ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, December 30, 2015 --- ===
Month Misfortune December 2015 ---

Sometimes accidents aren't accidents. Why do so many crimes and accidents look like random unconnected attacks with no apparent cause or link to a political motive?

Headlines:

5 killed 2 in hospital: California woman pickup driving freeway kamikaze wrong-way crash on I-95 near Miami CBS News
Jihadi bomb-maker's wife begged for mercy got life over Westfield shopping centre bomb plot
Dec 30 Turkey Foils New Year's Eve Pakistani Suicide Vest Bomb Plot, ISIS Suspects Held NBCNews.com
Iraqi Iraq's Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, renewed demands that Turkey fully withdraws its troops from northern Iraq, asserting that Turkey must respect Iraq's sovereignty or face potential military action. (Reuters)
American entertainer Bill Cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault (New York Times)
2015 Brussels lockdown Two Belgian policewomen and eight soldiers reportedly held an orgy at a police station in the Brussels (The Guardian)
Dec 20 attack, update Woman who plowed car into Las Vegas crowd had used marijuana: prosecutor REUTERS
update December 25 arson Muslim man charged with setting Houston mosque fire says he was a devout attendee
Body found after reports of shots fired WBTV CBS Charlotte

Detail:

5 killed when California woman pickup driving freeway kamikaze wrong-way crash on I-95 near Miami CBS News MIAMI - Five people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-95 in northern Miami-Dade, the Florida Highway Patrol said. CBS Miami reports that a woman in a pickup truck was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-95 when she side swiped one car and ..asn't the only deadly accident Wednesday morning. The State Road 826/Palmetto Expressway westbound exit ramp to NW 12th Avenue was shut down for a fatal rollover crash. 5 Killed, 2 Hospitalized in I-95 NB Wrong-Way Wreck Near Miami Gardens Drive: FHP NBC 6 South Florida NBC 6's Julia Bagg speaks to FHP Trooper Joe Sanchez regarding a wrong-way wreck on I-95 NB near Miami Gardens Drive that left five people dead. Wrong-way crash on I-95 kills 5; Cooper City man among dead South Florida Sun-Sentinel 23-year-old woman with a California address who drove a white Ford pickup wrong way south in the northbound express lane of the interstate Three sedans — a Chevrolet Cobalt, a Hyundai Sonata and a Kia Optima — were traveling north toward the Ford near the Miami Gardens Drive exit around 12:48 a.m.
Jihadi bomb-maker's wife begged for mercy over Westfield shopping centre bomb plot Daily Mail - The secret wife of a jihadi bomb-maker who planned an ISIS-inspired terror attack in London to mark the anniversary of the 7/7 atrocities today blamed her 'controlling and abusive' husband as she was jailed for life. an abusive and controlling relationship': Westfield bomb-maker's wife tries to blame her husband in begging letter to judge - but she still gets 25 year minimum, while he gets 27 years Mohammed Rehman, 25, plotted attack on London on anniversary of 7/7 Jihadi dream was funded by payday loans taken out by Sana Ahmed Khan 'Low life' Rehman sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum 27 years Khan revealed in letter that she had granted her husband Islamic divorce 24-year-old claimed she was 'not aware' of extent of Rehman's terror plot But judge said she had 'full knowledge' of plans and imprisoned her for life
Dec 30 Turkey Foils New Year's Eve Pakistani Suicide Bomb Plot, ISIS Suspects Held NBCNews.com ISTANBUL, Turkish - Special forces foiled a suicide plot to bomb New Year's Eve celebrations in Turkey's capital, raiding a house and detaining two suspected ISIS militants, officials said Wednesday.Suicide vests and explosive devices were found... suspected of planning a suicide attack Thursday night two were Pakistanis and that their detention let to the arrest of a third person, a British citizen,
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Iraq–Turkey relations Iraq's Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, renewed demands that Turkey fully withdraws its troops from northern Iraq, asserting that Turkey must respect Iraq's sovereignty or face potential military action. (Reuters)Law and crime
American entertainer Bill Cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The county's District Attorney-elect said his office is also examining evidence related to other cases. The current charges relate to one particular 2004 incident. (New York Times)
2015 Brussels lockdown Two Belgian policewomen and eight soldiers reportedly held an orgy at a police station in the Brussels neighbourhood ofGanshoren while colleagues hunted for the Paris terror attacks suspects. The police station was near Molenbeek, where anti-terror raids had been taking place. Police spokesman, Johan Berckmans, said “we have launched an investigation to find out what exactly happened". (The Guardian)
Dec 20 attack, update Woman who plowed car into Las Vegas crowd had used marijuana: prosecutor REUTERS/LAS VEGAS SUN/STEVE MARCUS.. killer driver had marijuana in her system following the incident, county officials said on Wednesday.
update December 25 arson Muslim man charged with setting Houston mosque fire says he was a devout attendee Houston chronicle Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, was arrested early Wednesday in connection with a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque, Dec. 30, 2015. A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day, but the motive for the crime remains a mystery, with the suspect maintaining he was a regular at the mosque.
DEVELOPING: Body found after reports of shots fired WBTV CBS Charlotte Wilmington Police found a body after responding to calls of shots being fired early Wednesday morning. ... [Read More]

