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Alabama basketball player charged with murder

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The Alabama men’s basketball team has been rocked by news that one of their players, Darius Miles, has been charged with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting which happened near the university campus on Sunday. According to reports, the 21-year-old junior reserve forward from Washington, D.C. was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail around 6:45 p.m. that same evening. The University announced that Miles is no longer part of the team. Tuscaloosa police …

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Four ex-officers accused of covering up sex trafficking ring

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An illegal immigrant has accused the former Fairfax County police chief and three ex-officers of being clients of a prostitution enterprise. The immigrant testified that she was one of the victims of this sex trafficking ring, and accused the four law enforcement personnel of covering it up. This week, a federal jury in Alexandria, Va., heard testimony from a woman named Jane Doe as part of a civil case against the former Fairfax County Police …

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Suspect shot by police in McDonald’s parking lot

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In the 4300 block of Central Place, Fairfield, the Fairfield Police Department (FFPD) responded to a report of a disturbance with a firearm on November 27th. In the area, a deputy from the Solano County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. An officer-involved shooting occurred when Robert Duncan Jr., 41, of Vallejo fired his handgun at FFPD and SCSO officers. A Sheriff’s deputy was in the Cordelia area at approximately 2:30 am when he heard on …

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Daycare worker charged with abuse after biting a child on the job

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Multiple outlets report that a former worker at a Mississippi daycare center was arrested. She was taken into custody after allegedly biting a small child while working at the daycare. Haley Rozek, 26, was arrested Monday and charged with felony child abuse. The incident took place in December at The Kids Company daycare in Jones County. After noticing bite marks on her son’s arm, the mother of a baby at the center called police. Jones …

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Police find body burning in fire pit while searching for missing college student

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Police allegedly discovered a burning body in a fire pit outside a woman’s home, and charged her with murder. The University of Missouri campus police responded to Hudson Hall dormitory around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 10. They arrived at the dorms after a mother called for a welfare check on her son, who has high-functioning autism. Her last contact with him was at 11:30 pm the day before. KATV reports that dorm cameras captured …

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Suspect finally arrested for shooting a detective after 20-hour search

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Phoenix Police Department has taken into custody a suspect accused of shooting and wounding a Scottsdale detective Friday night during a special assignment. According to Phoenix Police, 37-year-old Kenneth Hearne was apprehended Saturday night, after fleeing from a two-story balcony and shooting at officers. The Phoenix Police Department spokesperson Philip Krynsky says that after Hearne was spotted by law enforcement, he produced a gun and officers opened fire. Hearne was shot during the confrontation and …

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Beloved elementary school teacher killed in domestic violence shooting

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Police suspect domestic violence killed a 28-year-old Texas woman. The victim was named 2021 “Teacher of the Year” at her elementary school on Saturday. At about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Sugar Land police responded to calls about a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wendy Duan dead with multiple gunshot wounds. Duan taught third grade reading and language arts at Boone Elementary School in Houston. In December 2021, she posted on Facebook about being named the school’s …

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Man and woman run screaming from crime scene after murder-suicide takes place

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In North Carolina, police say five people, including three minors, have died in what appears to be a murder-suicide. According to the news release, officers were called to the neighborhood after a man and woman ran from the house screaming. When investigators arrived, they encountered those same two people asking for assistance. In a statement to the Greensboro News & Record, police captain Matt Truitt said the pair fled the home where the deaths took …

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Former Louisiana Deputy Sentenced To 100 Years In Prison

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In a plea deal, a former Louisiana deputy pleaded guilty to a series of horrific child sex crimes, including ejaculating on cupcakes that his wife fed to junior high school students. In a plea agreement on Tuesday, Dennis Perkins, formerly with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, admitted to rape, sexual battery of a child under 13, video voyeurism, and child pornography. Additionally, he was charged with mingling harmful substances after his wife, a teacher, gave …

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Suspect shot dead after initiating shootout with police

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On late Wednesday night, January 4, a man was shot dead after exchanging gunshots with Frederick Police Department (FPD) officers. The officials said the FPD received a call reporting a shootout occurring in the area around the 200 block of 7th Street at 11:30 p.m. The incident occurred in the neighborhood north of Centennial Park, around the corner in downtown Frederick, Colorado. According to the press release, multi-jurisdictional officers responded to the call. Firestone Police …

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