MUNCIE, INDIANA — A 26-year-old Indiana man has pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent after abandoning his two young children — including a 3-month-old baby who was later found dead in a swing at a Muncie motel. According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by WTHR, officers with the Muncie Police Department were called…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — At least four people were killed and nine others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, according to the Chicago Police Department. Victims ranged in age from 1 to 63 years old, as violence continued to impact multiple neighborhoods from South Shore to Englewood. Police said the shootings began late Friday…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Police are investigating two separate shootings that left three people injured across Milwaukee on Saturday night, according to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD). Both incidents occurred within a half hour of each other on the city’s north and west sides. Shooting Near 63rd and Nash The first shooting happened around 10:15 p.m….
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A Los Angeles man accused of posing as a famous R&B singer to meet women online has been arrested on multiple sexual assault charges, according to police. The suspect, 33-year-old Davionne Jackson, was taken into custody on October 10 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, after investigators linked him to outstanding sexual assault…
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A Saturday night shooting in Columbia left one man wounded after gunfire erupted on Bailey Street, prompting a rapid police response. According to the Columbia Police Department, officers were dispatched after receiving a ShotSpotter alert, a system that helps law enforcement detect the precise location of gunfire in real time. When…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Authorities are investigating the tragic death of an 8-year-old child who died Saturday night from what police believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound in south Louisville. According to Louisville Metro Police, officers were called to the 6900 block of Bardstown Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. on November 8 following reports of a…
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA — After an eight-month investigation, authorities have arrested a 43-year-old Ohio man in connection with the stabbing deaths of a Chula Vista couple whose bodies were discovered in February. The Chula Vista Police Department announced Thursday that Steven Cleveland has been charged with murder and auto theft in the killings of Abdul…
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY — A 19-year-old Missouri man was taken into custody after a multi-county police pursuit that began with an armed carjacking in Illinois and ended with the suspect hiding in a Kentucky barn, authorities said. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, the chase started when Ballard County deputies attempted to stop a stolen…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A heartbreaking tragedy struck Louisville’s south end on Saturday night after an 8-year-old boy was found dead from what police believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), officers responded to a call around 10:30 p.m. on November 8 in the 6900…
LAWRENCE, KANSAS — A 20-year-old University of Kansas student was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging near the Lawrence Regional Airport, west of Kansas City, in what investigators have described as a heartbreaking and senseless tragedy. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Elsa McGrain, a pre-med student from Omaha,…