*Timeline

December 29, 2015 Number Of Police Officers Killed By Gunfire Fell 14 Percent In 2015, Study Says NPR The number of police officers killed by gunfire fell 14 percent from the 49 who were shot and killed in 2014. Seven of those shootings followed traffic stops; six were surprise attacks on officers, such as the Aug. 29 slaying of sheriff's Deputy Darren ...
2 in Critical Condition After Double Stabbing in San Jose NBC Bay Area Two people were hospitalized in critical condition following a double stabbing in San Jose. Cheryl Hurd reports. (Published Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015).
Man killed, 7 wounded in city shootings Chicago Tribune A man was killed and seven other men were wounded in separate South, Far South and Northwest Side shootings Tuesday, according to Chicago police
Dec 29, 2015 1 Killed, 5 black men sought in Shooting and Lockdown after fight at Student Housing Complex Near Florida Atlantic University NBC 6 South Florida A manhunt is on for five suspects after a fatal shooting at a student housing complex near Florida Atlantic University Tuesday. 19-year-old man killed Nicholas Max Acosta: Victim identified in fatal shooting near FAU campus WPTV.com * Suspects described.... thought it was a fight originally. Security came back and kept screaming on the phone to 911 that someone was shot and then cops with huge guns got here. And now we are lockdown,"19-year-old dead after being shot near FAU - Local10.com WPLG16 hours ago - BOCA RATON, Fla. - Police said a 19-year-old male is dead after beingshot near Florida Atlantic University Tuesday night.

