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WASHOUGAL, WA – A firefighter from the Camas-Washougal Fire Department in Washington state was taken into custody on Friday, accused of the murder of his wife. Kevin West, 49, was arrested following the declaration of his wife’s death as a homicide by the medical examiner. In the early days of January, Kevin West reported a medical emergency at his residence. He informed the dispatcher that his wife, Marcelle “Marcy” West, was experiencing a seizure and …
SYRACUSE, NY – Police are continuing their relentless search for the body of a 5-year-old girl suspected to have been killed by her mother. The mother, Latasha Mott, 29, is currently facing court charges in Syracuse related to her daughter’s death. Mott reportedly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of first-degree manslaughter and concealment of a corpse. According to numerous reports, court documents suggest that Mott is accused of an incident in January in …
BALTIMORE, MD – A catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge along I-695 in Maryland occurred early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship crashed into it. The incident, which took place in the Baltimore harbor, triggered a search and rescue mission for individuals who fell into the icy waters. Around 1:30 a.m., a livestream captured the moment a cargo ship collided with a support beam of the bridge, causing it to crumble and plunge …
HOUSTON, TX – Authorities in south Texas are actively investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl, Aliyah Jaico, who was discovered dead in a pool pipe at a Houston-based DoubleTree Hotel over the weekend. Houston Police Department representatives confirmed the devastating incident took place on the city’s northwest side on Saturday. The hotel, situated approximately 14 miles from downtown Houston, is located on U.S. Highway 290. When the girl was reported missing around 5:45 p.m. …
ROCKFORD, IL – Illinois authorities have arrested Timothy Carter, 28, after he allegedly stabbed a Walmart employee to death Sunday evening. Rockford Police were summoned to the Walmart located at 3849 Northridge Drive around 6:05 p.m. According to the legal complaint, store surveillance footage revealed Carter removing two knives- a silver kitchen knife and a red hunting knife- from the store shelves. Witnesses and video footage reportedly show him wandering the store, seemingly throwing hostile …
MCCORMICK COUNTY, SC – A man from South Carolina, suspected of killing his estranged wife and her friend, was discovered dead on Sunday, authorities confirmed. Christopher Minor, 50, was located lifeless at Baker Creek State Park in McCormick County, the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, as reported by the Mauldin Police Department. Park Rangers initially found Minor’s vehicle empty, which prompted a search of the surrounding area. Minor’s body was eventually discovered near …
SEATTLE, WA – Two 16-year-old boys were discovered deceased near Interstate 5, in a case that Washington State Patrol believes involves linked homicides. The bodies were concealed behind a towering concrete barrier and thick woodland along the bustling highway in Seattle. The first teenager was discovered in a ditch near North 85th Street and I-5 by a passerby on Thursday evening. The second body was found approximately half a mile away about 12 hours later, …
MAULDIN, SC – Christopher Minor, a 50-year-old man suspected of a double homicide that took place in Mauldin, was found dead on Sunday morning. The authorities found Minor at Baker Creek State Park in McCormick County with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Mauldin Police Department. Minor was suspected in the killings of 41-year-old Mariellen Bessent Minor and 52-year-old Kim Melissa Thrift. The double murder incident occurred on Saturday evening. The police were …
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A violent incident unfolded in the early hours of Sunday in Indianapolis, resulting in one fatality and five injuries, including a police officer. The altercation took place in a bar’s parking lot, where two off-duty officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were working. The officers, fully uniformed, responded to a disturbance in the parking lot around 1:30 a.m. The situation escalated, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the officers and …
IRVINE, CA – In a quiet suburban town of Irvine, California, three Chilean men were apprehended by the local police on Friday. Their arrest comes in the wake of the Los Angeles Police Department’s recent creation of a task force aimed at tackling an international crime ring that targets high-end residences across the United States. Irvine, a town known for its low crime rate, has recently experienced a surge in home burglaries. Located approximately 40 …