Shadow Lantry(TAMPA, Fla.) — For once, police were thankful a group of criminals broke into a car. A group of inmates on work duty in New Port Richey, Florida, came to the rescue of a forgetful father who accidentally locked his keys — and, more importantly, his 1-year-old baby — in his truck earlier this …
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Feb 17
Brothers charged with murder of missing 16-year-old Aranda Briones from Southern California
Moreno Valley Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — Two brothers have been charged in connection with murder of a 16-year-old girl who went missing in Southern California last month. Owen Shover, 18, and Gary Shover, 21, were charged on Friday in relation to the murder of Aranda Briones, of Moreno Valley, who has not been seen since …
Feb 17
Houston police embroiled in scandal after ‘lies’ found in no-knock warrant that led to fatal raid on alleged drug house
KTRK(HOUSTON) — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump called him up on a stage to express pride in the Houston Police Department, Chief Art Acevedo struggled to explain a scandal in which one of his narcotics agents allegedly lied to get a no-knock warrant for a drug-house raid that left a married couple …
Feb 17
Jussie Smollett ‘angered and devastated’ at suggestions he was involved in his attack
ABC News(CHICAGO) — The two brothers who were interrogated by police investigating the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett purchased the rope that was found around the “Empire” actor’s neck, sources told ABC News Saturday. Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo agreed to cooperate with authorities after detectives confronted them with evidence that they bought the rope — …
Feb 17
Fresh supplies of US aid arrive on Venezuela’s border awaiting delivery into the country
ABC News(CUCUTA, Columbia) — The second wave of humanitarian aid provided by the U.S. government for Venezuela arrived Saturday in the town of Cucuta along the Colombia-Venezuela border, only a week after the first wave of U.S. supplies arrived on the border in response to Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido’s request for humanitarian assistance. “This …
Feb 16
Timeline of the alleged Jussie Smollett attack investigation
ABC News(CHICAGO) — When news broke of the alleged racist attack on a star from one of the most popular shows on television, it riveted everyone, drawing the nation into a heated discussion about race, politics and celebrity. But as the investigation continued, growing skepticism about Smollett’s story added enormous pressure on Chicago investigators to …
Feb 16
Panic unfolds at Orlando Airport after man attempts to breach security, travelers yell ‘gun’
iStock/Bogdan Khmelnytskyi(ORLANDO) — Chaos erupted at Orlando International Airport Saturday after a man tried to breach a security checkpoint and travelers yelled out that the suspect had a gun, police said. Video shows people running for cover just after noon when they believed the man, who police said reached into his pocket, was armed. Orlando …
Feb 16
Vice President Pence calls on European leaders to recognize Venezuela’s opposition leader
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(MUNICH) — As tension in Venezuela continues to escalate, Vice President Mike Pence took the stage at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Saturday to call on European nations to stand by the United States in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s president. “The struggle in Venezuela is between dictatorship …
Feb 16
New information in Jussie Smollett investigation ‘could change the story entirely,’ police say
ABC News(CHICAGO) — After interrogating and releasing two men seen in surveillance video near the scene of the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, Chicago police are saying that the new information they have “could change the story entirely.” The two men, confirmed by police as those seen in surveillance images from the night …
Feb 16
Aurora shooting suspect opened fire during termination meeting: Police
ABC News(AURORA, Illinois) — A “disgruntled” worker of an Illinois factory opened fire after being called into a meeting to terminate his employment, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was shot dead in a gunfight, officials said Saturday. Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said the suspect, Gary Martin, 45, committed Friday’s …