Dec 29, 2015 Driver Killed in New Hampshire Collision Involving [Attacking?] Secret Service Agents NBCNews.com A driver was killed in a head-on collision in New Hampshire on Tuesday night with another car carrying four U.S. Secret Service agents, police said. Bruce Danforth (killed) 45 with two passengers (injured)...his vehicle crossed the double-yellow solid line and collided with a Ford Taurus around 7 p.m... 4 agents probably protecting candidates sustained what is described as serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, Similar fishy crash: Sergeant Roderick Sinclair Head-On Crash Kills 3 Secret Service Agents Aug 17, 2014 - 3 killed, 1 injured March 5, 1983 Sergeant Roderick Sinclair Head-On Crash Kills 3 Secret Service Agents In Mariposa County near Yosemite ... Man killed in crash with Secret Service agents had ‘extensive’ criminal history - The Washington Post (The plot thickens) driving without a valid license and had an “extensive” criminal history In 2012, an undercover agent struck and killed a Brooklyn mother of five. Two Secret Service vehicles fatally struck a pedestrian in Maryland early one rainy morning in 2009. In 2008, Clinton canceled a campaign rally after one of her Secret Service escorts was killed in a Dallas accident. And in 1983, three agents assigned to protect Queen Elizabeth II were killed in Yosemite National Park after their vehicle was hit by a local sheriff’s patrol car.
Dec 27 murder, Dec 29, 2015 suspect killed Hollywood Hills murder suspect Tien Hua killed by LAPD following hours-long standoff in ... KABC-TV (Asian kills Hispanic) A man suspected of fatally shooting 27-year-old Henry Estrada in the Hollywood Hills Sunday night was shot and killed by police following an hours-long standoff in Rosemead.. .homes were evacuated and SWAT and crisis negotiation teams were called to the scene after the suspect, identified by police as Tien Hua, barricaded himself when police arrived to try to serve arrest and search warrants... extent of the relationship, if any, between Hua and Estrada remains unclear... chased Estrada up a hill and shot him multiple times. Rosemead Barricade Ends With Hollywood Hills Shooting Suspect In Custody CBS Local Police apprehended Tien Hua on Tuesday after a standoff of more than five hours. Rosemead Standoff: LAPD Shoots and Wounds Man Wanted in Fatal Hollywood Hills Shooting, Officials Say Rosemead Standoff: LAPD Shoots and Wounds Man ... - KTLA Tien Hua, thought to be about 28 years old Suspect in Fatal Hollywood Hills Shooting Dead After SWAT ... Hollywood Hills murder suspect killed by LAPD following ... abc7.com
Dec 29, 2015 1 killed 10 wounded Shooting 60 rounds by ISIS aligned terrrorists in Dagestan forest, Focus of ISIS Recruiters, Leaves One Dead New York Times MOSCOW - One person was killed and 10 were wounded after at least one gunman opened fire at the ancient citadel in Derbent, in republic of Dagestan that has been a focus of recruiting by the Islamic State, ...attackers were members of the so-called Southern terrorist group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and the attackers threw grenades before opening fire.. a group of citizens climbed up to ...citadel around 11:30 p.m.. came under fire from the nearby forest... one of two border guards in the group was killed, with four other people seriously wounded.... over 60 bullet cartridges found in the forest
Dec 29 Fight between couple escalates into fatal Houston shooting KHOU HOUSTON - An argument between a boyfriend and girlfriend escalated into a shooting and left one person dead in north Houston Tuesday night.
Dec 29 Deputies: Married Couple Fight Over Fast Food Chicken Leads to Beating, Stabbing WLTX Richland County, SC Richland County deputies say a married couple's fight over whether to get fast-food lead to a beating and a stabbing Tuesday night. Officers say around 9 p.m., they got a call of a domestic dispute at a home on Ranch Road.
Dec 29 3 in SUV killed in Killington crash with big rig BurlingtonFreePress.com A driver and two passengers were killed and four others hospitalized Tuesday afternoon when their SUV crashed head-on into a tractor trailer on U.S.
Dec 29 Man found dead in San Bernardino clothing donation bin is identified San Bernardino Sun man found dead stuck inside a San Bernardino clothing donation bin Tuesday has been identified as 25-year-old Victor Augustine Robles found around 4 a.m. Tuesday partially inside the...
Shots strike residences, vehicle, police say Newport Daily Press Shots struck two residences and an unoccupied vehicle early Tuesday morning in Hampton, according to police. [Read More] Dec 29 Hampton restaurant struck after shots fired, police say Newport Daily Press A Hampton restaurant was struck by a bullet Tuesday night, police said.[Read More]
Girl, 6, injured in possible road rage shooting ukpset at flashing high beams CBS News The accused shooter was reportedly upset after he thought the girl's family had flashed their lights at him.. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the girl's family pulled into an apartment complex, reportedly by accident, while on their way to a tire shop, police say. The suspect was allegedly upset, because he thought they had flashed their lights at him. ... family started to drive away after an argument and the man began firing at their car multiple times,

