2 pastors arrested after blocking state from painting over street mural, police say Tampa Bay Times Pastors arrested for blocking ‘Black History Matters’ street mural from FDOT crews in St. Pete FOX 13 Tampa Bay 2 pastors arrested, accused of blocking FDOT crews from painting over mural in St. Pete Bay News 9 Two St. Petersburg street murals have been removed by the …
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N.H. woman who killed husband and 2 kids in murder-suicide was suspected of stealing money from employer, police say
A New Hampshire woman who fatally shot two of her children and her husband this month before killing herself was under investigation on suspicion of stealing money from her employer, police said. The bodies of Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, Parker Long, 8, and Ryan Long, 6, were discovered inside their home in Madbury on Aug. 18. A third …
Read More »Driver who hit mom, kids in MN intersection, fled is police chaplain
Eden Prairie investigators soon learned that the chaplain was a possible suspect and turned his name over to the State Patrol. A trooper went to the supect’s home, about 3 miles north of the crash scene, and found the pickup parked outside with fresh damage to the left front side and the driver’s side mirror. The suspect said “he was …
Read More »Volunteer chaplain with Eden Prairie police being investigated in connection with hit-and-run that critically injured toddler
A volunteer chaplain for Eden Prairie is under investigation in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a 2-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries on Aug. 21, the city said in a news release Friday. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has made the decision not to identify the driver, as he has not yet been arrested or charged. RELATED: Mayor: Eden Prairie will …
Read More »In New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a mother, a surgeon and a police chief look back and find hope
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast. In New Orleans, many initially thought they had escaped the worst, that is, until the storm surge overwhelmed the levees, breaking the city’s floodwalls. As the days went on, the situation became worse and worse. Hurricane …
Read More »Newsom deploys state police to major cities after Trump threatens to send more troops to California – Politico
Newsom deploys state police to major cities after Trump threatens to send more troops to California Politico Newsom says he’ll increase CHP presence in major cities, touts progress on crime Los Angeles Times Newsom: Crime is a larger problem in GOP-led areas than Democratic-led ones The Washington Post Gov. Gavin Newsom deploying law enforcement to several California cities to fight crime, including San …
Read More »Amish mom charged with murder after throwing 4-year-old son into Ohio lake to prove “worthiness to God,” police say
An Amish woman who told authorities she was testing her faith when she threw her 4-year-old son into an Ohio lake was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated murder in the boy’s death. Authorities said Ruth R. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio, told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of God when she allegedly killed her …
Read More »Bowser says federal police surge has reduced crime in DC, but ‘north star’ is protecting city’s autonomy
Facebook Tweet Email Link The surge in federal law enforcement in Washington, DC, has “enhanced” the capacity of local police officers and led to fewer crimes, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said this week while adding that it had also contributed to a “break in trust” between police and residents. The mayor’s comments – which come nearly three weeks after President …
Read More »Sting’s former bandmates in The Police, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, are suing him claiming that they’re owed unpaid royalties for the trio’s 1983 mega-hit Every Breath You Take
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, formerly the guitarist and drummer, respectively, in The Police, are suing their former bandmate Sting, claiming that they are owed royalties for the band’s 1983 hit Every Breath You Take. In their legal case, filed in the High Court in London, Summers and Copeland claim they were never properly credited as songwriters on the song, …
Read More »Missing New Orleans boy killed in alligator attack, police say
A missing 12-year-old boy with autism likely died following an alligator attack, police said Wednesday. A nearly two-week-long search resulted in his body being found in a New Orleans canal this week. Bryan Vasquez was first reported missing on the morning of Aug. 14, after he reportedly escaped through a bedroom window on the East side of the city, the …
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