Daily Misfortune Month January 2015 ---
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- 1 killed 6 injured January 1, 2015 7 shot in Calgary New Years party was driving by
- 1 injured 1 arrested January 1, 2015 Angry teen grabs, dumps toddler into recycle bin at New Year's Day party
- 1 killed January 1, 2015 Alleged drunk driver hits taxi, woman in backseat killed
- 1 killed January 1, 2015 Father of 3 killed by stray bullet while watching Houston TX fireworks
- 2 killed 30 injured Bomb Blast in Philippines Kills 2, Wounds 30
- 1 killed 2 wounded January 1, 2015 GRAND TERRACE CA Skating Rink: Five charged in shooting death of security guard at new years party
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- 1 killed 6 injured January 1, 2015 One of 7 shot in Calgary New Years party was driving by ctvnews.ca Dead man identified as 26 year old Abdullahi Ahmed from Calgary (apparently Arab / Muslim) police don't know if he was the intended victim.
- 1 injured 1 arrested January 1, 2015 Angry teen grabs, dumps toddler into recycle bin at New Year's Day party Toddler dumped in Winnipeg North End recycling bin New Year's Day CBC.ca A 17-year-old boy has been charged with a number of offences after allegedly dumping a ...
- 1 killed January 1, 2015 Alleged drunk driver hits taxi, woman in backseat killed WABC-TV Hours into the New Year, her 27-year-old niece Pamela Pimentel became the first New Yorker to die in a traffic crash in 2015. She was minding her own business on the way to work in the backseat of a livery cab. When at a red light, out of nowhere, a black charger plowed into the cab.
- 1 killed January 1, 2015 Father of 3 killed by stray bullet while watching Houston TX fireworks KHOU HOUSTON - The New Year got off to a deadly start in southeast Houston after a man was killed while watching fireworks with his family in the front yard of their house
- 2 killed 30 injured Bomb Blast in Philippines Kills 2, Wounds 30 New York Times Muslim rebels may have detonated a bomb that killed at least two people in a public markete packed with New Year's Eve shoppers in the restive southern Philippines, officials said Thursday.
- 1 killed 2 wounded January 1, 2015 GRAND TERRACE: Five charged in shooting death of security guard Press-Enterprise Five people charged in the New Year’s shooting that killed a security guard and wounded two others outside a Grand Terrace skating rink are expected in court Wednesday. Killed in the shooting was Richard “Big Will” Williamson, 48, of Riverside, owner of Big Will's Security Services, who stepped in front of two people who were being shot at shortly before 2 a.m.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A man stabbed the step-father of the woman he is dating in Glassport this morning, police said. Wayne "We-Z" Cardiff, 23, of McKeesport, went to a Washington Boulevard home to visit his girlfriend this morning and began arguing with her step-father ...
Man charged after allegedly stabbing girlfriend's stepfather in GlassportWPXI Pittsburgh
1 Injured In Glassport StabbingCBS Local
Chicago Tribune
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run after visiting wife, two young daughters
Chicago Tribune
Fatima Alaniz, right, talks about her husband, Aimer Robledo, who was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike on New Year's morning.
Staunton News Leader
VSP confirms man killed himself in I-64 shooting
Staunton News Leader RICHMOND - Following an investigation, Virginia State Police have confirmed that a Waynesboro man who died in October following a traffic stop on Interstate 64 in Augusta County committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. State police also said ...
KHOU
One person was killed and two others injured Thursday after a shooting at a ...
KHOU
HOUSTON - A 12-year-old boy was killed and two other people injured Thursday after a shooting at a house in northwest Harris County, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
Albany Times Union
Man dies after Troy stabbing
Crime scene tape secures the scene of a stabbing at 41 Ingalls Avenue Thursday afternoon Jan. 1, 2015, in Troy, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union).
Witnesses say fight sparked Lorain bar shooting
WKYC-TV
LORAIN -- Three people were taken to local hospitals after an early morning bar shooting in Lorain, witnesses tell WKYC. Theshooting took place inside 4/40 in the 2200 block of E. 28th Street around 2 a.m.. Police have only confirmed a shooting did ...
Man charged in fatal stabbing of uncle in Langhorne, Pa.
WPVI-TV ks County man is facing murder charges after authorities say he stabbed a family member to death. Kyle Simpson of Langhorne is charged with homicide and related charges.
Man arrested in fatal shooting of his brother
WWL
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a 30-year-old man in the fatal shooting of his brother. Johuan Gasery, of Vacherie, was booked with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his brother, Rashaud Gasery, 22, of Chackbay. Deputies ...
