Convicted murderer charged in two new Texas killings offers to return to prison in plea
A convicted murderer who was released early from a Texas prison in 1993 and now faces two new murder charges has offered to enter a plea and to return to prison for 50 years in exchange for avoiding going to trial and facing a possible death sentence.
Girlfriend of suspect in fatal shootings of 8 in Chicago suburb charged with obstruction, police say
Authorities say the 21-year-old girlfriend of a man suspected of fatally shooting seven relatives and an eighth person last weekend in a Chicago suburb has been charged with obstruction for allegedly trying to prevent her boyfriendโs apprehension.
Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car
A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected their car was stolen says she decided to speak out after seeing video from a passerby and realizing two officers had aimed firearms at her 13-year-old son while his hands were up.
Ex-โPredatorโ host turns himself in after court no-show, turns over full video of sting operation
The former host of the โTo Catch a Predatorโ TV series turned himself in Friday after a Michigan judge issued a warrant for his arrest for no-showing at a court hearing to explain why he had not given a defense lawyer more footage of a police sting operation.
Texas cop charged with murder in shooting released on bond
In this Thursday, March 11, 2021, photo provided by the Austin (Texas) Police Department is Christopher Taylor. Taylor, an Austin police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed Austin man was booked into jail and released on bond Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Austin Police Department via AP)AUSTIN, Texas โ A Texas police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed Austin man was booked into jail and released on bond Thursday, authorities said. The officer fatally shot him with a rifle in April as he drove away after another officer shot him with a beanbag gun. After asking him repeatedly to step away from the vehicle, an officer shot Ramos with a beanbag bullet.
Police investigate pepper spraying of mother near toddler
A Rochester police officer has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on the woman, authorities said Friday. AdโBoth incidents involved Black mothers. Both involved Black children. Both involved Black people obviously in crisis. Both involved officers using pepper spray on or around a Black child,โ PAB Chair Shani Wilson said during a video news conference Friday.
Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated
The Aurora Civil Service Commission issued a decision Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, upholding the firings of officers Marrero, Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt over this and similar photos. Police Chief Vanessa Wilson fired the three officers last year over two photos taken at a memorial to McClain two months after his death. AdDittrich texted the photos to two officers who stopped McClain โ Rosenblatt and Nathan Woodyard โ to try to cheer up Woodyard, authorities said. Besides the neckhold, McClain was injected with the sedative ketamine. Rosenblatt initially tried to put McClain in the neckhold but couldnโt because of his position, so Woodyard did, authorities said.
Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
A man wears a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. Small groups of revelers, some wearing glittery hats, filmed their distant view of Times Square on their phones and broke out in cheers at midnight. Preparing for the worst, the New York Police Department deployed its bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to guard against explosions. โItโs dead,โ said Ali Jameel early Thursday, who owns a store a block from Times Square. โComing to Times Square is a family tradition for some.
California police recover lizards stolen from reptile store
This undated photo provided by the Long Beach, Calif., Police Department shows one of two unique Australian monitor lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop in November 2019. (Long Beach Police Department via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Police in California announced two arrests and the return of a pair of unique lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop last year. The Long Beach Police Department said Friday that the two Australian lace monitor lizards were stolen from JTK Reptiles in Long Beach in November, The Los Angeles Times reports. Three people entered the store, broke into the cages holding the lizards and escaped to a waiting car, authorities said. Animal control handlers were called to recover the lizards before being returned to their owner, Long Beach Police Department spokesman Brandon Fahey said.
Man charged with hate crime over fire set at Missouri mosque
This undated photo provided by the Cape Girardeau, Mo., Police Department shows Nicholas Proffitt. Prosecutors have charged the 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque last week with a hate crime and other counts. (Cape Girardeau Police Department via AP)O'FALLON, Mo. โ Prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque last week with a hate crime and other counts. Proffitt, who is from Cape Girardeau, a city in southeastern Missouri across the border from southern Illinois, does not have a listed attorney.