December 28, 2015

Police: WA Teens' joyride of destruction terror spree ends with game of 'chicken' stopping on tracks causes train to derail WJLA MONTESANO, Wash. (KOMO) -- Two teens goofing off [or committing terrorism] in their truck Monday night generated several thousand dollars in property damage and caused a freight train to derail in Montesano, police said... noisy red pickup was knocking over garbage cans... then parked in front of a train, then moved as it approached and blocked tracks again... conductor slammed on the emergency brakes, causing the train to derail, but luckily, the cargo was empty and remained upright. Meanwhile the pickup truck sped away moments before the train reached that crossing...several mailboxes had been damaged along Barret Road N. and mail was all over the roadway... suspected vehicle was described as a red pickup...traced the owner of the pickup to an 18-year-old Aberdeen man...both men eventually admitted to taking the truck and causing the various crimes. Police said the two didn't give any particular reason for going on their rampage. driver arrested ...investigation of causing damage to railroad property, and several other counts related to reckless driving and malicious mischief....passenger was initially released, but investigators have since decided to press charges..damage from the incident is estimated to be in the tens of thousands
Dec 28 Black man confesses to fatal, unprovoked stabbing disabled Hispanic man outside Seabrook school basketball court WTOP SEABROOK, Md. (AP) - A man has confessed to what police say was an unprovoked fatal stabbing near a basketball court outside an elementary school in Seabrook... 31-year-old Alex Jones ... arrested... charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Douglas Reyes... 4:30 p.m. Monday... Reyes was sitting on a bench near the court when Jones confronted him and stabbed him several times in an unprovoked attack. Disabled man killed in random attack on Md. playground W*USA 9‎ arrested in the stabbing death of Douglas Napoleon Reyes. Man admits to stabbing, killing 24 year-old with special needs WJLA‑TV lived only a few blocks from the school, and his father said his son often played basketball there. had a disability that prevented him from being able to fend off an attack or fully realize he's in danger. Vigil held for 24-year-old man stabbed to death at Gaywood elementary ... WJLA‑TV Hundreds gathered Tuesday night on the grounds of Gaywood Elementary School...

Saturday Dec 26

‘Provocative, close call’: US military fume after Iran test-fires missile 1.3km away from USS Truman 30 Dec, 2015 The US military was outraged when Iranian ships fired rockets in the Strait of Hormuz as the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier, was reportedly passing 1,500 yards away. US Central Command called the drill “provocative, unsafe, and unprofessional.” reported on Tuesday via two unnamed US military officials speaking to NBC News, allegedly took place on Saturday...Iran issued a warning...carrier was about 1,500 yards (1371 meters) away from the launch location.... while Iranians were “clearly not” trying to target the US ship, the officials called the drill “unnecessarily provocative and unsafe.”.. they launched rockets “in close proximity” to the warships and other merchant traffic “after providing only 23 minutes of advance notification,”
Dec 26, 2015 Reward increased in Fresno vehicle, beating assault on Sikh man Napa Valley Register hate crime investigation continues Wednesday after 68-year-old Amrik Singh Bal was assaulted Saturday and left with cuts to his nose and hand and a broken collar bone... wearing a turban and waiting for a ride to work when authorities say two men in a car approached him and began swearing at him... men backed up the car and hit him.... beat the man before taking off.

