OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN — Detectives in southeast Wisconsin recovered more than $500,000 in stolen cryptocurrency after a local resident was targeted by a sophisticated scam, according to the Oak Creek Police Department. The victim’s funds have been secured and will be returned through the legal process. Police Recover Full $500,000 After Resident Targeted Authorities say…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A federal program used by law enforcement agencies to track drug-trafficking operations in Wisconsin and Minnesota was hacked last week, temporarily locking Milwaukee officers out of a major crime-fighting database, according to sources familiar with the incident. Federal Drug-Trafficking Network Breached The breach targeted the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program…
MEQUON, WISCONSIN — A fast-moving burglary ring believed to be tied to a national crime network has targeted homes across Mequon and multiple southeastern Wisconsin counties, with police warning that “virtually no city has been untouched” during the months-long crime spree. Police Say Burglary Crew Is Part of Larger National Operation Mequon Police Capt. John…
ONEIDA, WISCONSIN — Four adults have been arrested after a 14-year-old girl was found severely malnourished, weighing just 35 pounds and living under strict confinement in a locked bedroom monitored by a surveillance camera, according to police and court documents. Father Called 911 After Girl Became Critically Ill The investigation began on Aug. 21, when…
WESLACO, TEXAS — A 1-year-old boy died on Halloween night after authorities say he was left alone in a parked car for up to half an hour, during which a car seat strap became wrapped around his neck. His mother is now in jail facing a felony charge linked to the child’s death. Deputies Say…
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS — A 22-year-old Arkansas father is facing criminal charges after police say he left his infant son alone in a car seat on the ground outside the mother’s home — despite being told repeatedly that she wasn’t there. Authorities say the baby was found crying, vomiting on himself, and sitting on the cold…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A young father who used his lunch break to visit his little girl was ambushed and shot in the back just feet from her apartment door, and Maryland prosecutors say the gunman has now been convicted of first-degree murder. 27-year-old Desmond Gardner was on break from his job with the Baltimore City…
CALIFORNIA — A California cannabis worker who once said he was “humiliated” after being forced to do 500 pushups just to receive his paycheck has now been convicted in the brutal killing of multimillionaire CEO Tushar Atre. Prosecutors say the murder was carried out at the very same cannabis farm where the abuse reportedly happened…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY — A former congressional aide in New Jersey is accused of staging an elaborate fake political attack on herself — a plot involving zip ties, a scarification artist, self-inflicted wounds, and slurs like “Trump whore” written across her body — all before calling 911 and blaming three armed political extremists….
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA — A routine Walmart shopping trip turned into a nightmare when a 13-year-old girl was shot by a complete stranger inside the store, leaving her with devastating internal injuries and lifelong trauma. The man responsible has now been sentenced to 28 years behind bars in what prosecutors called a horrifying act of…