Category: Crime & Courts
Man who raped dying, overdosing girl and stuffed her body in a crate charged
(Updated November 21, 2018) Yesterday, The Daily Herald reported that Brian Varela “pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, third-degree rape, and unlawful disposal of remains as part of a plea deal […]
Two Delaware men indicted on charges of child sex trafficking
In July 2017, a 15-year-old girl was kidnapped in Elkton, Maryland, but was fortunately found safe not too far away at a Red Roof Inn in Newark, Delaware. Police from […]
Foiled kidnapping: Good Samaritan saves 12-year-old girl from abduction
Claudia Hernandez Diaz, 34, was arrested in Santa Ana, California, on the morning of February 21 after a Good Samaritan successfully stopped Diaz from kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who was […]
Father and daughter get married, have a baby and get arraigned on felony incest charges
In a bizarre tale that culminates in an incestuous marriage between a father and daughter who produced their own love child, Steven Pladl, 42, of Knightdale, North Carolina, and his […]
Baltimore declared nation’s ‘Most Dangerous City’
A new statistical report produced and released on February 19 by USA Today declares Baltimore, Maryland, as the nation’s “Most Dangerous City.” The report is based on preliminary numbers provided […]
Fla. teen arrested 2 days after Parkland shooting for threatening to shoot up Broward Co. schools
Only two days after the school shooting in Parkland where 17 died and 14 more suffered serious injuries, a teenager from Lauderhill, Florida, posted a message on social media, “threatening […]
Ohio man trying to trade girls on Craigslist charged with child rape
Nicholas White, 29, from Cheviot, Ohio, was arrested and charged with raping a young child under his care and accused of trying to trade that child on Craigslist for another […]
‘Internet-Crime’: State Police issue warning about country-wide prank phone calls
On February 15, investigators with the Maryland State Police reported that citizens from as far away as Hawaii are receiving prank phone calls originating from a web-based service. Those calls […]
School shooter had AR-15, smoke bombs, multiple magazines and was wearing a gas mask
(Updated) On February 14 at approximately 2:40 p.m., Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old disgruntled ex-student with a troubled past, walked into the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He was […]
Six men including a judge, an actor and a pastor arrested in prostitution sting
The Naples, Florida, Police Department reports that six individuals including a Lee County Circuit Judge, a Broadway actor and a pastor from Fort Meyers were among those arrested in a […]
