MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An American man admitted on Monday that he took a Memphis school teacher hostage while she was out running early in the morning and then killed her. It was agreed that Cleotha Abston was guilty of first-degree murder and especially severe kidnapping in the death of Eliza Fletcher. Abston, who is 40 … Read more
The head of the Kissimmee Police Department quit because the State Attorney’s Office was worried about what she said in front of a grand jury. Chief Betty Holland quit, and the Kissimmee Police Department said that the City Manager, Mike Steigerwald, had agreed. The news statement says that Steigerwald asked the Orange County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
GILLETT, Wis. – Deputies in Oconto County need help from the public to find a person of interest who is thought to have run away on foot after a hit-and-run accident on Friday evening. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office says that around 7 p.m. on October 25, police were called to a crash involving a … Read more
Three people were stabbed in east London: a two-year-old boy, a young girl, and a woman. A guy has been charged with attempted murder. There will be a court hearing on Monday for Kulvinder Ram, 48, of First Avenue, Dagenham. At 5:35 p.m. on Friday, police were called to a side street in Dagenham. There … Read more
The Boston Globe reported on Friday that the owner of a pizza chain was given more than eight years in jail after being found guilty of forced labor charges. This summer, a jury found that Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, 49, the owner of Stash’s Pizza in Westwood, abused six of his workers by physically abusing them, … Read more
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says that on Friday, one person died when two classic cars crashed on a road in the Midlands. Cpl. David Jones said the head-on crash happened in Sumter County around noon. Jones says that a 1985 Oshkosh industrial truck was going west on U.S. 378. Jones said that the truck … Read more
Oklahoma police say a 17-year-old boy in a stolen car hit a mom and her 23-year-old daughter who were driving on the highway while being chased across multiple counties. The Rogers County Sheriff’s Office and KOTV say the teen stole three cars in 24 hours and said he would “take a life” to steal a … Read more
Three people were stabbed early Saturday morning at a fast food business. The Columbia Police Department says a man has been charged with multiple crimes. In a news release late Saturday night, the cops said the attack took place at the Hardee’s at 5801 U.S. 321 in Fairfield Road. That is the area between I-20 … Read more
A “minor traffic” incident turned into a shooting death, and now cops say one person is being charged with murder. In connection with the shooting, 23-year-old David Jerome was charged with murder, firing a gun within 500 feet of a building, putting a child in unnecessary danger, not storing a gun properly, driving a car … Read more
Police said the Florida woman put her boyfriend in a bag and left him for dead in 2020. On Friday, she was found guilty of second-degree murder. Court records show that Sarah Boone, who is now 47 years old, told police that her boyfriend died while playing hide-and-seek because he got stuck in a bag. … Read more