A man accused of being the driver in a deadly Maryland hit-and-run is an illegal immigrant who was recently released from federal prison. Gilver Zelaya-Diaz, 42, was arrested last week in connection to a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of 26-year-old Jacques Price in Montgomery County Maryland, earlier this month, according to a press release from the Montgomery County …
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Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle: officials
Authorities in Texas are investigating an incident that left two people dead and another seriously injured on Saturday after an oversized piece of equipment came off a trailer and landed on top of a vehicle, trapping them inside. According to Temple Fire and Rescue, just before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, first responders were dispatched to a report of a collision …
Read More »3 Louisiana officers wounded by gunfire in standoff with shooting suspect, police say
Three Louisiana police officers were wounded by gunfire Sunday in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people in the past week, authorities said. PENNSYLVANIA POLICE SEARCHING FOR THIEVES CAUGHT-ON-CAMERA SWIPING AMERICAN FLAGS The injured officers were taken to a hospital after being shot Sunday morning at a home in Kenner, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west …
Read More »California crime reform gets 'unheard of' support from DAs, small businesses, progressive mayors
A measure to reform California’s crime referendum that downgrades penalties for petty theft and drug possession will be on the ballot in November after garnering an “unheard of” number of signatures. The 2014 law in question, Proposition 47, reclassified several felonies, including retail and property theft, as misdemeanors. Under Prop 47, petty theft of goods valued under $950 is classifiedas …
Read More »Florida woman stabs man in wild Wawa rampage, before threatening employees and smashing computers: police
A Florida woman went on a wild rampage at a Wawa location and allegedly stabbed a man with a large knife before committing other crimes, police said. Christina Marie Crane, 37, was charged with attempted felony murder, criminal mischief and aggravated assault, according to FOX 13 Tampa. She was also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Pinellas …
Read More »Rookie police officer has 'surreal' reunion with retired lieutenant who saved his life when he was a baby
A retired Indiana police lieutenant got the shock of his life when one of the officers he served with previously alerted him of a new recruit’s identity. “He said, ‘Well, you’re not going to believe this.’ I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘He’s sitting next to me,'” Gene Eyster, retired lieutenant from the South Bend Police Department in the Hoosier State, …
Read More »Pennsylvania police searching for thieves caught on camera swiping American flags
Pennsylvania police are searching for the three suspects caught stealing American flags from a suburban neighborhood. The Macungie Police Department made a Facebook post about the incident on Saturday. The department posted surveillance video of three suspects holding stolen flags and walking down a road. “Macungie PD is seeking information and the identity of the 2 males and female in …
Read More »Chicago police ID suspect wanted in murder of Officer Luis Huesca, offer $100K reward
Chicago police have identified a suspect who they believe shot and killed Officer Luis Huesca last week, as the manhunt enters its seventh day on Sunday. An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Xavier L. Tate Jr., a 22-year-old man who resides in Aurora, the Chicago Police Department said. Tate faces a first-degree murder charge for the April 21 shooting …
Read More »Man who threatened to blow up GOP Senate candidate’s office donated to Dem opponent
A Wisconsin man who has been charged with making a bomb threat against the office of a Republican Senate candidate has donated to the campaign of the candidate’s Democratic opponent. Joseph Quade, 72, was charged with making terrorist threats after sending a message to the Wisconsin campaign office of Eric Hovde, warning that it “might blow up” in an April …
Read More »Los Angeles County deputy dies following medical emergency at station, sheriff's department says
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy died after he became unresponsive at a station Saturday afternoon. The South Los Angeles station requested an ambulance at around 4 p.m. Saturday for an unresponsive deputy, the sheriff’s department said, according to Fox 11. The deputy was pronounced deceased. His cause of death is unknown. LOS ANGELES SUSPECT WHO ‘TARGETED’ MAYOR’S HOUSE HAD …
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