A man accused in a horrendous home invasion and brutal rape of two elderly sisters is also charged in connection to the rape of a 13-year-old girl, according to prosecutors. "He's a monster. There's no other way to put it. He's an evil monster," said a woman who didn't want to identify herself but had known 52-year-old suspect Michael Shawn Holcomb for years. Police said Holcomb brutally raped and assaulted sisters who lived at a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on March 17. The two sisters ran out...
A makeshift vigil decorates the building where the 3-year-old lived. A man connected to the boy's babysitter was charged with homicide. [ more › ]
Hawaii police arrested a man on suspicion of child abuse after his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter was found starved, deprived of water, beaten, and burned. Police said they were called by medical workers at the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room to report severe and suspicious injuries to a girl who had been brought for medical treatment to the emergency room on Saturday at about 2 p.m. Hawaii Police Criminal Investigation Director Capt. Rio Amon-Wilkins said police met with the staff as...
Oklahoma police say that neighbors alerted them to the presence of a strange man in a car and they were able to rescue a 13-year-old who met the man on the internet. Tonkawa Police said that they were called on Saturday at about 7 p.m. by a resident who lived next to an alley. The homeowner said they saw a car parked in the alley for hours and running with people inside. “The alleyway is really only utilized for utility and trash services,” said Tonkawa Police Chief Nick Payne. “So it’s...
Although the body has yet to be formally identified, it was found in the area where 21-year-old Andrew Heys was reported missing a few days ago. The body was taken away by private ambulance.
An unattended 3-year-old was behind the wheel of a truck left running at a California gas station when the vehicle fatally struck a 2-year-old, authorities said.
Matteson police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl died after allegedly falling and hitting her head.
Reports said police arrested 31-year-old Clayton Ernest Saragosa, the live-in boyfriend of the child's 23-year-old mother, for reportedly denying the girl food and water, as well as physically abusing her over several months.
LAURINBURG, N.C. (WBTW) -- A 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot Monday while riding a bike, according to Capt. Chris Young with the Laurinburg Police Department. The 14-year-old was shot earlier in the day and didn't go to the hospital until Monday evening, Young said. It is unclear why there was a delay in []
An illegal immigrant suspected of murdering a 25-year-old Michigan woman in a carjacking gone wrong is awaiting murder charges.Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, allegedly shot Ruby Garcia, whose body was left on the side of Highway US 131 in downtown Grand Rapids on Friday evening. Michigan State Police are still investigating her death, but believe she may have been the victim of a carjacking on Friday around 11:38 p.m. Law enforcement has not released any information about Ortiz-Vite but confirmed he is...
Here's what we know about the killings and the investigation so far.
Here's what we know about the killings and the investigation so far.