A Florida man accused of dragging a deputy “approximately 49 feet” while handcuffed is behind bars and facing a multitude of charges, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says. Authorities say body camera footage shows deputies contacting Keon Hodge, 28, at 7:15 p.m. Monday, in order to act on an active …
Read More »Suspect in murder of NBC anchor's mother arrested at Connecticut hotel
A man wanted in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont in February was captured at a Connecticut hotel Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Shawn Conlon, 44, was arrested in Groton by marshals, local police and Rhode Island State Police. Authorities said Conlon was arraigned in …
Read More »These are the most 'unsafe' cities during the holiday season, research shows
The following cities ranked among the top 10 most “unsafe” places in the U.S. during the holidays, according to new research from Vivint, a smart-home security company. Researchers combined “property crime data, Google search trends and other security factors” to rank the 50 largest cities in the country, “along with …
Read More »Masked gunmen abduct 31 migrants near Texas border, Mexican authorities say
A group of masked gunmen kidnapped 31 migrants of different nationalities aboard a bus in Mexico over the weekend as they were traveling toward the border with Texas, Mexican authorities said. The bus carrying 36 people was stopped on Saturday on the highway that connects the border cities of Reynosa …
Read More »Top Trump prosecutor, Georgia DA alleged to be in 'improper' romantic relationship: court filing
A new Fulton County, Georgia, court filing alleges an “improper” romantic relationship between the top prosecutor in Donald Trump’s election interference case and District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the charges against the former president. According to the filing, Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade, her alleged partner, to prosecute …
Read More »Jennifer Dulos case: Police bodycam footage shows possible blood in garage during Michelle Troconis' trial
Connecticut police body camera footage from May 24, 2019, presented in court Thursday appears to show blood in Jennifer Dulos’ New Canaan garage the day she disappeared. The footage was played during the first day of suspect Michelle Troconis’ trial. Troconis was dating Dulos’ estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, at the …
Read More »Victim in viral Cincinnati street brawl now charged in case, police say
A man whom police identified as a victim in the violent street brawl in Cincinnati that left several people injured last month has been charged, investigators said. The unidentified 45-year-old White man is charged with disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, for his alleged role in the July 26 melee in …
Read More »Parents of 7-month-old boy missing for nearly 2 weeks are charged with murder
The parents of a seven-month-old boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks in Southern California have been charged with his murder. Jake Haro, 32, and his wife, Rebecca Haro, 41, were each charged with felony murder with malice on Tuesday in the death of their son Emmanuel, according …
Read More »Kansas City police officer killed by fleeing suspect while deploying stop sticks to end pursuit
Kansas City is mourning the loss of a police officer after he was fatally struck by a driver fleeing law enforcement while attempting to deploy stop sticks. The Kansas City Police Department in Kansas identified the slain officer as 26-year-old Hunter Simoncic. The young officer graduated from the department’s academy …
Read More »Six people shot, one slashed in NYC violence after West Indian Day Parade ends Monday evening
A Labor Day celebration in Brooklyn culminated in violence with at least six people shot and another slashed in separate incidents following the West Indian Day Parade, according to the NYPD. Police said the shootings and stabbings occurred across four locations in Crown Heights as parade crowds dispersed between late …
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