Detroit, MI

California State

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Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

The world has lost a ground breaking acting legend. On March 29th, 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. passed away in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. After obtaining a sports injury at age 17, he was encouraged to participate in a school play. Not long afterwards, he was encouraged to try out for a Broadway play. The rest, as they say, was history.

Academy Award Winning Actor Dies at Age 87

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Wasco, CA

The Quick Historian

In Wasco, California, deputies arrested a 28-year-old man after he was observed walking around and brandishing the severed leg of an individual struck and killed by a train nearby.

Man arrested after waving around and eating severed leg

Missouri State

Fredericktown, MO

Police in Fredericktown, Missouri, have arrested a mother and her boyfriend in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy, who showed signs of malnourishment and multiple injuries.

Couple arrested after malnourished 4-year-old son found dead

Washington State

Manassas, VA

Tracy Leicher

PRINCE WILLIAM, Va. – Reports of a suspicious man in a stolen vehicle turned into an arrest for double-murder on Tuesday. According to a media release from the Prince William Sheriff’s Office (PWSO), the chain of events began in the early morning hours of April 2, 2024.

Police Arrest Man For Carjacking and Learn He's the Prime Suspect in a Double Homicide Investigation

Santa Ana, CA

Garden Grove, CA

The Orange County Tribune

SUSPECTS readied for processing after raid on a suspected gambling “slap house” in Garden Grove (GGPD photo). Seventeen people were arrested Thursday at a suspected “slaphouse” for illegal gambling in Garden Grove, according to police.

17 are arrested at ‘slaphouse’

Virginia State

Culpeper County, VA

Hopewell, VA

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred on Monday, March 25.

Highway Tragedy; Man Dies After Running into Path of Tractor Trailer

King County, WA

Connell, WA

Timothy A Gruver

A King County practical nurse has been charged with misconduct for romancing a prisoner, the Department of Health reports. In March, the Board of Nursing charged licensed practical nurse Monica A. Davis with unprofessional conduct, according to the DOH.

Nurse Charged for Inappropriate Prisoner Romance

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

SHENANDOAH – Two men have been identified and warrants have been issued for their arrest...
The post Men identified, charged, sought for Family Dollar burglary first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Men identified, charged, sought for Family Dollar burglary

Orange County, CA

NewSantaAna

Homicide Detectives are attempting to locate Roxanne Briseno of Santa Ana who is wanted as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred in November 2019. Roxanne is known to frequent hotels in the Orange County Area and believed to reside in the City of Santa Ana.

The SAPD is searching for a woman who may have witnessed a homicide

Georgia State

Trinidad, CO

Colorado Martini

(Colorado) Cathay Williams was once an enslaved woman but later disguised herself as a man so she could become a soldier. Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the United States Army, while disguised as a man, during the Indian Wars. Williams is also the only known female Buffalo Soldier.

The Hidden Legacy: Cathay Williams, the Female Buffalo Soldier

Oregon State

Portland, OR

In Portland, Oregon, a 60-year-old man has been convicted by a judge for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in 1980, a case involving abduction, sexual assault, and fatal beating near her college campus.

Man found guilty of murder after DNA links him to 1980 cold case

Westminster, CA

On March 20, 2024, at about 5:56 AM, officers were dispatched to a residence located in the 14800 block of Cordoba Place about a male forcing entry into a residence where three adult women were asleep in their bedrooms, according to the Westminster Police Dept .

A man broke into a house with three sleeping women in Westminster and demanded to be fed

Irvine, CA

On Friday, two 17-year-old females were observed by police officers walking out of the Woodbury Walgreens with $3,000 in merchandise concealed under their clothing, according to the Irvine Police Department .

The Irvine Police caught two young women as they tried to steal $3K in goods from a retail store

Orange, CA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A five-time convicted DUI driver who was seen drinking alcohol and flipping officers off after hitting and killing a pedestrian in Orange was charged today with murder for killing the man while driving under the influence of alcohol and leading police on a short pursuit.

Five-time convicted O.C. DUI driver charged with murder after the hit and run death of a pedestrian

Placentia, CA

This past weekend, police officer Irvine and K9 officer Enzo conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation, according to the Placentia Police Department .

A traffic stop in Placentia led to the seizure of 24 kilos of cocaine with the help of a K9 police dog

Iowa State

Houston, TX

Margaret Minnicks

A man accused of serial bigamy posed as a pastor at small Black churches around the country, was sentenced to three years in prison after he was found to have had at least 10 wives whom he married for financial gain, according to the Christian Post.

Man posed as a pastor in small Black churches had at least 10 wives, including one in Virginia

A victim had their debit card stolen during a distraction theft in another City in January, according to the Irvine Police Department . Two suspects are accused of using the victim’s card to make several withdrawals from the victim’s account, resulting in a loss of $3,400.

The Irvine Police are trying to identify two suspects who stole $3,400 with a purloined debit card

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Dearborn, MI

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Ferndale, MI

Allen Park, MI

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Second juvenile charged in fatal shooting of 15-year-old at Detroit hotel

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A second juvenile has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Detroit teen, who was found with a wound in his...

Second juvenile charged in fatal shooting of 15-year-old at Detroit hotel

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