PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA — A 28-year-old Alabama mother is facing charges of attempted murder and torture and willful abuse of a child after deputies say she tried to smother her 4-month-old daughter during a late-night incident at a home in eastern Alabama. Witnesses told investigators they saw the mother choking, shaking, and attempting to suffocate…
BRANDON, FLORIDA — A 44-year-old Florida man is behind bars after allegedly shooting his eight-months-pregnant girlfriend in the stomach while she slept beside two of her children, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Both the woman and her newborn baby survived after emergency treatment, and detectives say surveillance footage helped identify the suspect. Pregnant…
CAIRO, NEW YORK — A 69-year-old man whose family claimed he left home in an old Mercedes was actually murdered and secretly hidden on family property, according to investigators in Greene County. The disappearance of Roger Pitt Sr., initially treated as a missing-person case, has now turned into a homicide investigation that resulted in the…
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — A 58-year-old Maryland man was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at three 12-year-old Christmas carolers who were going door-to-door in his neighborhood the weekend before Thanksgiving. Police say the carolers were standing on the man’s front stoop when he aimed a firearm at them from inside his home. Carolers Approached Home…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Families across southeast Wisconsin packed grocery stores on Wednesday in a final push to secure turkeys, potatoes, stuffing and other staples before Thanksgiving — all while navigating noticeably higher food prices reported nationwide. The holiday rush, paired with fresh snowfall in some areas, created a busy but manageable scene for shoppers trying…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — Authorities in Dane County have launched a death investigation after a body was recovered from Lake Monona on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews initially responded to reports of an unconscious person in the water, but the individual was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency Crews Respond to Afternoon Water Call According to officials,…
WAUSAU, WISCONSIN — Police in Wausau are highlighting their ongoing holiday safety efforts after officers seized over a quarter-pound of methamphetamine earlier this week, a major drug recovery that occurred as residents prepare for Thanksgiving gatherings across the city. Seizure Highlights Ongoing Community Safety Operations According to police, officers recovered the large quantity of methamphetamine…
MEQUON, WISCONSIN — Police across southeastern Wisconsin are warning residents about a coordinated pattern of high-end residential burglaries believed to be connected to a professional South American theft group, after multiple homes were targeted in recent weeks. The suspects, described as masked, dressed entirely in black, and operating in organized teams, have struck homes in…
BELOIT, WISCONSIN — Police in the Greater Beloit area are searching for a 33-year-old man wanted on several domestic-related charges, including strangulation/suffocation, multiple counts of domestic abuse, and battery. Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect as the investigation continues. Suspect Wanted on Multiple Domestic Abuse-Related Warrants Authorities say Brian…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A 6-year-old boy died Thursday afternoon after accidentally shooting himself with a handgun inside a southwest Indianapolis apartment, according to police. The fatal incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day, leaving the family devastated as investigators worked into the evening interviewing those who were inside the home at the time. Child Shot Inside Apartment…