U.S. Marshals apprehended a Puerto Rican man in Willimantic, Connecticut on Thursday, who was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Massachusetts in December. The U.S. Marshal’s Service said 28-year-old Lee George-Maldonado faces multiple charges in Fall River, Massachusetts, including murder, carrying a firearm without a license, attempting to commit a crime, kidnapping with a firearm, and two …
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The Trump Mar-a-Lago lethal force claim is just stupid. But it's par for the course
Having been at the Trump trial in Manhattan for the last couple of days, I cannot say I’m surprised at former president Trump’s inane claim that President Biden authorized the use of lethal force in connection with the FBI’s execution of a court-authorized search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The claim is political red meat for conspiracy theorists. A search …
Read More »Dog bed DNA could put death penalty into play for Gilgo suspect Rex Heuermann – here's how: cold case expert
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is under new scrutiny as investigators have returned to his home nearly a year after his arrest on multiple murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case, which perplexed authorities for over a decade until last year. After a New York task force placed Heuermann under arrest last year, he …
Read More »RNC evacuated due to suspicious package containing vials of blood
The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a suspicious package, police confirmed.U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News “the suspicious package has been cleared.” With the security posture now loosening, police have since opened up the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street of the RNC and the Capitol Hill club. …
Read More »Florida deputy smashes window to rescue 1-year-old locked in hot car
Bodycam footage captured the moment a Florida deputy smashed a car window to rescue a 1-year-old who was accidentally locked inside a car without its engine running. The incident happened around 5 p.m. outside a Palm Coast Walmart on May 20, Flager County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) said. When deputies arrived on scene, a man and woman were standing outside a …
Read More »UCLA police chief reassigned after widely criticized anti-Israel protest response
The chief of police at the University of California, Los Angeles has been reassigned by the school as they begin an investigation into campus security protocol. Chief John Thomas is being temporarily replaced by Capt. Gawin Gibson as the university evaluates its response to days-long anti-Israel protests that raged on its campus in April. “There’s been a lot going on …
Read More »Washington state judge lowers bail for illegal immigrant accused of killing trooper from $1M to $100K
An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Washington state trooper in a crash earlier this year had his bail dropped from $1 million to $100,000 by a state judge last week. Raul Benitez Santana, 32,is currently being held at the Snohomish County Jail on charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol or drugs in connection to the death …
Read More »Texas real estate agent details 'house of horror' home overtaken by squatters: 'Not even habitable'
A Texas real estate agent detailed the worst squatter house he has ever encountered in his experience helping homeowners remove unlawful occupants from their property, and says damages would have totaled $150,000. George Huntoon told Fox News Digital during a phone interview that though the squatters were eventually removed from the property, the house was left unrecognizable. The filthy conditions …
Read More »Former Tacoma Police officer sues city, Washington state in $47M defamation suit
One of the three Washington State police officers who were acquitted of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis has filed a multmillion-dollar suit against city and state officials, claiming he was falsely accused of criminal and racial misconduct. Ellis, a black man who was shocked, beaten and held facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath, …
Read More »Knife-wielding suspect wanted on multiple warrants shot by police in a multimillion-dollar suburban home
A seemingly routine medical call to a sleepy, multimillion-dollar suburban cul-de-sac with virtually no crime escalated into a near-fatal confrontation between police and a resident. While caring for a 78-year-old woman who called for emergency medical assistance, responding officers spotted a fugitive with multiple outstanding warrants and attempted to handcuff him, police said. However, he did not come peacefully. He …
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