December 4, 2023 Former Colombian officer charged with bombing attack that injured 3 U.S. Army soldiers The indictment against a medically discharged Colombian Army officer was unsealed as the suspect, extradited to Miami, made his first court appearance.
November 30, 2023 Man’s latest arrest was for possession of 2 controlled substances, exposure of sexual organs (again) A man is under arrest for at least the sixth time in two years. He was wanted for exposing himself. Authorities say it wasnāt his first time. They also charged him with three other crimes.
November 29, 2023 Road rage killer gets 12-24 years in prison, must complete an anger management course The man who intentionally ran over another man in the parking lot of a McDonald’s outside Philadelphia and then escaped has been sentenced to prison and more.
November 22, 2023 Man dressed as construction worker to steal copper wires from highway light poles, police say Police troopers noticed a suspicious pickup truck on the shoulder of a highway and arrested the driver, who was reportedly impersonating a construction worker.
November 20, 2023 Man charged with beating woman to death with fire extinguisher, leaving her body at construction site A man in southern California is charged with special circumstances murder after a woman was found beaten to death and her body left at a construction site.
November 14, 2023 Florida man busted with ammunition, narcotics and pill press pleads guilty to fentanyl charge A man caught selling drugs on at least two occasions has pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
November 14, 2023 Driver ‘reverses and moves forward multiple times,’ killing elderly father underneath pickup truck, deputies say A man visiting his elderly father in Florida is accused of dragging and running over his father ā back and forth multiple times ā killing him and leaving the scene.
November 7, 2023 Man with axe accused of bias crimes, threats to bomb police station, kill troopers upon release A call about a man causing a disturbance and pushing a woman with an axe led to his arrest, and police say the ruckus didn’t end there.
November 2, 2023 Woman accused of creating disturbance, threatening with dog, telling people she lives in their homes A woman in Florida found herself in a hospital and behind bars after incidents involving two other women and then a sheriff’s deputy on Sunday.
October 27, 2023 Series of crimes judge called ‘the worst of the worst’ lands man maximum sentence: 240 years in prison A man has been sentenced to 240 years in prison after a jury convicted him of two counts of murder, and one count each of attempted murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
October 24, 2023 Gang member killed preacher’s son outside church, then attacked a woman and his mother, sheriff says A gang member is charged with shooting a preacher’s son to death outside his father’s church.
October 19, 2023 Video: Man arrested after explosive device detonates, blowing teddy bear to pieces A man is behind bars for allegedly playing with dynamite in front of a business, and the victim of the explosion was a teddy bear.
March 3, 2023 Man with tattoos told middle school girl he was 13. They had sex in his car, deputies say A Florida man who may look younger than he really is has been charged with having sex with a girl well under the legal age.
March 3, 2023 Can’t pay your car loan? Ford may have a way to get it back without the repo man One car company may have a way to get their vehicles back from people who don’t pay their loans.
December 11, 2022 Drinking deputy ‘abandoning his post, sleeping in his truck’ instead of patrolling PBIA A Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy was accused of reporting for duty at Palm Beach International Airport while intoxicated āĀ again.
November 19, 2022 Man in convenience store seen ‘yelling at customers and trying to fight them’ A police officer found a strange site when she responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at a convenience store. It happened the day before Halloween.
July 16, 2022 Possible medical issue leads to chase, crash into patrol car, fight, 6 deputy injuries A man in town from Maryland faces 16 criminal charges after a series of incidents on the road, and he spent time in the hospital before being booked into jail.
July 15, 2022 Hundreds of gallons for $1.10 with a pried open gas pump, remote control Two suspects are accused of using high-tech equipment to steal several hundred gallons of diesel.
March 18, 2022 Police: Bridge tender didn’t tell the truth, supervisor texted what to tell police Authorities say the drawbridge tender who was working when 79-year-old Carol Wright fell to her death didn’t tell the truth about what happened.
February 14, 2022 Medical examiner: Brian Laundrie’s bones were under water, chewed by animals Most of Brian Laundrieās bones were recovered, and the medical examiner revealed animals chewed on them. Thatās according to his newly-released autopsy report.
January 3, 2020 Far worse crimes than a few Mummers in blackface, which was handled I’ve known Philadelphia’s City Council president, who also represents my district, is out of his mind and his response to the *few* Mummers in…
June 2, 2018 Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Who would’ve thought of me as some type of music expert? Definitely not anybody who knows me! I’ve been planning this blog for a…
October 6, 2017 Update: Storing the car on the mean streets This blog post I found was written in mid-May, 2016, but never published. It was part of a series on the difficulties I had…