DENVER CO Sept 30 2021 Colorado’s violent crime rate increased at nearly double the national rate from 2019 to 2020, riding on spikes in homicide and aggravated assault. The Federal Bureau of Investigation released 2020’s nationwide U.S. crime rates Tuesday. Nationally, the U.S. saw a spike in violence last year, including murder rates in big metro […]
At least 280 children shot so far this year; 35 have died, according to Chicago police, ABC7 data. 63 people shot, six fatally over the weekend! CHICAGO IL Sept 8 2021 It’s been a violent holiday weekend in Chicago, especially for children. At least eight children have been injured, and a 4-year-old boy was killed in […]
Charlotte NC July 15 2021 With the homicide rate having spiked by an average of 33% in 50 of the biggest U.S. cities between Q2 2019 and Q2 2021, WalletHub today released its report on the Cities With the Highest Increase in Homicide Rates During COVID, along with accompanying videos and expert commentary. In order to […]
Washington DC July 7 2021 At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive. The data, which includes the number of shooting incidents […]
SHELBY, N.C. May 14 2021— Police are investigating after two men were found dead Monday inside a car parked at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby. Just before 4 p.m., Shelby police officers were called to the hospital on East Grover Street. They met hospital security at the Emergency Department entrance and were directed to a […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. December 26 2020— Maryland State Police are investigating an armed carjacking and abduction of two delivery men in Prince George’s County Thursday morning. According to police, the two men were driving a yellow Freightliner box truck, delivering packages in Maryland around 5 a.m. Shortly after exiting onto the inner loop of I-495 […]
MARTINSVILLE, Ohio Dec 24 2020 An officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was shot and seriously injured while investigating a deer poaching complaint. Kevin Behr, a 25-year veteran of the department, was shot around 4 p.m. Sunday and was flown to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, according to the Clinton County […]
ORLANDO FL Aug 19 2020— A Florida man allegedly high on drugs he received for his birthday walked out of an Orlando hospital early Sunday morning, broke into a nearby home and fatally stabbed the well-known county attorney living there, authorities said. William Ramon Franklin, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and burglary of a […]
WICHITA, Kan. December 8 2018 The Attorney General reports that three carnival workers have been charged with capital murder along with other, related charges after being linked to the deaths of a Wichita couple at the Barton County Fair. 52-year-old Kimberly Younger, 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., and 35-year-old Rusty Frasier were charged Thursday in connection […]
HOUSTON, Texas Aug 22 2018 — A woman was targeted in a violent robbery just after withdrawing $75,000 from a bank last week. Now authorities have arrested a bank employee in connection with the case. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, Shelby Taylor Wyse is behind bars at a Harris County Jail on […]