Police update South Side crime stats
Pittsburgh police said their efforts to cut down on crime on the South Side are paying off.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has been called in to investigate the incident. This was the third fatal police shooting involving Kansas City police this year.
- The Daily Beast
Traveling Nurse Charged With Six Counts of Murder After High-Speed Crash
Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via APA traveling Texas nurse is facing multiple murder charges after running a red light and crashing into traffic while allegedly driving 90 mph in Windsor Hills, California.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday that Nicole Linton has been charged with six counts of murder and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for the multi-car crash, which left six people dead and Linton facing a 90-year prison sentence if convicted
- INSIDER
Police believe a 16-year-old girl in Northern California who went missing at a party may have been abducted
Kiely Rodni, 16, was last seen at a party near a campground in Truckee, California, early Saturday morning.
- HuffPost
Trevor Noah Loses It Over Most ‘Insane’ Jan. 6 Rioter Story Ever
"The Daily Show" host said he didn't think the story could get any crazier.
- NextShark
Video captures Las Vegas vape shop owner stopping day-time robbery by stabbing would-be thief
Surveillance video inside a vape shop in Las Vegas shows an owner defending himself with a knife from would-be robbers. On Aug. 3, Johnny Nguyen, 22, was captured on film stabbing one of three juveniles who tried to rob his store, the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in the neighborhood of West Sahara in Las Vegas. According to Nguyen, two masked individuals entered his shop while another stood by the door at around 3:25 p.m.on Aug. 3.
- Miami Herald
A Florida Keys couple told a snorkeler he was too close — then out came a rod, cops say
A Florida Keys couple who thought a snorkeler went too close to their waterfront home were arrested Sunday after beating the vacationing man with a fishing rod and pole, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
- Macon Telegraph
Man gunned down in Walmart parking lot pulled knife to defend himself, Macon cops say
The victim and his fiancee had just finished grocery shopping at the Harrison Road store when they were confronted by two gunmen.
- CBS-Losangeles
Woman shot in face while trying to prevent daughter's kidnapping in Palmdale
Lauren Pozen reports from Palmdale, where a large scale investigation continued after a woman was shot in the face while trying to fight off her daughter's would-be kidnapper late Sunday evening. Authorities located the suspect and the kidnapped girl just down the road.
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Mayor ‘alarmed’ and ‘disturbed’ by video of handcuffed Black man’s arrest in Mississippi
Video of Eugene Lewis’ arrest on Friday, Aug. 5, has sparked outrage online.
- INSIDER
11-year-old who saved up money for a lemonade stand was scammed by a man who gave him fake $100 bill and asked for exact change, police say
Jeremy, who lives in Washington state, used his allowance to set up a lemonade stand but was said to be stiffed by a man using a fake $100 bill.
- INSIDER
A lawyer for Ahmaud Arbery's killer says being sent to a Georgia prison would be a 'backdoor death sentence.' A judge disagreed.
A judge denied Travis McMichael's request to send him to a federal prison after his lawyer argued he'd die in a state facility.
- WFTV
Man recovering credit card skimmer kicks Brevard County K-9 officer, sheriff says
A Brevard County K-9 officer took a bite out of crime after it was kicked by a fleeing suspect, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
- The Advocate
Texas Boutique Owner Arrested and Charged With Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime
Evan Berryhill-Jewell, arrested Monday, is accused of attacking a transgender man and his boyfriend in April.
- Merced Sun-Star
K-9 helps seize suspected drugs in SUV during Fresno County stop. See where it was found
The CHP said the vehicle had a “sophisticated aftermarket compartment.”
- INSIDER
Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's unfair to ruin Alex Jones for defaming Sandy Hook parents, claims Infowars is right 'most of the time'
The far-right congresswoman again came to the defense of the conspiracy theorist after he was ordered to pay $45 million to Sandy Hook parents.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas man accused of killing teen daughters testifies he was followed on night of shooting
Yaser Said testified at his murder trial Monday, saying he did not kill his daughters but left them alone in his taxi because someone was following them who he thought was coming to “assassinate me.”
- The Daily Beast
One Woman’s ‘Underground Railroad’ for Molested Children Raises New Questions
FXWarning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.Faye Yager was unable to protect her young daughter from being sexually abused by her father, and she responded by dedicating her life to creating an underground network for women striving to shield their kids from such heinous cruelty—work that brought the issue of incestuous rape and molestation of children into the national spotlight, and ostensibly saved numerous girls from danger. She was also a vigilante who believed that many of
- Indiewire
Ezra Miller Charged with Felony Burglary After Stealing Alcohol from Vermont Home
The incident took place on May 1, with Vermont police finally able to locate the publicly unraveling actor this past Sunday, August 7.
- INSIDER
Feds likely obtained 'pulverizing' amount of evidence ahead of searching Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, legal experts say
During an extensive review process, Donald Trump's FBI appointee Christopher Wray most likely had to approve the search warrant.
- WHBQ
Woman charged with attempted murder after alleged road rage shooting on I-240, police say
The bullet busted out the rear window and rear passenger side window of the victim's car.