Man shoots convicted burglar who allegedly tried to steal weed eaters from...
View Larger Map A homeowner who shot a burglar multiple times Monday in Far East Dallas won’t face criminal charges, police said. But Festus Johnson, 34, who was taken...
View ArticleBurglars force way into Dayton home
A woman reported to Dayton police her apartment was burglarized by a group of four males. The woman said she was with her boyfriend inside...
View ArticleWeekend Gun Report: June 21-23, 2013
Last Wednesday, there was a note posted atop Slate’s interactive gun-death tracker, which we quote at the end of each post: As time goes on, our count gets further and further away from the likely...
View ArticleThe Gun Report: June 25, 2013
The opening statements in the George Zimmerman trial are over; the case is finally under way. Was Zimmerman a vigilante who took advantage of Florida’s absurd “Stand Your Ground” law to shoot a young,...
View Article5 dead, at least 28 wounded in shootings since Friday night
Updated: June 24, 2013 7:32AM Five men were killed and at least 28 other people were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening. The first fatal shooting occurred in the Belmont Cragin...
View ArticleDayton PD investigate attempted burglary, shooting
Police are investigating a burglary early this evening in which the resident protected her home with a...
View ArticleCrime and police news for Friday, June 28
Man injured in shooting in North Richmond RICHMOND Police are investigating a shooting in North Richmond early Thursday that resulted in one man being hospitalized. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry...
View ArticleThe Gun Report: June 26, 2013
We will take a brief pause from our usual Gun Report introduction to rejoice at the news that the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. A good day for America. We look forward to the...
View ArticleState PoliceLocate Suspect Accused of Shooting Willimantic Police Officer...
(Source: State of Connecticut) STATE OF CONNECTICUT Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Connecticut State Police Public Information Office 1111 Country Club Road Middletown,...
View ArticleOfficer-Involved Shooting Investigated in Beltrami County
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PRESS RELEASE ST. PAUL — A Beltrami County man has died following a standoff with police at a residence in rural Beltrami County. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal...
View ArticleBelle Glade man facing attempted murder charge after alleged shooting Tuesday
A Belle Glade man is a facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot another man multiple times Tuesday night. Andrew L. Patterson, 18, was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting...
View Article1 dead, 8 wounded in shootings since Friday night
Updated: June 29, 2013 11:39AM One person was killed and eight other people were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night. A man was shot to death early Saturday in the West Pullman...
View ArticleTwo Indianapolis Shootings Leave Investigators Looking For Connection
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (www.TheIndyChannel.com) - Two men were injured after a shooting on the city’s northeast side Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 3900 block of North Emerson Avenue just...
View ArticleDenver homeowner who shot intruder feared for his safety, cops say
Denver police investigate a crime scene after responded to a shooting in the 3200 block of South Glencoe Street on July 8, 2013. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) Denver police investigate a crime scene...
View Article4 dead, 10 wounded in shootings since Friday
Updated: July 14, 2013 5:51PM Four people have been killed and at least 10 others — including four teenagers and a 72-year-old woman — wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night. The most...
View Article9 dead, 48 wounded in holiday weekend shootings
Updated: July 7, 2013 8:59AM Nine men were killed and 48 others, including two young boys, have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this holiday weekend. The latest shooting happened just...
View Article9 dead, 43 wounded in holiday weekend shootings
Updated: July 6, 2013 8:18PM Nine men were killed and 43 others, including two young boys, have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this holiday weekend. The latest shooting happened just...
View ArticleBradenton car burglaries investigated
BRADENTON - Unlocked vehicles at five residences in the same Bradenton neighborhood were burglarized overnight. The victims, who live in the 6000, 6100 and 6300 blocks of Seventh Avenue West, as well...
View ArticleArrest made in shooting death of man, 24, in York
YORK— YORK - An arrest has been made in the shooting death of 24-year-old Devon Coates, according to a York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office news release issued late Monday night. Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleThe Gun Report: July 9, 2013
Andy Murray just made history as the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936. But this isn’t the first time he’s found himself at the center of an international news story. When he was 8,...
View ArticlePolice blotter — July 7
Summit County Akron Arrests A Robert Street woman, 23, was charged with theft. Police said the woman was employed by Walgreen’s when confronted by loss prevention workers and a store manager following...
View Article“I am gonna go to the pen”
FORT WORTH — After gunning down his pregnant girlfriend, her mother and her 10-year-old brother, Amos Joseph Wells III fled the scene and called his sister, asking her to take care of his daughter...
View ArticleNorfolk police investigate two Sunday night shootings
NORFOLK— Two men were taken to the hospital Sunday night following a pair of shootings in the city. The first shooting occurred at 9 p.m. in the 1300 block of Lead Street, said...
View ArticleWoman held in shooting that left one dead, three hurt
Baltimore police have charged a woman with murder in the fatal shooting of her neighbor last month during a spate of violence that left 12 people dead in a single week. Tierra Fallin, 29, was charged...
View ArticleEgypt: Deadly Clashes at Cairo University (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (New York) - Both local residents and demonstrators supporting former President Mohamed Morsy died in clashes on the night of July 2, 2013 near Cairo University. The...
View ArticleBaltimore police make arrest in shooting that left one dead, three hurt
Baltimore police have charged a woman with murder in the fatal shooting of her neighbor last month during a spate of violence that left 12 people dead during a single week. Tierra Fallin, 29, was...
View ArticleHeads of Osceola law enforcement to discuss unsolved shooting investigation...