John Sherwood charged with fatally stabbing wife in Prince William County
Washington Post
A 21-year-old woman visiting a friend in Woodbridge was fatally stabbed early Thursday and police in Prince William County said they arrested the victim's husband in the woods near a rest stop along Interstate 95.
1 dead in New Year's Eve police-involved shooting in Miami Local 10 STREET. P. AND ALSO AT 5:30 WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT THROWED A DEADLY POLICE SHOOTING IN MIAMI YESTERDAY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO SOUGHT HAPPENED.
Woman dead after Bensalem shooting
WPVI-TV
Police are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead Thursday morning in Bensalem, Bucks County. The shooting happened shortly before 11:00 a.m.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia Police Chief on Leave After Shooting of His Wife
New York Times
Chief McCollom of Peachtree City called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to report the shooting, Lt. Mark Brown of the Peachtree City Police Department said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
killed in Gwinnett County shooting CONNECT 4 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - One person was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex in Gwinnett County on Thursday, authorities said.
More details released about Hayden Walmart shooting
HAYDEN, Idaho - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office released new details Wednesday about the accidental shooting death of 29-year-old Veronica Rutledge that happened inside the Hayden Walmart Tuesday.
New Year's Day fight between brothers, neighbors leads to fatal shooting east ...
TheNewsTribune.com
The new year in Thurston County got off to a tragic start early Thursday when a man was shot and killed east of Lacey after a dispute between brothers spilled into the streets, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.
Detroit Free Press
2 shot, killed on Detroit's east side as they sat in a car
Detroit Free Press
An unidentified male and an unidentified female were shot and killed on the 4100 block of University on Detroit's east side, police said.
WATE-TV
5 Injured in Memphis Party Bus Shooting
ABC News Five people were injured, two critically, after someone opened fire on a party bus in Tennessee on New Year's Day. Police told WMC-TV (http://bit.
Two dead in party shooting near Renton KIRO Seattle King County deputies are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and another with gunshot wounds near Renton. Investigators said that about 3:30 a.m.
CBS Local
Man Accused of Shooting at Officers Is Arrested
ABC News
This week in Los Angeles, two officers came under fire, initially stirring concerns they had been ambushed just days after two New York City officers were killed. But an investigation found that the LAPD officers had driven into gang-related gunfire .
Police Search For Boley Inmate Escapee KWTV CBS Oklahoma City
The Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped from the John Lilley Correctional Center in Boley.
Bodies found in truck after W. Va. officers wounded in traffic stop KSTU FOX Salt Lake City - Mark Green Two West Virginia officers were shot and wounded Thursday in a traffic stop on Interstate 64 that led to the discovery of two bodies. According to state police Lt. Michael Baylous, two police officers from the town of Lewisburg pulled over a white Chevrolet SUV with North Carolina plates ...
Police Searching For Suspect In SE OKC Shooting KWTV CBS Oklahoma City - Evan Anderson
A woman is found shot inside a home near I-240 and Sooner Road.
Peaceful New Year?s Day protest at Wheaton mall ends with an arrest WJLA ABC Washington - Rebecca Cooper At least one person has been arrested after a New Year's Day protest inside the Westfield Wheaton mall. It came after a staged die-in, aimed at protesting against deadly shootings involving police. Organizers say they chose the location not because they have any complaints about Montgomery County Police, but because it is easily accessible by car and Metro for young people wanting to speak out. But what started as a peaceful...
Newport News police in pursuit of homicide suspects WAVY NBC Portsmouth - Catherine Rogers
BREAKING NEWS // Newport News police confirm a shooting Thursday night that led to vehicle pursuit.
Armed Suspect Arrested, Weapon Recovered At Oakland's 12th Street BART Station KPIX CBS San Francisco An armed suspect was taken into custody at the 12th Street BART station following a brief foot pursuit Thursday evening...
Woman accused of assaulting police officers in Henrico
2 hr ago Richmond Times-Dispatch
A 45-year-old woman found screaming in her car early New Year's Day was being held in the Henrico County Jail on charges of DUI, resisting arrest and assaulting three police officers.
$20K stolen from Westchester church during Christmas Mass New York Daily A Westchester County church is regrouping after someone stole $20,000 from the office during Christmas Day Mass.
Massachusetts Police Officer Runs Over and Kills College Student Lying in Road
TIME Garrett Gagne, a 22-year-old senior and student athlete, was on Cape Cod to celebrate New Year's Eve...
New Bedford liquor store robbed at knifepoint
3 hr ago WPRI CBS Providence - Shaun Towne
Police said the suspect waved a knife in front of the clerk at Brooklawn Liquors on Ashley Boulevard, then made off with an undetermined amount of cash.
