John Nightbridge Police said the woman had burns over much of her body before medics took her to a Miami trauma center. NORTH MIAMI, FL — A 41-year-old North Miami man is accused of sexually abusing his badly burned and unresponsive girlfriend before she was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said in an arrest warrant. Juan Andres Lopez was arrested Friday on a sexual battery charge and several drug charges after investigators reviewed phone …
Police are investigating the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego as a hate crime. SAN DIEGO, CA — Two teenage gunmen killed three men Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego before dying from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a nearby vehicle, police said. The attack brought a large police response to the largest mosque in San Diego County and left worshippers, students and neighbors shaken. Police Chief Scott Wahl said investigators …
Witnesses said the car struck a parked vehicle before hitting people outside an East Oakland market. OAKLAND, CA — A juvenile driver was arrested after a speeding car struck pedestrians outside an East Oakland market late Saturday, killing three people and injuring several others near International Boulevard and 85th Avenue, authorities said. The crash has shaken a busy East Oakland corridor where residents, workers and late-night customers were gathered near East Bay Market Liquor. Police …
Police said the child was shot Friday evening on Vine Street and later died after being flown to a Cleveland hospital. EASTLAKE, OH — A 3-year-old boy died after he was shot Friday evening at an Eastlake apartment complex and taken first to a Willoughby hospital, police said. The shooting drew a response from Eastlake police, local medical workers and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is now assisting with the case. Police said …
Police said the weekend attacks injured four people and involved stolen cars, stolen guns and gunfire at homes and fire stations. AUSTIN, TX — Three juveniles were in custody Monday after a weekend shooting spree across Austin left four people injured, including one who was critically wounded, and prompted a large police response across the city. Austin police said the shootings appeared random and stretched from Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. The attacks hit South …
Police said Juan Marquez fled to Mexico after Sandra Fernandez was shot near her car. TUSTIN, CA — A Hawthorne man accused of killing his former girlfriend near her Tustin workplace was arrested Saturday at the U.S.-Mexico border after fleeing the country, police said. Juan Marquez, 47, was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder in the death of Sandra Fernandez, 42, of Anaheim. Tustin police said Fernandez was shot Thursday evening …
Authorities say the operation targeted hardware stores and construction sites across four states. TAMPA, FL — Florida authorities have arrested 14 people in what they described as a multistate retail theft and fencing operation that moved stolen hardware, appliances and construction supplies through a Lutz home and online marketplaces. The arrests mark a major step in “Operation D-Fence,” an investigation led by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Attorney General’s Office Organized Retail …
Jonathan Eric Gardiner was among 11 people rescued after a turboprop went down off Florida’s coast. ORLANDO, FL — A Bahamas-based man rescued from a life raft after a plane crashed off Florida’s east coast is now in federal custody, accused of taking part in a cocaine importation conspiracy, court records show. Jonathan Eric Gardiner, 58, also known as “Player,” was one of 11 Bahamian adults pulled from the Atlantic Ocean on May 12 after …
Court records describe prior sex crime claims before deputies found the missing girl in Litchfield Park. LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — A Utah teenager reported missing in April was found safe in Arizona, where deputies arrested a 30-year-old man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting her after she sent messages saying she was being held against her will. The case has drawn new attention because court records and sheriff’s officials say the suspect, Armando Sanchez-Lopez, had …
Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Joshua Thompson after the Thursday evening shooting. INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A 30-year-old man died after he was shot Thursday evening at the Budget 8 Inn on Indianapolis’ east side, where police and city officials have faced years of complaints tied to crime and safety. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were sent shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 14 to the motel at 6850 E. 21st St., near Interstate 70 and …