Christopher Dorner Manhunt: LAPD Reopens Case That Led to Suspected Cop-Killer’s Firing
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department announced Saturday it will reopen the case of the firing of Christopher Dorner, but said the decision was not made to “appease” the fugitive former cop suspected of killin…
Terror Sting: California Man Arrested in Taliban Car Bomb Plot
Doug Menuez/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Federal agents arrested a California man Friday morning in a terror sting after he allegedly tried to detonate a car bomb at an Oakland bank as part of a Taliban plot.The FBI said the explosive device that Mat…
Jordan Johnson Trial: Former University of Montana QB Faces Rape Charge
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MISSOULA, Mont.) — Jordan Johnson, a former star quarterback for the University of Montana Grizzlies, will Friday face charges that he sexually assaulted a female classmate.Certain facts will not be in dispute at the trial, whic…
Reward Raised to $70,000 In Execution-Style Slaying of Prosecutor
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(KAUFMAN, Texas) — State and federal authorities have upped the reward for information leading to the killers of Texas prosecutor Mark Hasse to $70,000, but said Sunday they do not have a motive or suspects in Thursday’s sh…
California Preschool Closing After Alleged Sexual Activity Between Students
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A Carson, Calif., preschool is closing after parents learned of alleged sexual activity between 4- and 5-year-olds, according to an attorney representing the alleged victims.Some students in the preschool class at the First Lut…
Alabama Standoff: Authorities Maintaining ‘Open Line of Communication’ with Hostage Suspect
WDHN(MIDLAND CITY, Ala.) — Alabama police have an “open line of communication” with the retired Alabama trucker who took a 5-year-old autistic boy hostage from a school bus and was holding him in his underground bunker.”Through our communication, we’v…
Convicted Murderer Steven L. Robbins Back in Custody After Mistakenly Released
Kevin Horan/Stone(CHICAGO) — A convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from a Chicago jail is back in custody Saturday, after authorities used leads and interviews with his family and friends to successfully track him down.Steven L. Robbins, 44…
Alabama Standoff: Students Say Hostage Suspect Jimmy Lee Dykes Threatened to Kill
ABCNews.com(MIDLAND CITY, Ala.) — A brother and sister who escaped the school bus where a 5-year-old autistic boy was taken hostage by a retired Alabama trucker are speaking out about the standoff and the man who threatened the lives of the children o…
Florida Boy’s 911 Call Helps Police Nab Burglars
Comstock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A brave 11-year-old boy’s phone call from a closet helped police catch three thieves ransacking his family’s Miami Beach, Fla. house while he was home alone on Friday.The boy, whose identity is being concealed,…
Former Ms. Washington Takes Plea Bargain in Murder Case
ABC News(FREELAND, Wa.) — A former Ms. Washington has accepted a plea bargain, one week before she was scheduled to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge.Peggy Sue Thomas, 47, pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of rendering criminal assistance …
Rocky Marquez: Nationwide Manhunt for Escaped Inmate
ABC News(DETROIT) — A nationwide manhunt is underway for a career criminal who has twice escaped from jail by switching identities with other inmates. Authorities did not notice Rocky Marquez, 34, was missing from a Detroit jail until five days after …
$75,000 Reward Offered in Philadelphia School Kidnapping
(PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) — After a 5-year-old girl was kidnapped from a Philadelphia school and assaulted earlier this week, community leaders banded together to offer a $75,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible. Accordin…
Private Surveillance Cameras Catching More Criminals
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Lately a range of crimes have been solved by the seemingly ubiquitous security videos maintained by private companies or citizens, and investigators have been able to quickly apprehend suspects by obtaining the video, …
Two Adults and Three Children Shot Dead in Albuquerque
Jupiter Images/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — The bullet-ridden bodies of three adults and two children were found inside an Albuquerque, N.M., home late Saturday, authorities confirmed Sunday.
A teenage boy was arrested and is being char…
Former Conn. Priest Indicted on Meth Charges
Image Source/Thinkstock(BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) — A former Roman Catholic priest from Connecticut has fallen from grace after being indicted on charges that he was part of an alleged cross-country crystal methamphetamine drug ring.Former Monsignor Kevin Wa…
Convicted Murderer Who Pleaded for Death Electrocuted in Virginia
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JARRATT, Va.) — A Virginia inmate who begged — and even killed — for the death penalty was executed by electric chair Wednesday night.Robert Gleason Jr., 42, was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. authorities said. He was executed a…
Jimmy Hoffa Said to Be Buried in Vacant Lot Outside Detroit
MPI/Getty Images(DETROIT) — His body has never been found. Since Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975 there have been countless tips about the whereabouts of his body, all of them dead ends. But now new information from the reputed underboss of the Detroit…
Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs
Burlington Police Department(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — A deaf man in North Carolina, communicating to a friend via sign language, was stabbed multiple times after he was mistaken for flashing gang signs, police said.Terrance Ervin Daniels, 45, was brutally …
Four in Chicago Charged in Double Strangulation
Will County Sheriff”s Department(CHICAGO) – Four people, including two teenage girls and the son of a police sergeant, are under arrest in suburban Chicago on charges of strangling two men.Adam Landerman, 19, Alisa Massaro, 18, Bethany McKee, 18…
San Diego Police Shoot Armed Suspect in Movie Theater
ABC News(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — San Diego police shot and critically wounded a gunman who was hiding in a movie theater. Police stormed into a screening of “Les Miserables” at the Reading Cinemas Carmel Mountain around 3:50 p.m. Saturday and confronted …