Richard Ford Police said the woman first fired at her husband outside a West Valley bar before returning to a Phoenix home. GLENDALE, AZ — A Phoenix mother killed her two children and herself early Monday after police said she fired at her husband outside a Glendale bar and sent threatening text messages about the children. The deaths followed a fast-moving chain of events that began just after midnight at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill near 61st …
The Martinez woman said a caller used a cloned voice that sounded like her adult daughter. MARTINEZ, CA — A Bay Area mother said scammers stole $5,400 from her in May after using artificial intelligence to mimic her daughter’s voice during a fake kidnapping call that kept her under pressure for about five hours. Deborah Del Mastro said the call began with an unknown number and quickly turned into a ransom demand. The caller claimed …
Investigators said the 16-year-old was walking with his girlfriend when a vehicle pulled up on Sheridan Avenue South. PARKLAND, WA — A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday evening during a robbery in Parkland after people in a vehicle called him over, took jewelry from him and fled, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said. The killing has become an active homicide investigation in unincorporated Pierce County. Detectives had not announced arrests, suspect names or …
Montgomery County officials say both the accused shooter and the wounded 17-year-old now face charges. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — Newly released video shows a Houston-area man pointing a long gun before a 17-year-old was shot Saturday in the Kings Colony neighborhood, where deputies later recovered about 31 shell casings, authorities said. The shooting drew a large law enforcement response to the neighborhood near I-69 and SH 99 and led to charges against both the accused …
Police said the weekend included teen gatherings, scattered shootings and a crash that sent officers to hospitals. CHICAGO, IL — At least 22 people were wounded by gunfire and five Chicago police officers were hurt by a car during Memorial Day weekend violence that stretched across the city from Friday night into Sunday, police and city officials said. The violence marked a tense opening to Chicago’s summer season, when police often increase patrols for large …
John Pisano Jr.’s remains were found inside a 1998 Lincoln Town Car pulled from a Hodgkins retention pond. HODGKINS, IL — Human remains found inside a car pulled from a suburban Chicago pond have been identified as John Pisano Jr., an Army veteran and father who disappeared in 2001 at age 39, Cook County officials said. The identification closes a long gap in a missing person case that had left Pisano’s family without answers for …
Federal investigators said Joseph Toews also bought child sexual abuse material through darknet sites. LOS ANGELES, CA — A Manhattan Beach therapist who worked with children has been arrested on federal child exploitation charges after investigators said he secretly recorded young girls in a workplace restroom and bought child sexual abuse material online. Joseph Toews, 30, of Playa Vista, remained in federal custody after the case was unsealed in Los Angeles. Federal authorities said the …
Prosecutors say the Montgomery County case may be the first of its kind under Texas law. CONROE, TX — A Montgomery County grand jury has indicted Jon Rueben Demeter, 25, after prosecutors said he secretly gave a pregnant woman an abortion-inducing drug without her knowledge or consent. The indictment moves the case from an initial assault arrest into two first-degree felony charges tied to the death of the unborn child and alleged serious bodily injury …
A state of emergency is in place as crews work around an unstable tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant. GARDEN GROVE, CA — Firefighters and hazardous materials crews worked Sunday to stop an overheated chemical tank at a GKN Aerospace facility from spilling or exploding after evacuation orders displaced tens of thousands of people across Orange County. The emergency has turned a dense part of northern Orange County into a shutdown zone during the …
The 2-year-old girl was hit Saturday afternoon near East Seventh Avenue, authorities said. NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL — A 2-year-old girl died Saturday after she was struck by a vehicle on the beach near East Seventh Avenue in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County officials said. The crash happened about 4:30 p.m. on May 23 in a traffic lane on the sand, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the child ran into the …