Suspects Butt Dial 9-1-1 During Alleged Burglary
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) — Accidentally butt dialing someone is embarrassing or inconsequential to most, but for two Fresno, Calif., men, their cell phone mishap landed them in jail.
The call, which went to 911, started like any other …
New York City Man Killed in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City police say a deadly shooting that took place in Greenwich Village Saturday was an anti-gay hate crime.
32-year-old Harlem resident Marc Carson and his companion were just blocks from the famous St…
O.J. Simpson Due in Las Vegas Court on Monday
Issac Brekken-Pool/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — O.J. Simpson is expected to make the legal equivalent of a hail Mary pass on Monday in a Las Vegas courtroom, asking a judge to grant him a new trial on grounds his former attorney mishandled his case.
The …
Hostages Rescued After Two-Day Standoff in Trenton
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(TRENTON, N.J.) — A 36-hour standoff with an armed man who took 3 children hostage in a Trenton, New Jersey, home ended early Sunday after SWAT teams fatally shot the suspect and rescued the children.
Police say Gerald Tyrone M…
Trial in Model’s Alleged Murder by Female Enforcer Set to Begin
Comstock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Kelly Soo Park, who prosecutors allege strangled an actress and model with her bare hands.
Park, 47, was described in court documents last year as being an enforc…
Brother Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 8-Year-Old California Girl
ABC News | Calaveras Unified School District(VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif.) — The 12-year-old brother of 8-year-old Leila Fowler, who said his sister was stabbed to death in their home by an intruder last month, has been arrested.
The Calaveras County Sherif…
West, Texas EMT Worker Arrested for Possession of Destructive Device
ABC News(WACO, Texas) — A 31-year old EMT worker who was one of the first at the scene of last month’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas that killed 15 people, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of a destructive device.
Authoritie…
Man Goes on Rampage in a Bulldozer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PORT ANGELES, Wash.) — A man police described as “upset” got in a bulldozer and rammed into homes, cars and telephone poles in Port Angeles, Wash. on Friday.
The driver of the bulldozer, who has not been identified b…
Injured Child Appears, Disappears Into Woods, 911 Caller Claims
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MONTPELIER, Vt.) — A Vermont driver called 911 Thursday afternoon to report that a small, injured child approached the driver’s vehicle and then abruptly took off into the woods and vanished.
Around 5:17 p.m., a driver, wh…
Florida Man Attacked by Alligator While Fleeing Police
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(PINELLAS PARK, Fla.) — An alligator in Florida took a bite out of crime — literally.
Bryan Zuniga, 20, was running away from police after allegedly committing a traffic violation and driving without a license while drivin…
Michigan Mom’s Blood Found at the Scene Where She Went Missing
ABC News(NORTON SHORES, Mich.) — Police investigating the disappearance of Jessica Heeringa, the Michigan woman abducted in late April during her shift at a gas station, said that the suspicious substance found at the scene where she vanished was her …
Judge Slaps Attorneys for Alleged Porn Shakedown
Comstock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A federal judge has sanctioned four alleged perpetrators of a porn shakedown scheme — all of them attorneys.
In a scathing decision, Judge Otis Wright for the central district of California earlier this week imposed…
Jury Reaches Verdict in Jodi Arias Murder Trial
ABC News(PHOENIX) — The jury deliberating in the murder trial of Jodi Arias has reached a verdict, court officials said Wednesday.
The verdict will be announced in court at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Arias, 32, is charged with first-degree murder for kil…
Missing Minn. Woman’s Blood Found on Jacket in Boyfriend’s Car
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.) — The investigation into the disappearance of 24-year-old Mandy Matula of Eden Prairie, Minn., has yielded new evidence, further tying her ex-boyfriend, who has since died, to the case.
Police said DNA tes…
As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot
Joey Foley/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Christian lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band As I Lay Dying has been arrested in Southern California in a sting operation for allegedly attempting to arrange the murder of his estranged wife.
Tim Lambe…
Ex-Boyfriend Linked to Missing Minn. Woman’s Disappearance Fatally Shoots Self
Facebook(EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.) — A man police wanted to question about the disappearance of a Minnesota woman died before they could talk to him after he fatally shot himself in the head, according to the county medical examiner.
David Roe’s Deat…
Guide Dog Chases Burglars From Blind Woman’s Home in Philadelphia
iStockphoto(PHILADELPHIA) — The guide dog of a blind woman is probably getting a few extra treats after chasing out intruders from her home early Friday morning.
According to police, the incident started around 3 a.m. when at least one teenager broke …
Rescued California Teen Hiker Charged With Meth Possession
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — Nicolas Cendoya, one of the teenage hikers lost for days in the California wilderness after becoming disoriented on a hike, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Cendoya, 19, and Kyndall Jack, 18, went hiking nea…
Jodi Arias Prosecutor: ‘She Knew She Was Going to Kill Him’
ABC News(MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz.) — Jodi Arias was manipulative and deceitful to the ex-boyfriend she killed and to the jury when she testified, prosecutor Juan Martinez said during the closing remarks at her murder trial Thursday.
Martinez paced the M…
PA Doctor Died with ‘Toxic Levels’ of Cyanide in Bloodstream
Hemera/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Pa.) — An accomplished and well-respected Pennsylvania doctor who suddenly collapsed in her home had “toxic levels of cyanide” in her bloodstream, according to police.
Autumn Marie Klein, 41, collapsed at her Oakland, Pa., h…