Daily Misfortune Month January 2015 ---
January 15, 2015 January 14, 2015
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- January 16, 2015 Radioactive Device Found on Kings Highway in Fairfield CT NBC Connecticut Police are investigating the discovery of a radioactive device in a car. The car did not match the plates, and the device should not be in a private car.
- 1 hostage standoff January 16, 2015 Paris post office hostage taker gives up: A siege ended when he gave himself up to police. No one was hurt. Authorities said they could not confirm whether the incident was related to terrorism. A hostage crisis at a post office in Colombes, Paris, ends with the attacker releasing the hostages and surrendering himself to the police. (Daily Mail) (CNN)
- Syrian Civil War The United States Department of Defense announces that it will send 400 troops to train moderate Syrian rebels in the spring of 2015. (AP)
- The Military of Chad enters Cameroon to assist in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents. (Reuters)
- The Obama Administration eases trade restrictions with Cuba, now permitting the sale of tools and equipment for private-sectoruse in Cuba. (USA Today)
- 176 killed 110,000 displaced Flash flooding continues since January 14 in the African nation of Malawi with at least 176 people killed and 110,000 displaced.(ABC News Australia)
- Polk County, Florida police arrest four men who face charges in having allegedly robbed an Auburndale, Florida pawn shop, and then fatally shot two women in their central Florida home. (AP via MSN)
- Mexican authorities arrest an alleged hitman for the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel, Felipe Rodriguez, in connection to the September 26, 2014 death of 43 college students. (AP via ABC News America)
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- 1 threat January 15, 2015 Police: Kecoughtan High bomb threat a hoax WAVY-TV HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Kecoughtan High School students were dismissed early Thursday while bomb squads and police officers investigated a threat that turned out to be a hoax.
- 1 threat January 15, 2015 Bomb threat forces evacuation of North Davis Elementary News10.net North Davis Elementary School in the 500 block of East 14th Street was evacuated late Thursday morning on word of a bomb threat.
- 2 killed January 15, 2015 Two suspected Islamist militants killed as Belgian police conduct anti-terror ... Washington Post Belgian counterterrorism police conducted raids across their nation Thursday, killing two suspected Islamist militants and disrupting an alleged plot to launch an attack
- 1 killed 1 injured January 14, 2015 Philip Jones, 17, Shot and Killed After Basketball Game in Southeast NBC4 Washington "I don't know [the motive for the shooting], but I know it's senseless any time you take a young man's life after a basketball game over nothing," White said. Second 17-year-old to be shot and killed in D.C. within a week. officers heard gunshots around 8:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. Philip Jones was pronounced dead on the scene, and a girl he was with was shot in the hand. tags: black victim, sports incident
- 1 injured 2 arrested January 15, 2015 Oklahoma police chief shot during bomb threat investigation; alleged shooter supported ISIS Fox News A man and his wife were arrested. Authorities described the shooting suspect as a man in his 30s who posted statements on social media about ISIS, but the mayor knew the suspect and was confident there was no evidence of any terrorist ties. police chief survived being shot several times in the chest and arm because he was handed a bulletproof vest
- Heavy Cornell posted support for known terror groups, mainly ISIS, on Twitter under the alias Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah. He began making the tweets during the summer of 2014. During the meetings, Cornell allegedly showed the FBI co-operator jihadi videos and a clip on how to make bombs. Cornell allegedly wanted to shoot politicians and government employees as they fled the explosions. During the meetings, Cornell allegedly showed the FBI co-operator jihadi videos and a clip on how to make bombs.