Dec 25

No bond for suspects in Chapel Hill Christmas Day child shooting WTVD-TV Maleah Williams died at UNC Children's Hospital Monday, two days after the shooting outside her godparents' apartment in the 700 block of Trinity Court in Chapel Hill.
Syracuse NY police make two arrests in Christmas night assault on radio host and cousin Syracuse.com Hamza Khan, 20, and Nouman Khan, 18, are facing assault charges. (MOHAMMAD HAMZA KHAN is a muslim reporter in India) (name also here: How I Came Back to Islam - Nouman Ali Khan - YouTube) alleged victims later identified themselves as Joe Grosvent, a local radio host, and James McElyea, who are aged between 29 and 30. ... Twitter user late Tuesday who claimed to have been one of the men involved in the fight. He tweeted a seven-second video (look who hit our car and wanted to fight us) claimed showed victims punching their vehicle. Five men from Binghamton have turned themselves in with connection to the attack on Christmas night. Two have been placed under arrest.... victims looking at Christmas...saw group of men heckling a homeless man..group then started filming, he said, and later attacked them.... Nouman said Grosvent and his cousin initiated the attack, that they were giving the homeless man money -- not harassing him.Christmas night assault suspect, in his own words, says fight was self defense December 30, 2015 SYRACUSE, NY -- The 18-year-old arrested in a brutal Christmas night attack said he and his brother were acting in self defense when they decided to step out of their car and attack a local radio host and his cousin.
update December 25 arson Muslim man charged with setting Houston mosque fire says he was a devout attendee Houston chronicle Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, was arrested early Wednesday in connection with a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque, Dec. 30, 2015. A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day, but the motive for the crime remains a mystery, with the suspect maintaining he was a regular at the mosque.

Dec 24 Coalition forces kill ISIS leader connected to Paris attack CNN Charaffe al Mouadan, a Syrian-based member of ISIS with a "direct link" to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Belgian-born ringleader of the terror attacks in Paris, was killed in a December 24 airstrike, and was "actively planning additional attacks against the ...

December 21, 2015 Bond set at $1M for white supremacist Montana 4 victim double murder suspect KTVQ CBS Billings - Don Fisher Scott Austin Price, who is accused of murdering one woman in a Missoula motel room and stabbing another in a nearby parking lot, faced a long list of charges Tuesday...Mr. Price had violated supervision, he kidnapped one person, stabbed another, and he killed two more in cold blood." Price and Sarah McKnight came to Missoula on Monday, Dec. 21, intending to kidnap someone and steal their car and money, ...shared an interest in white supremacy. attempted to steal a vehicle...stabbed the 68-year-old woman multiple time...Price attacked a housekeeper working there and stole her car keys. She later died from her injuries in the attack....That stolen vehicle was recovered in Idaho where the two were arrested.

December 20 murder Funeral set for star athlete killed in Asbury Park shooting

NJ.com
Jamar Small was shot and killed on the 1000 block of Summerfield Avenue shortly before noon on Dec. 20. Authorities continue to investigate the shooting, which also left another 25-year-old man injured, and.

*Sources

New
Carmen Criales « CBS Miami WFOR‑TV One Dead, Three Hurt In Wrong Way Wreck On I-95A fatal wrong way wreck shut down parts of I-95 northbound early Sunday morning between US-1 and the ... Father demands justice after daughter dies in Miami wrong ... WSVNDec 14, 2015 - It was not easy for Noel Criales to talk about his daughter, 23-year-oldCarmen Criales, after losing her in the wreck, which happened in the ... Wrong-way crash on I-95 in Miami kills medical student WPLG Dec 13, 2015 - According to Carmen Criales' father, Criales was driving to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where she was supposed to board . New Jersey medical student killed in Florida crash; mother ... 6abc Dec 17, 2015 - Twenty-three-year-old Carmen Criales was killed by a wrong-way driver while in Florida. N.J. woman, 23, an aspiring doctor, killed in Florida crash ... NJ.com Dec 15, 2015 - Carmen Criales was heading back to New Jersey and was driving to the airport with her mother and brother in the car around 5:30 a.m. when ...Carmen Criales was heading back to New Jersey and was driving to the airport with her mother and brother in the car around 5:30 a.m. when Franklin Chavez struck her vehicle head on, killing her instantly. Chavez as well as Criales' brother Brian and mother Elisa Diaz were all seriously injured in the crash, graduate of Atlantic Cape Community College, was planning on becoming a doctor and assisting people in her native Peru. Authorities were trying to determine why Chavez was driving the wrong way.. has special reflectors that flash red when drivers are going in the wrong direction,

