MARENGO, ILLINOIS — Authorities have identified the 19-year-old Wisconsin woman who died in a single-vehicle crash in Marengo earlier this week. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the victim was Marley Galvan, of Janesville, Wisconsin. Police said the crash occurred on Monday near 22820 River Road after Galvan’s vehicle failed to navigate a curve,…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a woman multiple times inside a Logan Square laundromat in 2023, according to Cook County court records. Luis Lira-Hernandez, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery nearly three years after the violent attack, which left…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Lawmakers in Wisconsin have approved a new bill giving police expanded authority to impound vehicles used in reckless driving incidents, even if the driver does not own the car. The measure aims to curb the state’s rising reckless driving problem and ensure that all offenders face consequences. The proposal, known as Assembly…
WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA — A Wisconsin man is facing felony theft charges in Nobles County after allegedly failing to pay more than $21,000 for livestock he purchased from a local farmer earlier this year, authorities said. A summons was issued in Nobles County Fifth District Court for 28-year-old Jordan Robert Leisgang, of Seymour, Wisconsin, who has…
SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN — Authorities have arrested two people in connection with the mistreatment of animals at a canine training facility in Schofield after officers discovered multiple dogs living in unsanitary and unhealthy conditions, police said. According to a Mountain Bay Metropolitan Police Department release, officers launched an investigation on October 9 after receiving reports of…
SPRING HILL, FLORIDA — A 36-year-old Florida day care worker has been arrested for abusing an 11-year-old child with disabilities, allegedly smearing icing on the child’s face and rubbing hand sanitizer into open wounds while working at a medical day care facility north of Tampa. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Kaitlyn Pitzer is…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A 21-year-old man who caused a high-speed crash that killed three people while fleeing police at 140 mph has been handed what victims’ families and police unions are calling a “slap on the hand.” Luis Leyba-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to nine felony counts stemming from the Sept. 26, 2023 crash that claimed the…
MIAMI, FLORIDA — A 39-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after police say she killed a man inside a Holiday Inn hotel room, hid his body under the bed, and then drained his bank account to zero dollars in the days following the murder. According to a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime, Elizabeth Hernandez is…
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — A 31-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing his stepfather after an argument about a home internet outage escalated into a deadly confrontation Sunday evening, police said. According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers were called to a home near 39th and Maryland avenues around 7:30 p.m. after Brandon Alvarez called…
CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA — Police in Georgia say a father’s claim that his 6-month-old baby was kidnapped during a robbery is unraveling, as investigators now believe the child’s disappearance may involve foul play — and that the father himself may be responsible. Antonio Pearce, of Riverdale, reported to police Sunday morning that his infant son,…