KISSIMMEE - More than a week of unsolved shootings have prompted Osceola County's top law enforcement officers to speak today about their joint investigation of the apparently random gunfire....
View ArticleThree men shot in separate overnight incidents in Baltimore
Baltimore City police report three men were shot and wounded in separate incidents Saturday night and early Sunday morning. In the first incident, at about 11...
View ArticleTwo men face attempted murder charges in Fort Pierce shooting
Two men are facing attempted murder charges today in connection with a shooting Wednesday in Fort Pierce, police say. Fort Pierce Police Wednesday were called...
View Article2 dead, 2 wounded in shootings since Friday night
Two men were killed and at least two other people wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night. Fernando Sanchez, 25, of the 3100 block of West Le Moyne Street, was fatally shot near Le...
View ArticleAspiring rapper found guilty of shooting best friend after drug session
A Henrico County jury on Thursday found an aspiring rapper guilty of the malicious wounding of his best friend, as well as two other drug and weapons charges stemming from a night of marijuana and...
View ArticleAt least 7 dead, 38 others wounded in holiday weekend shootings
Updated: July 6, 2013 6:23AM Seven men were killed and at least 38 other people were wounded in shootings throughout the city so far this holiday weekend. A 5-year-old boy was among the wounded —...
View ArticleAt least 7 dead, 34 others wounded in holiday weekend shootings
Seven men were killed and at least 34 other people were wounded in shootings throughout the city so far this holiday weekend. A 5-year-old boy was among the wounded — shot early Friday alongside two...
View ArticleHampton men wanted in shooting arrested
HAMPTON— Two Hampton men wanted in a shooting that occurred last week in the first block Locust Avenue have been arrested, police said Friday. Tamell Hakeen Paden, 21, of the first block of Holiday...
View ArticlePolice blotter: After woman takes back house key, boyfriend damages her car
PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE BATTERY A man who had reportedly taken his sister’s car and stolen money from her was struck by her at a residence in the 5500 block of Eagle Lake Drive. The sister claimed...
View ArticleBlotter: Woman opens purse for ID, reveals cocaine, pills
WEST PALM BEACH POLICE ANIMAL BITE A man and his girlfriend were walking in the area of Mill Valley Place when a large dog ran up, jumped on the man and bit him on the arm. The dog ran away, then...
View ArticleMiddleboro Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Charged, Plenty Of Questions
A Middleboro shooting very early Friday morning that left a 65-year-old woman dead and sparked a gun battle with police has resulted in the first charges for a suspected shooter. The Plymouth County...
View ArticleHPD: Neighbor shot man accused of stealing vehicles in north Houston
Gunfire broke out near a gasoline station in north Houston during a confrontation between a group of neighbors and two men they believe had stolen their vehicles, police said. Houston police officers...
View ArticleRobbery Leads To High Speed Chase And Officer Involved Shooting
GRANDVIEW- Late last night in Grandview, Police responded to a report of a break-in in the 600 block of E 3rd street. Three males reportedly entered the residence and demanded money. After...
View Article48 Shot in Wave of Holiday Weekend Violence in Chicago
Seven men were killed and at least 41 other people were wounded in shootings throughout the city so far this holiday weekend. A 5-year-old boy was among the wounded -- shot early Friday alongside two...
View ArticlePolice headlines: Teen accused of raping girl
Teen boy accused of raping girl, 10 A 14-year-old Springfield boy was charged Tuesday with delinquency rape after admitting to sexual conduct with a 10-year-old girl he knows at his Springfield home...
View Article1 dead in overnight shooting in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Crime scene techs were called to the scene of a homicide Sunday morning to collect and process physical evidence after a man was found suffering from a fatal...
View ArticleCrews respond to duplex fire on Oxford Ave.
Fire crews are responding early this evening to a blaze at a vacant...
View ArticleGun violence kills 5, wounds 16 since Friday night
Updated: July 15, 2013 7:16AM Five people were killed and at least 16 other people -- including four teenagers and a 72-year-old woman -- were wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night....
View ArticleSFPD investigating four shootings this past weekend (Photos)
The most recent incident was reported last night at 8:27 p.m., police say, with multiple gunshots heard in the area of Leavenworth and McAllister streets in San Francisco. SFPD units responded but did...
View ArticleMan shot in alleged Houston car theft charged after escape attempt
A 24-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly stole a vehicle a few days ago and then was wounded when a resident in the neighborhood where the vehicle was stolen shot him during a...
View ArticleWeekend Gun Report: June 28-30, 2013
Elena Kagan, who joined the Supreme Court three years ago, was in Aspen this weekend for the annual Ideas Festival, where she was interviewed Saturday afternoon by Jeffrey Rosen, the legal writer and...
View ArticleNorth blotter: Woman scratched by boss’ soon-to-be ex-wife
PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DUI A man was pulled over near Kyoto Gardens Avenue and Military Trail after he ran a traffic light at Kyoto Gardens Avenue and Alternate A1A and nearly struck a patrol car....
View ArticleDenver police investigate fatal shooting after woman reports intruder
Denver police investigate a crime scene after responded to a shooting in the 3200 block of South Glencoe Street on July 8, 2013. (THE DENVER POST | RJ Sangosti) Denver crime scene investigators check...
View ArticleGadsden sees string of robbery, assault, burglary over weekend
A string of incidents plagued the Gadsden area over the weekend and into Monday morning. The first incident took place on early Friday evening near South 11th Street and Broadway. A 29-year-old woman...
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