Investigators seek to identify victim of deadly shooting in SE Houston KTRK-TV HISD teacher accused of inappropriately touching students. Dashcam video shows fire chief pulling unconscious man from burning car ·

Son arrested in deadly Freeport Long Island stabbing father after domestic argument

News 12 According to detectives, Freeport police officers responded to a 911 call for a domestic disturbance Man fatally stabbed in Freeport, Long Island WABC-TV Police have arrested the victim's son after a man was fatally stabbedon Long ... 24, the victim's son, had gotten into an argument with his father, which turned ... Son charged with murdering dad in Freeport News 12 Long Island Police: Father killed at Long Island home, son arrested Washington Times
State Police Investigating After Killingworth Volunteer Fire Department Burglarized Hartford Courant State police are investigating after a burglary reported at the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Department resulted in the loss of more than $15,000 in electronics and life saving equipment earlier this week.

Why are there no staff black cartoonists at a time when we need them most? - The Washington Post
Huffington Post From "They Shoot Black People, Don't They?" (used by permission of Keith Knight) AS A LIGHT-SKINNED man fled the sharp sting of a police officer's weapon, the assembled crowd of a thousand... [

Two South Dakota men steal beer, threaten clerk at convenience store Rapid City Journal Police are seeking two men who stole beer at a Loaf 'N Jug store early Tuesday.

Oak Street Murder investigation  Klamath Falls Herald and News - Stephen Floyd
Oregon State Police, operating with the Klamath County Major Crimes Team, document evidence outside the scene of the crime Tuesday afternoon.

JSO: Police, workers save infant, woman from jumping off bridge Firstcoastnews.com
A group of construction workers, along with a pair police officers, saved a woman and her 4-month-old baby from jumping off the Main Street Bridge Tuesday evening, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Williamsburg man killed in crash in New Kent County WTKR CBS Norfolk - Matt Knight
A Williamsburg man was killed early Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in New Kent County. The crash occurred at 5:19 a.m. on Interstate 64 eastbound at the 214.1 mile marker, just...

Israeli Victim of Palestinian Stabbing Attack Succumbs to Wounds After 3-Week Battle Algemeiner Journal Gennady Kaufman, the 41-year-old victim of a Palestinian stabbing attack at the beginning of the month in Hebron, died of his wounds at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning..

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run in Nelson County Charlottesville Newsplex The Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian in Nelson County.

Police say Fairfield woman drowned grandson in bathtub  Napa Valley Register Police say they have arrested a 51-year-old California woman who intentionally drowned her grandson in a bathtub.

Burglary suspect arrested in Grover Beach  KSBY NBC San Luis Obispo A commercial burglary suspect was arrested in Grover Beach Tuesday night, but police say another person may be also involved. [Read More]

Robbery investigation underway at Jordan Ln Family Dollar 14 min ago WAFF NBC Huntsville
Huntsville police are investigating a robbery at the Family Dollar store on Jordan Lane and Sparkman Drive. Three squad cars are at the scene. Officers are interviewing staff inside the store. Police are...

Wakulla woman charged with attempted murder in stabbing mother  Tallahassee Democrat
A domestic disturbance Tuesday ended with a Wakulla woman being charged with the stabbing and attempted murder of her 62-year-old mother. [Read More]

Lexington County man charged with assisting in his wife's suicide  WIS NBC Columbia - Jeremy Turnage A 63-year-old Lexington County man has been charged with assisting in his wife's suicide, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. [Read More]

Councilman Jeff Johnson asks law director to file negligent homicide charges in Tamir Rice case
WJW FOX Cleveland - Darcie Loreno Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson has asked the city law director's office for a full review of all documents in the Tamir Rice case and to file charges against the officers involved. Johnson asked Law Director Barbara A.... [Read More]

