Police in Miami are searching for a woman accused of drugging a man she went out on a date with and stealing more than $600,000 in Rolexes and other jewelry from him. Police released surveillance video of the suspect and urged the public to contact them if they recognize her. …
Read More »Chicago Officer Aréanah Preston killed: 4 teenagers charged with murder
Four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain last weekend as she was heading home from work, authorities said Wednesday. Nineteen-year-olds Joseph Brooks and Trevell Breeland, Jakwon Buchanan, 18, and a 16-year-old boy face charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery …
Read More »Suspect arrested in connection with druggings and robberies in New York City
Police have arrested one of three men wanted in connection with a series of drugging deaths and robberies in New York City. Jacob Barroso, 30, faces murder, robbery, grand larceny, identity theft and conspiracy charges, police announced Sunday. Jayqwan Hamilton, 35, and Robert Demaio, 34, are still being sought by …
Read More »Colorado dentist James Craig formally charged with first
A Colorado dentist was formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife after he allegedly poisoned her pre-workout shakes with arsenic. James Craig, 45, appeared at the Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colorado, on Thursday wearing an orange jail jumpsuit to hear the charges, CBS Colorado …
Read More »Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured in beating at South Florida LA Fitness
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was hospitalized after he was beaten while in a South Florida LA Fitness steam room Tuesday, police confirmed Wednesday. “An altercation occurred between several individuals, leaving Daniel Hernandez injured,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. “Thankfully, …
Read More »In a first, California court tosses murder conviction because of rap video shown at trial
A California appellate court overturned a murder conviction based on 2022 state legislation that limits the use of rap videos as evidence. Travon Venable Sr of San Bernadino was convicted of first-degree murder for a 2019 drive-by shooting that killed one person and wounded another. He was sentenced to a …
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A 9-year-old girl and a local TV news reporter were among three people killed and two others wounded in shootings in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, authorities and the TV station involved said. Keith Melvin Moses, 19, has been arrested in connection with the shootings, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said …
Read More »Suspect arrested in death of Jersey City kindergarten teacher Luz Hernandez, found in shallow grave
A suspect is now under arrest in the death of a New Jersey kindergarten teacher, CBS New York’s Zinnia Maldonado reports. The body of 33-year-old Luz Hernandez was found Tuesday in Kearny, a day after she was reported missing. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office announced an arrest overnight. No details …
Read More »No evidence of mass shooting plan after weapons seized from L.A. high
Los Angeles — Police on Thursday said there isn’t any evidence that a mass shooting was planned by a man who stockpiled guns and ammunition in his Hollywood high-rise apartment. Braxton Johnson was taken into custody Tuesday after he allegedly made violent threats to security staff at the apartment building …
Read More »Colorado rolled out one of the nation’s first alert systems for missing Indigenous people. The first person it was used for was found dead.
A 27-year-old man in Colorado went missing a day before the state’s new Missing Indigenous Person Alerts system went live on Dec. 30. One week later, he was found dead. A Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Wanbli Vigil was issued Jan. 3, four days after the system went live. The …
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