A man wanted in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont in February was captured at a Connecticut hotel Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Shawn Conlon, 44, was arrested in Groton by marshals, local police and Rhode Island State Police. Authorities said Conlon was arraigned in …
Read More »400 National Guard members descend upon DC; expanded crime crackdown expected Wednesday night
Around 400 D.C. National Guard members have reported for duty in the nation’s capital as of Wednesday afternoon in response to President Donald Trump’s directive to help make Washington “safe, clean and beautiful,” a U.S. Army official told Fox News. Hundreds more D.C. National Guard troops are expected to report …
Read More »Giuliani car accident not a targeted attack, spokesman says
A car crash that seriously injured former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in New Hampshire on Saturday night was not a targeted attack, a spokesman for the 81-year-old said. The New Hampshire State Police said the former mayor and his driver, Theodore Goodman, were traveling on Interstate 93 and …
Read More »Suspect arrested for killing Philadelphia officer, wounding another in airport shooting
A suspect has been arrested in an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and injured another last week, authorities said. Police have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to release more information. Authorities said the two officers had just arrived at work at about 11 p.m. …
Read More »Former Illinois police chief relives late-night 'ambush' by Chicago gangster who left him for dead: audio
Tom Weitzel was a three-year “rookie” of the Riverside Police Department in Illinois in 1987 when he was ambushed by an armed Chicago gang member in a car who shot him in the chest and left him for dead. “The back door of that vehicle swung open … and a …
Read More »Shooting at Alaska Walmart leaves 2 dead, suspect remains on the loose
Two people were killed Sunday in a shooting at a Walmart store in Anchorage, Alaska, and the gunman has not yet been taken into custody, according to police. Anchorage police said officers responded just after 5 p.m. Sunday to the Walmart parking lot near Dimond Boulevard following reports of a …
Read More »Maryland man killed after firing at officers, woman fatally shot
A man who was shot at by police was found dead late Friday outside a Maryland home where a woman also was found shot to death, authorities said. Baltimore County Police were called to the home in Parkville to check on a domestic disturbance and heard a woman screaming and …
Read More »New Jersey man shoots 3 of his relatives dead: police
A man has been arrested on murder charges after he allegedly shot three of his relatives dead inside a New Jersey condo on Monday. Om Brahmbhatt, 23, is facing three counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting three adults – two men and a woman – at a condo in …
Read More »Maryland principal engaged in sexual misconduct and bullying, investigation finds
A Maryland principal engaged in sexual misconduct and bullying and violated sexual harassment policies, according to a months-long investigation from the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General. The investigation determined that Montgomery County Public Schools’ Joel Beidleman committed misconduct during his tenure as principal of Farquhar Middle School in …
Read More »Alabama man from 'S-Town' podcast shot, killed by police in standoff: authorities
An Alabama man who was featured in an award-winning podcast about crime and corruption rumors in a small town between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa died Sunday in a shootout with police, according to state authorities. Special agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating …
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