- 1 killed, 1 guilty June 29, 2014 Guilty verdict for man charged in Orlando DJ's stabbing death WFTV Orlando Dade was working at the downtown club the night Smith was killed. He said he saw the commotion and rushed into the crowd. Gavin Brown, 35, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jerry Smith. Smith was stabbed to death at the Tier nightclub in June. Brown told detectives it was self defense "I think I jabbed him or something out of self-defense” over a laptop the DJ allegedly stole from Brown’s friend. Smith, who goes by Disco Jr. on Twitter, was a well-known DJ. tag: music victim, black victim, black suspect
- 1 killed 1 injured 1 arrested January 15, 2015 Police: 22-year-old man fatally stabs grandmother, grandfather in hospital Q13 FOX Medics transported the grandfather to the hospital where he is listed in stable condition. Police said the man has a history of mental illness. Mill Creek Police arrested a 22-year-old man after he reportedly stabbed his grandparents, killing his grandmother, late Thursday night
- Dozens held across Europe in Islamist suspect sweeps Reuters "There is a terrorist offensive," French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told ... In Belgium, police uniforms, explosives and guns including four AK-47 ...Jihadists killed in Belgium swoop were inspired by the murder of Lee Rigby Daily Mail "Terrorist plans focused on police officers on duty" Deredactie.be
- 1 hijack plot, suspect killed January 7, 2015 Man shot dead by airport police in Ohio had knives taped to his legs and may have been plotting to hijack a plane, police say Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed had knives, a gas mask, other masks, computers, cameras and cell phones in his illegally-parked SUV, police say He taped two knives to his legs and tried to buy ticket with a woman's ID Columbus officers confronted him as he returned to car from the ticket desk They fired multiple shots after he advanced with a knife on January 7 h/t religion of peace Further investigation found he had more knives, a gas mask, other masks, computers, cameras and cellphones in his illegally parked SUV, the statement said. They fired multiple shots after he advanced with a knife on January 7 tags: mideast-muslim suspect, airline incident, police involved shooting, suicide mission, attack on police
- January 3, 2015 spree January 15, 2015 update Kentucky teens on 'Bonnie and Clyde' spree leave trail of stolen cars January 15 New York Daily Fugitive Kentucky teenagers left stolen truck in Georgia, took another vehicle with guns inside: cops The search for Dalton Hayes, 18, and Cheyenne Phillips, 13, continues as the teenagers involved in an alleged Bonnie and Clyde type crime spree were spotted in South Carolina on Monday and then their stolen vehicle was recovered in Henry County, Ga. on Thursday morning. Authorities said they stole another vehicle with handguns inside and are concerned for their safety. Dalton Hayes, 18, and 13-year-old Cheyenne Phillips left their homes in central Kentucky on Jan, 3 tags: bonnie and clyde couple, stolen cars, crime spree, fugitive
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The arrest Wednesday of an Ohio man who allegedly plotted an all-out assault on the U.S. Capitol was not the first time the FBI nabbed someone for such a plot through an undercover operation - and surveillance video, exclusively obtained by ABC News ...
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Two people were shot and killed Friday morning on the North Side in the 400 block of Linda Drive. Police responded to theshooting after 11 a.m. in the 400 block of Linda Drive. Photo By Google Maps. Police responded to the shooting after 11 a.m. in ...
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Sgt. Hancel Woods said family and friends arrived at the scene of the shooting and helped investigators determine a motive for the shooting. According to reports, Burley was trying to end a relationship with Kemp and jealousy appears to be his motive ...
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DENVER -– One person was killed after a stabbing on East Colfax Avenue early Friday morning, the Denver Police Department said.
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Man dead after Bloomington officer-involved shooting. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.- One man is dead following an officer- involved shooting in Bloomington Thursday night. The shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. at. Loading… Post to Facebook. Man dead after ...
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A 15-year-old boy was injured and a Wisconsin Lutheran High School teacher grazed in the toe during a shooting in the school's parking lot Thursday night.
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An argument among friends escalated into a fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Sylmar. An investigation is underway. Authorities say the stabbing was reported at a townhouse in the 14000 block of Astoria Street at 8:15 a.m. by an acquaintance.
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Elon Musk has just tweeted the first photos of the Falcon 9's "close but no cigar" hard barge landing to fellow rocket enthusiast and Oculus VR evangelist John Carmack.
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They're shooting towards us','' McKown said she yelled to him as she heard the bullets flying by while she tried to duck down behind the steering wheel of her car.
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Police in San Jose continue to investigate the Fiesta shooting that left five people suffering from non-life-threatening bullet wounds.
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North Davis Elementary School in the 500 block of East 14th Street was evacuated late Thursday morning on word of abomb threat.
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A one-year-old boy died when he was struck and killed after wandering out into a road in Seminole County. (Video by FOX35).
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DALEVILLE -- One Muncie man was dead and another jailed on a murder charge after a stabbing late Tuesday morning at a Daleville truck terminal.
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An argument among friends escalated into a fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Sylmar. An investigation is underway. Authorities say the stabbing was reported at a townhouse in the 14000 block of Astoria Street at 8:15 a.m. by an acquaintance.
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“I believe we should meet up and make our own group in alliance with the Islamic State here and plan operations ourselves,” he reportedly wrote.
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He said family members told him his niece was killed in the shooting and the shooter was her ex-boyfriend. Hodges speculated the shooter was probably jealous because his niece recently broke up with him and had started dating someone else.
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Investigators determined the fire was accidental and that the explosion was caused by a leaking propane system. The same property was the scene of a house fire in March that killed 62-year-old Christopher Worth Schlegel, officials said. While the cause ...
