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A grand jury in Alabama has indicted Jared Tarant Smith-Bracy on four counts of capital murder for the deaths of his grandparents, his brother, and a family friend in 2023. The 22-year-old from Bay Minette was indicted by a Mobile County Grand Jury on Friday, as reported by al.com. According to police, Smith-Bracy is accused … Read more
“General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot early Saturday when he encountered three men attempting to steal the catalytic converter from his car, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The incident occurred around 3:25 a.m. near Pico Boulevard and Hope Street, said Officer Jader Chaves, a spokesperson for the Los … Read more
A convicted U.S. sexual predator killed at least four women in Canada after fleeing the country while on bail. Authorities believe there may be more victims. Gary Allen Srery, who died in a U.S. prison in 2011, escaped to Canada after posting bail for a 1974 rape charge in Los Angeles. He hid in the … Read more
The man operating the boat that struck and killed a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach has been identified, but no charges have been filed yet, according to a report released Wednesday. The 78-year-old owns the Coral Gables home where officers found and seized the boat. He was alone in the boat during the … Read more
The latest youth crime data indicates that the number of juvenile offenders is rising for the first time in over a decade, amid growing ideological debates on how to address youth criminal behavior. While the number of children and teenagers committing crimes had been steadily decreasing, the rate increased by 6 percent in the last … Read more
California law enforcement recently cracked the case of a woman’s murder that had gone unsolved for three decades. Danielle Clause, aged 42, was killed in 1991, but the perpetrator remained unknown until Ventura Police employed sophisticated genetic genealogy methods to identify the murderer. After 33 years, investigators concluded that Larry Welch was responsible for Clause’s … Read more
In Edgewater, Colorado, lawmakers are gearing up for a crucial hearing on a bill designed to safeguard whistleblowers who expose police misconduct. Advocates argue that House Bill 24-1460 is overdue and essential for purging rogue cops from Colorado’s law enforcement agencies. However, facing opposition from law enforcement groups who deem it irresponsible and superfluous, the … Read more
In 2017, a horrific crime shook Washington state when three men were found guilty of murdering a family over alleged disputes involving drugs and money. The Kitsap Sun reported that Superior Court Judge Kevin Hull sentenced Danie Kelly Jr., 45, Robert Watson III, 52, and Johnny Watson, 50, to life in prison without the possibility … Read more
A heartbreaking incident occurred in Southeast D.C. as a 3-year-old girl tragically lost her life to gun violence on Friday night. D.C. police responded to reports of the shooting in the vicinity of the 2200-2400 block of Harford Street Southeast around 9 p.m. The young girl, who was in a vehicle at the time, was … Read more
A new ballot measure in California, aimed at amending the 2014 Proposition 47 which reduced penalties for certain theft and drug possession offenses, has qualified for the November ballot after receiving an unprecedented number of signatures. Proposition 47, which was originally enacted to decrease the number of incarcerations, downgraded numerous felonies including retail theft and … Read more