Attempted murder suspect picked up six months after shooting  WESH NBC Orlando A DeLand man wanted for attempted murder has been arrested more than six months after the crime. [Read More]

Man Stabbed In Hampden Wednesday Morning
WJZ CBS Baltimore
One person is in critical, but stable condition, Wednesday after an early morning stabbing in Hampden. [Read More]

Police: Omaha teacher arrested, charged with sexual assault of former student KETV ABC Omaha An Omaha teacher has been charged with having an improper relationship with a former student, police say. [Read More]

Man who abducted 2 Amish girls appeals 580-year sentence WGAL NBC Lancaster A 40-year-old man is appealing his 580-year prison sentence. [Read More]

Winston-Salem police trainee accidentally shoots wife, police say 20 min ago Winston-Salem Journal
A Winston-Salem Police Department trainee accidentally shot his wife Tuesday night, according to a news release from police. [Read More]

NC woman accused of killing 88-year-old roommate at assisted living  Winston-Salem Journal
A woman has been charged in the stabbing death of her 88-year-old roommate at a Louisburg assisted living facility. [Read More]

Portsmouth infant death being investigated as a homicide
WAVY NBC Portsmouth
Officers found the child unresponsive in a home the night of Dec. 26.[Read More]

Rape victim forced to call boyfriend dials 911 instead, police say New York Post A man who kidnapped a woman and raped her in an adult gift shop parking lot was arrested after his victim cunningly outwitted him. Police allege Robert Giles had plotted his attack before... [Read More]

Macedon man accused of punching deputy
21 min ago Canandaigua Daily Messenger
MACEDON — A Macedon man is facing a trio of charges after being accused of punching a Wayne County sheriff's deputy in the face during a disturbance at the Express Mart in the village...[Read More]

Farmington man accused of making terroristic threat

21 min ago Canandaigua Daily Messenger
A Farmington man was picked up by police at Strong Memorial Hospital on an arrest warrant issued after he allegedly threatened to cause widespread harm to members of his community. On Dec.... [Read More]

Man arrested for outstanding warrant in New Jersey

22 min ago Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Alfredo Cancel Maisonet, 36, of Wilkes-Barre was arrested on Tuesday after police determined he was wanted by the state of N... [Read More]

Retired Durham judge faces DWI charge
22 min ago Raleigh News & Observer
The state Attorney General's Office is handling a DWI case against retired Superior Court Judge David Q. LaBarre, who was stopped by a Durham police officer near his home earlier this month.[Read More]

Raleigh man arrested for assaulting woman in theater
22 min ago Raleigh News & Observer - Jonathan M. Alexander
A Raleigh man was arrested Monday for assaulting a woman in a movie theater, after the woman's purse hit the man's daughter while she was searching for a seat, police said Wednesday. [Read More]

Police: Raleigh woman repelled attackers, injured two with knife

22 min ago Raleigh News & Observer
A woman who was the target of an assault after an argument late Tuesday sent two of her three attackers to a hospital with stab wounds instead, police said. [Read More]

Feminist Artist Explains Her Morbid Obsession With Serial Killers

24 min ago Huffington Post
A is for Albert DeSalvo, also known as the "Boston Strangler." He killed 13 women in the Boston Area. B is for BTK, or "Bind, Torture, Kill," as he was known. He, well,... [Read More]

Man Charged With Arson in Houston Mosque Fire
24 min ago ABC News
Authorities say a man who has been charged with arson in a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque told an investigator he worshipped there. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives... [Read More]

South Dakota Highway Patrol Vehicles First With New Plates

24 min ago KELO CBS Sioux Falls
The existing plate design that has been in use since 2006 is being retired, with new plates being issued starting Jan. 1. [Read More]

One dead after holiday fire

24 min ago Harrisburg Daily Register
A Harrisburg woman died when fire swept through her mobile home. Rhonda K. Uzzle, 52, was found victim to the blaze when firefighters arrived at 4:44 a.m. on Saturday to her home... [Read More]