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A Papa John's pizza delivery driver who says she shot a would-be robber in the face will not be fired, despite her violation of the company's policy against employees carrying guns.
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The shooting took place as Brown was performing at a San Jose nightclub Sunday. Brown stopped his performance to point out out that a fight had broken out.
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“Armed and dangerous:” Police on the hunt for suspects who shot, killed gas station clerk in Waukesha · More details Police: Kids, left alone, die in house fire while mother is out getting hair done · J.J.
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No more booze and no shows. San Jose police put the kibosh on Fiesta Nightclub, suspending it for two months after five people were shot during a Chris Brown concert, officials said Thursday.
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(AP) - A fire marshal has found that an explosion that hurt three people at a northern Virginia shopping center was accidental.
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Taken from Skycopter by Jessica Golden, this image shows a torched forest following the explosion of a natural gas pipeline.
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The shopping area was packed with lunchtime traffic at the time of the shooting, said Tracy Wadas, who was eating in a restaurant in the strip mall when the shooting broke out. Wadas said she heard five or six pops but didn't know what to make of it ...
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When she and the child arrived, police were everywhere and she realized that her ex might be a shooting suspect. "Grow up, you know?
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Thursday, January 15 Florida Times-Union
A 61-year-old man found dead Wednesday afternoon in his home on Reynolds Lane has been identified as Michael Lee Johns, and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office believes foul play was involved.Johns' wife found her husband in their home about 1:45 p.m., police said.Neighbors at the scene Wednesday said Johns, a retired postal worker, was well-liked throughout the neighborhood. Police have not released the cause of death as their investigation continues. Dan Scanlan Headline...
Summer Everett, a Semmes woman charged with allegedly beating her toddler to death, was punched in the face by another inmate on Wednesday n…...
Thursday, January 15 Miami Herald
As part of his sentence, the former student, now 20, must also speak to students about the impact of filming and sharing intimate moments between teenagers.
Thursday, January 15 Inquisitr - Robert Jonathan
An ex-Massachusetts of Technology professor is reportedly also a bank robber, but it's a case of art imitating life, or something along those lines. The NYPD arrested experimental filmmaker Joseph Gibbons, 61, a former lecturer at the prestigious university, for allegedly robbing a Capitol One bank of $1,000 on New Year's Eve. He also allegedly MIT Professor Allegedly Robs Two Banks is an article from: The Inquisitr News...
Thursday, January 15 AP Washington - Terry Tang
By TERRY TANG PHOENIX (AP) -- Before his arrest this week in Phoenix for the early 1990s killings of two women, suspect Bryan Patrick Miller succeeded in eluding authorities' grasp nearly 13 years ago. ...
A Schiller Park woman is accused of trying to kill her children by forcing them to drink apple juice laced with a psychoactive drug, Cook County authorities said, according to a report.
It's a trial that's rare-- where an accident on the slopes puts a snowboarder in the defendant's seat for allegedly injuring a child while on the slopes.
Thursday, January 15 Huffington Post
The Supreme Court yesterday heard a case that reflects the tragic absurdity of both the War on Drugs and the mass deportation machine that relies on it: Moones Mellouli, a math teacher and lawful permanent resident has been forever separated from his family and home in the U.S. for possessing a sock. In Mellouli v. Holder, at issue is the government's broad interpretation of already harsh immigration laws related to drug...
Thursday, January 15 Florida Times-Union - Derek Gilliam
Jacksonville police identified the two teens arrested in a police chase involving a stolen vehicle that happened Wednesday morning.Nicholas Marquette Mitchell, 18, has been charged with fleeing a law enforcement officer with reckless driving, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, driving without a license and theft of a motor vehicle, according to his arrest report.
Thursday, January 15 Dallas Morning News - Robert Wilonsky
Leonel Martiatu and Alian Gamboa really, really liked shopping at Sam\'s Clubs across North Texas. During just a few weeks from mid-January through early March of last year, they dropped...
Thursday, January 15 Huffington Post - Tyler Kingkade
Members of a fraternity kicked off the San Diego State University campus for allegedly waving sex toys at anti-rape demonstrators said Thursday that the charges were exaggerated, based largely on an 18-year-old member's "immature and stupid" actions. The school's Delta Sigma Phi chapter was suspended last month for at least two years after the anti-rape activists alleged frat members waved dildos and shouted obscenities during a November demonstration. The university also...
A liquor store owner was punched when he confronted a shoplifter.
Thursday, January 15 New York Daily - Nicole Hensley
With struggling grades and a home life in shambles, an underage Utah student sparked an inappropriate relationship with a teacher.
