TULSA, Okla. Feb 20 2018 – An Oklahoma man was taken into custody after allegedly trying to lure a young boy into a bathroom. Officials tell FOX 23 that 19-year-old Darius Burch allegedly passed the child a note at the downtown Tulsa library, asking him to go to the bathroom with him. The boy immediately told […]
Evanston IL Jan 26 2018 Police arrested a 31-year-old Chicago man Wednesday afternoon at Evanston Public Library and charged him with assault. A security guard at the EPL main branch — 1703 Orrington Ave. — called police to report a man with a gun, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The security guard then escorted the […]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Dec 30 2017– A Hot Springs man is arrested after embezzling almost $200,000 from a local company. For Hot Springs police Facebook has become an invaluable tool to help them do their jobs. Their weekly Warrant Wednesday post helps them get information about wanted people out to the public. “We call it […]
Los Angeles CA Nov 15 2017 An NBC4 I-Team undercover investigation has exposed rampant illegal behavior at Los Angeles public libraries. For three months, I-Team hidden cameras captured scenes of drug use, lewd acts and other criminal activity at local branches that the head of the library system described as “shocking” and “disturbing.” At the Downtown […]
Fort Worth TX Sept 12 2017 A man shot and killed his ex-wife Sunday morning in front of their 6-year-old son, who was not injured, Fort Worth police say. A woman was in her car with her son in the parking lot of the Southwest Regional Library at about 10:30 a.m. when her ex-husband shot her, […]
REDDING, Calif. Aug 18 2017- Forcep Birkle, 49, of Redding, was arrested Wednesday after threatening to beat up and kill a security guard at the Redding Library. Police said at approximately 12:00 p.m., Security Officers at the City of Redding Public Library called for assistance as a result of a woman threatening them. The woman was […]
FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI Aug 10 2017 – A 13-year-old girl who has been missing for a year was found in Ohio, according to police. Aireona Smith was reported as a runaway to the Flint Township Police Department on Aug. 1, 2016, according to a statement from police. Police asked the public’s help in locating the missing […]
Seattle WA June 14 2017 Before a transgender man was denied access to a gender neutral bathroom last week by Seattle Public Library staff and security, the City of Seattle was already dealing with discrimination and sexual assault allegations against two security guards working for the library. In an August 2016 lawsuit filed in the […]
Columbus OH June 13 2017 A tranquil Sunday afternoon at the Downtown Columbus Metropolitan Library turned chaotic when one man shot another after an argument in a second floor study area. Columbus police said the shooting, which happened about 3 p.m., was triggered when someone accidentally bumped into the suspect. The victim, John Thrasher, was […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. June 2 2017— A school safety agent, hurt eight years ago when the car in which she was riding en route to an emergency at a Brighton Heights intermediate school was hit by another auto in Sunnyside, has been awarded more than $432,000 for her injuries, said her lawyer. Shareen Byrd, then […]