Category: Public Health and Safety
Jailhouse brawl caught on video inside Cook County Jail’s maximum-security tier
A night-time brawl that broke out in Chicago’s Cook County Jail on February 16 was caught on video and shared by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. The fight started around […]
Former ‘Teacher of the Year’ facing life in prison for soliciting minor online
A former teacher from Westminster West Middle School in Carroll County, Maryland, has been in custody since his September 13 arrest and being charged with four counts of solicitation of […]
Heather Locklear arrested for domestic violence, her boyfriend later arrested for DUI
Actress Heather Locklear, perhaps best known for starring in iconic TV shows like the original “Dynasty,” “T.J. Hooker,” “Melrose Place” and “Spin City” was arrested around 10 p.m. on February […]
CHP: Drunken man arrested riding horse down 91 Freeway in California
The Santa Fe Springs division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said that arresting a drunk riding a horse down one of their busy highways isn’t the strangest thing the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brawl aboard Carnival Legend Cruise described as ‘bloodbath cruise from hell’ by passengers
With passengers referring to their ruined cruise vacation as the “cruise from hell,” a Carnival Legend Cruise destined for Melbourne, Australia, had to make an emergency stop in New South […]