OKC Couple Says Thief Took All Of Their Belongings
3 hr ago KWTV CBS Oklahoma City - Steve Shaw
A metro man and his fianc say they're in dire straits, after thieves broke into their pickup truck early Wednesday.
New Year's drunken driving arrests on par with 2013
3 hr ago Austin American-Statesman - James Barragan
New Year's Eve and its subsequent celebration into 2015 was a relatively quiet night for law enforcement agencies in the Austin metropolitan area.
The Reason Appeals Court Has Thrown Out Black Man's Convictions for Sex Crimes Committed Against Teens
3 hr ago Blaze - Jason Howerton
"This prosecutor may not have intended to appeal to racial bias…"
2014 ends with one-third of Austin homicides unsolved
3 hr ago KXAN NBC Austin - Rob Scott
It's been weeks since police tape blocked off Brentwood Street. Still, neighbors pass by, take a moment and pause at the memorial made at th…...
East Palo Alto: Officers 'narrowly' miss being hit by gunfire
4 hr ago San Jose Mercury - Tracy Seipel
A pair of East Palo Alto police officers escaped injury after someone opened fire on them New Year's Day, according to police.
Cook County sheriff's officer charged with attempted sexual assault
4 hr ago WFLD FOX Chicago
A Cook County sheriff's officer who was in bond court Thursday is facing a charge of attempted sexual assault, authorities said.
Cops in upstate NY town of Gates have busy New Year
4 hr ago New York Daily
The start of the new year was busy for police in the Rochester suburb of Gates, with a brawl, a rape and a stabbing.
Tight Denver Rental Market Opens Opportunity For Scams
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4 hr ago KCNC CBS Denver
With the median rent in Denver topping $1,700 a month, the opportunity for rental scams is growing. The scammers are taking advantage of people desperate to find affordable housing.
Man Found Beaten Outside South Beach Nightclub, Slips Into A Coma
4 hr ago WFOR CBS Miami
A man was rushed to the hospital early Thursday morning after he was found nearly beaten to death outside a South Beach nightclub, police said.
At least 10 arrested for DWI
5 hr ago WIVB CBS Buffalo - Mark Belcher
Despite cold weather officials across western New York made at least 10 DWI arrests.
Rawlings-Blake, Batts say police will work on relations with community
5 hr ago Baltimore Sun - Matthew Hay Brown
After recording a 10 percent decline in Baltimore homicides and a drop in overall crime in 2014, city officials said Thursday that the Police Department would focus in 2015 on strengthening relations with the communities it serves.
Homicides decline in 2014, but year also saw unsolved slayings of children
5 hr ago Baltimore Sun - Justin George
Homicides, shootings and other violent crimes declined in Baltimore in 2014. But killings of children reached a three-year high, leaving absences in homes across the city.
Chicago Police officer hit by stolen van in West Englewood
5 hr ago WFLD FOX Chicago
One person was arrested after a Chicago Police officer was hit by a stolen van Thursday afternoon in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Cops Recover Pot After Car Chase Ends In Coral Gables
5 hr ago WFOR CBS Miami
One car chase, two crashes and several boxes of marijuana seized by police sounds like something out of an action flick. But for some City of Miami police officers, it's how they started off their new year.
Sentence for McCluskey accomplice to be finalized soon
5 hr ago KRQE CBS Albuquerque
A woman who helped two inmates escape an Arizona prison which led to the deaths of a tourist couple in New Mexico could…...
Spate of violence offsets New Year's celebrations in handful of Bay Area cities
5 hr ago San Jose Mercury - Robert Salonga, Chris De Benedetti
The violence included two instances on the San Francisco Peninsula in which officers were fired upon.
In barbecue-loving Austin, theft of giant smoker hits a nerve
5 hr ago Austin American-Statesman - Marty Toohey
If barbecue is like a second religion, as some swear it is in Texas, then hidden in some back alley or backyard is evidence of a hellworthy trespass.
Trial set for man accused of killing homeless men
5 hr ago KRQE CBS Albuquerque
An 18-year-old will soon go on trial for the murders of two homeless men in Albuquerque. Alex Rios is set to go on tria…...
Sheriff's Office: Florida Man Decapitates His Mother
6 hr ago AP - Patrick Antonetti
The sheriff told reporters that the crime was one of the worst his department had ever seen...
Parents accused of starving baby to death arrested outside Golden Corral
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6 hr ago WTVR CBS Richmond
The parents of a 22-day-old girl are facing first-degree murder charges after police said they starved the baby to death.
Police Investigating More Online Threats
Thursday, January 1 KWTV CBS Oklahoma City - Justin Dougherty
Facebook wasn't even created until ten years ago, and since then social media sites become just part of the patrol for law enforcement.
