A 64-year-old woman was pushed out of a moving car and carjacked near a church in Houston, Texas. Kevin Chambers, 34, was arrested and charged in the crime. Authorities told ABC 13 ,that same night Chambers was at the Church of Lord Jesus Christ attending service when he tried to steal a church van. When he […]
A bank robber managed to get away from police on a bicycle. Patch.com reports The holdup took place at a First Bank branch on the morning of Nov. 3 in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. “The robber entered the bank, brandished a gun and demanded everyone to lay on the floor,” according to Special Agent […]
Two individuals held a University of New Orleans student at gunpoint in his on-campus apartment before forcing him to drive to two ATMs and withdraw money Wednesday afternoon, reports The Times-Picayune. At about 1 p.m., the 18-year-old student heard a knock at his door, when he opened it an armed man and woman forced their way […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for conspiring to kidnap a baby that his girlfriend had cut from their neighbor’s body and lying to police about it, but with a chance at parole that the slain woman’s mother said he should not have. “We want justice. […]
A series of carjackings in Atlanta raises alarms for HBCU students in the city.
SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Two teenage suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, are facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a school, authorities said Sunday. Authorities said they believe 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard fatally shot […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man who fired a shotgun at three African-Americans amid the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans more than 13 years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to two federal criminal counts. Roland Bourgeois, 55, was indicted in 2010 and originally pleaded not guilty. His case dragged on for years, […]
DETROIT (AP) — An anonymously written letter led Michigan inspectors to find badly decomposed remains of 11 infants hidden in a ceiling compartment of a shuttered Detroit funeral home, police say. Inspectors with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs found the remains Friday at the former Cantrell Funeral Home, just hours after receiving […]
Curtis Barnum, 53, was killed Tuesday night at a D.C gas station. Surveillance video shows that Barnum parked near the door, under a light, and went inside to purchase a snack. When he returned to his truck, he was stabbed multiple times and carjacked. According to NBC 4, Barnum was a partially disabled home improvement […]
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) — A convicted felon was charged Monday with a total of 18 felonies including murder after a series of shootings that left three people dead and two wounded in the Kansas City area. The charges filed against Issac Fisher, 35, include three counts of second-degree murder. He is being held on $1 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that targeted the homes of celebrities, including Rihanna, Christina Milian, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Rams wide receiver Robert Woods, police said Tuesday. The suspects were believed to be part of a larger burglary ring targeting actors, athletes and […]
20-year-old Shawn Smith has been charged with murder after he allegedly tossed his 4-year-old brother from a Brooklyn building. Cops say he admitted throwing him off the roof. Relatives say he suffers from schizophrenia. When asked if he meant to hurt his little brother, Smith responded “not really,” NY Daily News reports. Smith tossed Shimron Smith from the roof of a […]