Man critically injured in Hampden stabbing Wednesday morning

26 min ago Baltimore Sun
A man is in critical condition after he was stabbed Wednesday morning in Hampden, police said. [Read More]

Baltimore police: Two men shot overnight on east side Baltimore Sun
Two men were shot overnight on the east side of Baltimore, police said.[Read More]

Firefighters battle flames in 2 alarm warehouse fire

26 min ago KFMB CBS San Diego
San Diego Fire Department is responding to a fully engulfed warehouse fire in the 3400 block of Hancock Street in the Sports Arena area. [Read More]

Pittsburgh mayor hires FBI agent as public safety director
26 min ago AP Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has hired a former city paramedic and 25-year FBI veteran as the city's public safety director.... [Read More]

Pictures: Flooding in the Lakewood Estates neighborhood in Branson

26 min ago KYTV NBC Springfield
Homeowners have battled flooding in the Lakewood Estates neighborhood in Branson. These images are from Tuesday afternoon.[Read More]

Bill Cosby facing first sex assault charge after dozens of women alleged he drugged them
26 min ago Canada National Post
Prosecutors accused Cosby of rendering Andrea Constand unable to resist by plying her with pills and wine, then sexually assaulting her when she was unconscious... [Read More]

In Billings, candles lit for Tamir Rice
27 min ago Missoulian - Matt Hudson, Billings Gazette
About two dozen people gathered Tuesday evening to show remorse for the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black boy from Cleveland who was killed by police in... [Read More]

Two shot in Auburn Gresham
28 min ago Chicago Sun-Times
Two people were shot Wednesday morning in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. [Read More]

Bill Cosby Charged In 2004 Sexual-Assault Case Involving Temple Basketball Employee

28 min ago Deadspin - Tim Marchman
Earlier today, prosecutors in Montgomery County, Penn. announced that they had filed felony charges against disgraced comedian Bill Cosby in relation to an accusation that in 2004, he drugged and sexually assaulted a... [Read More]

Wilson graduates from Columbia Southern

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News
Patrick A. Wilson of Jacksonville recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a Master of Science occupational safety and health degree during the fall 2015 commencement. [Read More]

Attorney appointed in homicide case

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News - Michael Todd
A seasoned Jacksonville attorney was appointed to represent the suspect accused of shooting one man dead and wounding another at the alleged gunman's mobile home on Christmas Eve. Attorney Billy Joe Morgan... [Read More]

Local students named to UNC-Asheville dean's list

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News
The following area students were recently named to the dean's list at the University of North Carolina at Asheville for the fall 2015 semester: Tatiana Miller of Jacksonville, Cassidy Fowler of Beaufort, Christopher...[Read More]

Photos: Around the area: Onslow County Classic Jacksonville vs Swansboro

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News
The Jacksonville Cardinals play the Swansboro Pirates during the Onslow County Classic Tuesday evening December 29, 2015. [Read More]

Photos: Around the area: Onslow County Classic

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News
Dixon Bulldogs play the White Oak Vikings during the Onslow County Classic Tuesday evening December 29, 2015. [Read More]

Jacksonville man killed in tractor incident

28 min ago Jacksonville Daily News
A Jacksonville man was killed this week after being run over by a farm tractor he was operating. William Keith Stone, 52, of 513 Palm Place, Jacksonville, was operating the tractor with a... [Read More]

Man impersonating police officer pulls over real cop in New Jersey, police say

28 min ago WLS ABC Chicago
The suspect, 68-year old Richard Goldrick of Nutley, is accused of trying to stop off-duty Woodbridge Police Department Sergeant Charles Stab as he was driving northbound on the Garden State Parkway...[Read More]

Cary police searching for 'furry' bank robber
WTVD ABC Raleigh
Authorities in Cary are searching for the suspect who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank on Harrison...

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