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Police: Suspect who allegedly killed off-duty officer dies in shooting

Police: Suspect who allegedly killed off-duty officer dies in shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Ky.) — A 34-year-old man accused of shooting an off-duty officer late Thursday in Kentucky is dead after a police-involved shooting, authorities said. The officer who was killed in the line of duty had been driving his personal vehicle when the suspect pulled him over a little after 5 […]

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Megachurch pastor indicted on $3.5 million fraud

Megachurch pastor indicted on $3.5 million fraud

iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) —  A former religious adviser to President George W. Bush has been accused by federal prosecutors of defrauding investors of $3.5 million. Pastor Kirbyjohn Caldwell and a business partner, Gregory Smith, sold millions of dollars of worthless Chinese bonds, telling investors to “remain faithful and that they would receive […]

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Manhunt continues for suspect who killed off-duty officer, authorities say

Manhunt continues for suspect who killed off-duty officer, authorities say

iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Ky.) — An off-duty police officer in Kentucky has been killed in the line of duty, authorities said. The officer was driving his personal vehicle when he was pulled over just after 5 p.m. by a man pretending to be a cop, the Hopkinsville Police Department said in a […]

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Missing 15-year-old girl found after good Samaritan reaches out on Facebook: Sheriff

Missing 15-year-old girl found after good Samaritan reaches out on Facebook: Sheriff

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Authorities in Georgia are crediting the efforts of a good Samaritan with helping them find a missing teenage girl by using social media. The 15-year-old girl was reported missing on Sunday after allegedly running away with the 34-year-old suspect, Dayton Seth Koop, on Monday, Murray County Sheriff […]

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Off-duty police officer killed in the line of duty, Kentucky authorities say

Off-duty police officer killed in the line of duty, Kentucky authorities say

iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Ky.) — An off-duty police officer in Kentucky has been killed in the line of duty, according to local authorities. The officer was driving his personal vehicle when he was pulled over just after 5 p.m. by a man pretending to be a police officer, the Hopkinsville Police Department […]

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The death of Stephon Clark: What we know about the Sacramento police shooting

The death of Stephon Clark: What we know about the Sacramento police shooting

iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Authorities are still investigating the police shooting of Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22-year-old black man who was killed by police in his grandmother’s Sacramento backyard earlier this month. The shooting has sparked widespread protests in California and New York and responses from Black Lives Matter, the NAACP […]

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Mystery deepens in search for 15-year-old whose photo went viral during the 2014 Ferguson protests

Mystery deepens in search for 15-year-old whose photo went viral during the 2014 Ferguson protests

iStock/Thinkstock(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Search and rescue crews are continuing to scour the Northern California coast for 15-year-old Devonte Hart — the boy seen hugging a police officer in a 2014 viral photo during the Ferguson protests — and his two siblings as the mystery into what caused the horrific accident […]

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Before vanishing on paddleboard, man who owed $500,000 in child support had ‘flamboyant and expensive lifestyle’

Before vanishing on paddleboard, man who owed $500,000 in child support had ‘flamboyant and expensive lifestyle’

Fort Lauderdale Police Department(MIAMI) — The Florida man who mysteriously vanished on a paddleboard into the Atlantic owed $500,000 in child support — yet had been living a “flamboyant and expensive lifestyle,” according to court documents. Constantine Theoharis — who police say was last seen on March 20 near his […]

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Police sergeant decries death of 1-year-old killed by stray bullet

Police sergeant decries death of 1-year-old killed by stray bullet

iStock/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Police in Indianapolis, Indiana are in shock after responding to a shooting early Thursday morning that took the life of a 1-year-old girl. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. at a home on the northeast side of the city. Indianapolis Metro Police Sgt. Chris Wilburn was emotional […]

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Over 200 love letters, other fan mail sent to Florida shooting suspect, attorney says

Over 200 love letters, other fan mail sent to Florida shooting suspect, attorney says

ABC News(PARKLAND, Fla.) — The accused mass shooter in the Parkland, Florida, massacre has been sent over 200 love letters and other pieces of fan mail in jail, according to Broward County public defender Howard Finkelstein. But since 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz is on suicide watch, he can’t have access to […]

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