Thursday, January 15 TIME
According to the will, Thomas Gilbert Jr. will receive quarterly payments until he's 35, but that could change...
Police in Blasdell say a man who robbed an M&T bank Wednesday has struck again.
Elected officials and community leaders are working with residents to come up with plans to curb the violence that has plagued a Liberty City neighborhood.
A man is in critical condition Thursday afternoon after a Richmond police officer shot him when he allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic handgun, police said.
A southwest suburban man was ordered held on a $300,000 bond Wednesday, charged with sharing hundreds of photos and videos of child pornography with an undercover FBI agent.
Suspended Buffalo Police Officer Robert Eloff took the witness stand, but he didn't say much.
Thursday, January 15 Dallas Morning News - Claire Cardona
Kennedale police are hoping that additional witnesses to the slaying of an 18-year-old Martin High School student will come forward. Carl Wilson was fatally shot in the 6300 block of...
Thursday, January 15 New York Daily - Joseph Stepansky
A 24-year-old man who was reportedly kidnapped from his luxury New Jersey apartment may be dead, according to police sources.
Thursday, January 15 New York Daily - Deborah Hastings
A grieving Wash.state mother wants her ex to be charged with causing daughter's death -- 15 years ago.
Edward Richardson and Jacob Wyatt both face charges of armed robbery, criminal confinement and burglary.
Thursday, January 15 Jezebel - Mark Shrayber
What is it that advice columns always say about good relationships? It's either "communication is key" or "murder your spouse and become a sex monster." Unfortunately, "Master Bob" (real name: Bob Bashara) forgot which was right. Now he faces life in prison. ...
Thursday, January 15 Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Petersburg teen who alleged his civil rights were violated during a confrontation with Petersburg police that resulted in his arrest last summer was convicted Thursday of two misdemeano...
Thursday, January 15 AP - Colleen Long
By COLLEEN LONG NEW YORK (AP) -- Most New Yorkers didn't approve of police officers turning their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funerals of two officers shot to death in their patrol car, or of the comment by a union leader that the mayor had "blood on his hands," according to a poll released Thursday. ...
A teenager is arrested in connection with an armed home invasion and robbery in Pawtucket.
WARNING: Video below contains images some may find graphic and upsetting. Viewer discretion advised. SEOUL – A video of a teacher abusing a child at daycare is causing an uproar in South Korea. Police said this toddler in a South Korean nursery is being forced to eat Kimchi, a tradition dish of fermented cabbage. But ...
Thursday, January 15 Richmond Times-Dispatch
Colonial Heights police have arrested a teenager who allegedly robbed a convenience store while wearing a Spider-Man mask.
Thursday, January 15 Dayton Daily News
A man found riding a bicycle in the street is free on bond after he was charged with OVI.
A White Bear Lake woman is accused of stealing and forging checks from her employer in an attempt to pay for plastic surgery. Darla Jean Tyler, 51, was charged with four counts of check forgery.
Thursday, January 15 AP - Craig Wall
A suburban Chicago police officer who fired bean bags at a knife-wielding 95-year-old man who later died says his action was prompted by the fear he had for his life.
Thursday, January 15 Florida Times-Union - Derek Gilliam
The 1st District Court of Appeal threw out a Jacksonville murder conviction because the judge allowed video of a police interrogation into evidence that shouldn't have been, according to court documents.Amato Scott, 26, of Adele, Ga., had been sentenced to life in prison in the death of 26-year-old Jacksonville truck driver Mario Maro Smith, who was shot in the head near Wilson Boulevard during a drug deal reportedly involving 7 pounds of...
Thursday, January 15 Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
Wendy Wood Holland was convicted in December of taking part in a horrific child sex and torture ring that spanned three generations of her Alabama family. On Thursday, she learned what the unspeakable evil of her crimes earned her -- a prison sentence of 219 years behind bars. Baldwin County Judge Jody Bishop required that Wendy Wood Holland: Unspeakable Evil Of Child Sex Torture Ring Nets Woman 219 Year Sentence is an...
Thursday, January 15 AP
A new poll shows New Yorkers didn't approve of police officers turning their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funerals for two officers …...
Thursday, January 15 New York Daily - Doyle Murphy
STATE corrections officials agreed to slash by two-thirds the number of ex-cons who will be headed to a Brooklyn parole supercenter.
Police in Dunkirk are crediting the public for their help in identifying a man pictured in security footage after a Walgreens robbery.
Four people were arrested after search warrants were executed at Marion apartments in connection with drug activity in the area.