Woman leaves trail of blood, broken windows in drunken rampage
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Thursday, January 1 KIRO CBS Seattle
Tacoma woman leaves trail of blood, broken windows in drunken rampage...
Man Accused of Pointing Pellet Gun at Rescue Workers
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Thursday, January 1 WPRI CBS Providence - Shaun Towne
An ambulance was stopped at a red light on Route 2 in Warwick Wednesday night when a car pulled up beside it and the front passenger aimed an airsoft gun at the two workers inside.
Man stabs possibly pregnant wife to death, police say, in Prince William County?s first murder of 2015
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Thursday, January 1 WJLA ABC Washington
Just 90 minutes into the New Year, Prince William County saw its first murder. A 22-year-old man is now behind bars after police say he stabbed his wife to death. The homeowner's son, Hossein Naserian, told ABC 7 News the victim and alleged killer were having trouble in their relationship. The couple has one child, an 18-month-old boy, whose mother is now dead and whose father is in jail. "Blood stains. There's...
Woman in Trouble With the Law After Mailing Cow Poop to Her Neighbors
Thursday, January 1 Blaze - Erica Ritz
"I was given a website that I thought was anonymous."
Son decapitated mother over 'nagging,' Florida sheriff says
Thursday, January 1 KSTU FOX Salt Lake City - Mark Green
When the cops showed up to a subdivision Wednesday night in Oldsmar, Florida, it wasn't to break up a loud party or for any sort of bacchanalian revelry typical of New Year's Eve. No, Mario Gomez called 911 to report something far more sinister and ghastly: His brother had ...
Man allegedly chopped off mother's head after she 'nagged' him about putting boxes in attic
Thursday, January 1 WTVR CBS Richmond
Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after deputies say he decapitated his mother because she was "nagging him" about putting boxes away in the attic.
Man accused of chopping off mother's head because she 'nagged' him
Thursday, January 1 WTVR CBS Richmond
Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after deputies say he decapitated his mother because she was "nagging him" about putting boxes away in the attic.
Two children accused of committing rape in Greater Manchester last year, among 1000 child crime suspects
Thursday, January 1 UK Independent
Nearly 1000 children were suspected of committing crimes in Greater Manchester last year, including two children as young as seven and eight who were accused of committing rape.
Crime and Congress
Thursday, January 1 Huffington Post - Christopher Brauchli
Grimms' Fairy Tales A collection of Fairy Tales by the brothers Grimm Recent events cause the citizen to ask whether there are any rules that might prevent members of the criminal class from also being members of a Congressional class. What we have learned, thanks to Michael Grimm, the Congressman from New York's 11th Congressional District, is that being a congressman and a convicted felon are not mutually exclusive. Being both...
Update: Woman accused of kidnapping told police she found kids at White Rock thrift store
Thursday, January 1 Dallas Morning News - Robert Wilonsky
[Note: This post has been updated by staff writer Tristan Hallman] A 23-year-old McKinney woman was arrested on New Year\'s Eve after police say she kidnapped two children at a White...
Police say driver's blood alcohol was 4 times legal limit
Thursday, January 1 KIRO CBS Seattle
Friendly crowd gathers in St. Louis to support police, who return the favor
Thursday, January 1 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hugs, no arrests in demonstration outside headquarters.
Newly inaugurated St. Louis County Executive Stenger pledges to leave 'no one behind'
Thursday, January 1 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Inaugural crowd delivers two standing ovations to county police...
Hero Cops Form Human Net To Catch Mom, Girls Jumping From Burning House
Thursday, January 1 AP - Buck Wolf
Several police officers formed a human net to catch a woman and her two young daughters as they jumped from their burning home in southern New Jersey. Camden County police said the fire on Atlantic Avenue in Camden was reported around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, when residents notified two officers who happened to be on patrol in the area. They told them the woman and her children, ages 4 and 7, were...
Police Make Arrest In Fall River Murder
Thursday, January 1 AP
Police arrested a man in Newport, Rhode Island on Thursday in connection with a New Year's Day murder in Fall River.
Man charged after allegedly threatening police on Twitter
Thursday, January 1 KMOV CBS St. Louis
Florida Man Allegedly Decapitates Mother On New Year's Eve
Thursday, January 1 AP - Andres Jauregui
A Florida man is charged with first-degree murder after his mother was found decapitated outside their home on New Year's Eve. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Mario Gomez called 911 on Wednesday evening and told dispatchers that his brother Christian had killed their mother and cut off her head. Deputies found Maria Suarez-Cassagne's body outside the Oldsmar home, near some garbage cans. Authorities say 23-year-old Christian Gomez had fled...
