitworth, 19, was charged on April 6 following an investigation into threats involving the schools in Colorado Springs Academy District 20, officials…