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?
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.
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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 H
artford 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. [
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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. [
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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. [
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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.... [
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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. [
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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. [
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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. [
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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. [
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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. [
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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. [
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Portsmouth infant death being investigated as a homicide
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AVY NBC Portsmouth
Officers found the child unresponsive in a home the night of Dec. 26.[
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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... [
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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...[
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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.... [
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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... [
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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.[
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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. [
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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. [
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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,... [
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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... [
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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. [
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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... [
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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. [
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Baltimore police: Two men shot overnight on east side Baltimore Sun
Two men were shot overnight on the east side of Baltimore, police said.[
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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. [
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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.... [
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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.[
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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... [
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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... [
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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. [
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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... [
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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. [
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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... [
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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...[
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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. [
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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. [
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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... [
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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...[
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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...
Crime News
erLandmark asylum ruling has helped fewer domestic violence victims than hoped
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
In an awful way, Araceli Bonilla was fortunate.
Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault
BBC News
the first criminal case after a slew of accusations.