Thursday, January 15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Exceptions are O'Fallon and Lake Saint Louis police, which are still working out glitches.
Thursday, January 15 AP
Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez asked that prosecutors disclose any inducements offered to his fiancee to get her to testify in his murder trial, and they're also pushing the judge to allow them to call as a witness an expert on the drug PCP, saying Hernandez's co-defendants were smoking it two days before the killing.
Thursday, January 15 Press-Telegram - Brian Day
NORWALK >> Officials responded to reports of two people shot in a residential Norwalk neighborhood Thursday afternoon, officials said. The shooting was first reported at 1:36 p.m. in the 1400 block of Halcourt Avenue, just north of Mapledale Street, Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Rick Flores said.
Clay County Sheriff's Deputies confirm they are investigating a fatal shooting incident. According to deputies, the shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 15th at 179 Little Beechy Road in Procious, WV.
Jury selection is winding down in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Mendota Heights police officer last July. Brian Fitch Sr., 40, is charged with first-degree murder in the July, 30, 2014 shooting death of officer Scott Patrick during a traffic stop.
Richmond police said it happened at the corner of Nevin Avenue and 20th Street around 1:30 p.m.
10 January 2015 17:42
kiro 7All recent threats to Marysville-Pilchuck HS determined to be hoaxes
Threats made to Marysville-Pilchuck High School this week were determined to be hoaxes, Marysville Police Department officials said Friday. Students were evacuated from campus after a bomb threat Wednesday afternoon. Police said additional bomb threats were received by the staff Thursday. Also Thursday, shortly before 11 a.m., another threat called ...
Woman arrested for threats to 'shoot up' school
Thurston County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 36-year-old woman for making threats to "shoot up" a school. Karin M. Kibler was booked into jail. She sent her threat to the FBI and TCSO investigated it after receiving information from the FBI Guardian Operations Unit. According to a news release, deputies ...
Drugs found in car at state patrol's impound lot in Spokane
Three people cut through a security fence and tried to enter the Washington State Patrol impound lot in Spokane. The patrol says an alarm sounded and the three ran off early Wednesday without reaching any cars. The SpokesmanReview reports their target may have been a car that was impounded earlier ...
Man suspected of killing grandmother arrested
After a search lasting more than three hours, a 22-year-old man suspected of killing his grandmother and assaulting his grandfather is in police custody. It happened just outside Mill Creek in the 3900 block of 145th Place SE. The grandfather called 911 just before midnight Thursday saying that he had ...
Bothell murder trial heard by judge without jury
A Bothell man accused of killing his wife decided not to have a jury trial. The murder trial of Alan Smith began Thursday and will be decided by a Snohomish County Superior Court judge because Smith waived his right to a jury trial. He is accused of killing his estranged ...
The family of a girl attacked on a school bus has sued the Yakima School District, claiming the bus driver failed to intervene and protect the child. In a surveillance video dated Nov. 9, 2011, the attacker is seen moving toward the bus doors even while the bus is still ...
Caught on video: Burglarized twice in a week
A Lake City homeowner is upset after being burglarized in his home, then his car in the span of just one week. And it was caught on camera. "In broad daylight, everyone's right there,” said James Oliphant as he showed KIRO 7 surveillance video from his home. A man can ...
Car crashes into butcher shop's building
A car crashed into a butcher shop in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood Thursday afternoon. The accident happened west of Roosevelt Way Northeast and Lake City Way on 80th. KIRO 7 Chopper images show that a car is went over the sidewalk and hit Link Lab Artisan Meats' building. Seattle Fire Department says there's ...
Family of throat-slashing burglar victim speaks out
According to her family, 23-year-old Kiersten Shideler not only survived having her throat slashed by a robber, her father says his daughter also courageously gathered herself to call 911 even though she was bleeding profusely and couldn't even speak. "I'm so proud of her," Mark Shideler said from his daughter's ...
Human remains found in Lake Stevens that of missing teen
Detectives are investigating the death of a teenage girl as a homicide after they found blood-stained bedding and a broken knife next to her body. Text messages from the phone of a murder victim after her death could lead detectives to her killer. According to a Snohomish County search warrant, ...
The state Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of the getwaway driver for the man who killed four Lakewood police officers. Dorcus Allen was convicted of four counts of aggravated murder for driving Maurice Clemmons to a spot four blocks away from the Forza Coffee shop where the officers ...
Police are looking for man who robbed a credit union in Auburn on Friday, Jan. 9. The man robbed the Verity Credit Union and then got into a dark-colored early 2000s Volkswagen GTI with a loud exhaust. The man is described as white, in his late 30s to early 40s, ...
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