LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington police officer who had previously been suspended for crashing his patrol car multiple times resigned after an internal investigation revealed he was regularly using kratom while on duty, leading to blackouts, seizures, and even a “psychotic state.” According to city disciplinary records, Officer John Gibbons II resigned on August 8,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man accused of multiple sexual assaults across Kentucky has been convicted of a 2005 rape in Jefferson County after DNA evidence tied him to the case nearly two decades later. On September 11, 2025, a Jefferson County jury found George Wayne Aldridge, 55, guilty of first-degree rape. The jury recommended he…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For detectives serving in the Louisville Metro Police Department’s (LMPD) Crimes Against Children Unit, the mission is clear: protect children. For more than two decades, the unit has worked to safeguard young people from abuse, exploitation, and harm. A Detective’s Perspective Detective Eric Goldschmidt, who has been with LMPD for three years,…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A custody exchange in a Best Buy parking lot turned tragic when a Georgia woman and her mother were gunned down in front of a 5-year-old child, authorities confirmed. The victims, Melissa Cui Domingo, 41, and her mother Elizabeth Cui Domingo, 74, were found dead at the scene on Sunday, September 7,…
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Milwaukee police officer struck a woman with his squad car Tuesday morning while responding to a welfare check, and the woman later died at a hospital, according to officials. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. near South 20th Street and West Lapham Street on the city’s south side. Police said they…
ESTERO, Fla. — A federal jury has convicted Craig Austin Lang, 35, a former foreign fighter from Surprise, Arizona, for his role in the 2018 double homicide and armed robbery of a Florida couple. Lang was indicted on December 4, 2019, and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 27, 2026. He now faces a…
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — An 11-year-old child was killed in a shooting Monday night on Milwaukee’s northwest side, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Police reported they were called to the 5500 block of North 68th Street around 6:45 p.m. Monday for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they located the child suffering from…
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a significant achievement in its decade-long Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), confirming that nearly all previously untested sexual assault kits in the state have now been processed. The initiative, led by the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Response Team (AG SART), was launched to address…
BRIDGEPORT, Wis. — A routine shoplifting call in Crawford County turned into a major drug bust on Sunday, after deputies discovered meth, marijuana, and other drug-related items in the possession of two Iowa residents. According to Crawford County Sheriff Dale McCullick, deputies were dispatched to investigate a shoplifting incident in progress. Upon arrival, officers made…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California woman is fighting back after the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revoked her personalized license plate reading “IAMISIS,” citing concerns it could be linked to the terrorist group ISIS. The woman, identified as Isis Wharton of Sacramento, has had the plate since 2022, paying the DMV a $50 annual renewal…