Tag: Crime and Incidents

Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty Against Men Charged in Whitey Bulger’s Prison Killing

BOSTON—Federal prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Prosecutors said in a court filing that in the event Fotios “Freddy” Geas, a former Mafia hitman, and Paul J. DeCologero, a Massachusetts gangster, are convicted…


Man Recaptured After Running When Deal Cutting 16 Years Off Murder Sentence Was Revoked

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Police on Wednesday captured a man who had been on the run for 11 weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court revoked an unannounced deal that cut 16 years off his 35-year murder sentence. Jeroid Price was captured without violence at a New York City apartment after a tip to South Carolina investigators, the…


Homicides Rise 96 Percent in Washington State After Passage of Gun Restrictions

Data shows that the number of homicides in Washington State skyrocketed after Second Amendment Rights were restricted. According to a report released July 10 (pdf), the rate of murders, violence, and property crimes rose across Washington state in 2022, while the number of law enforcement officers available to respond and protect citizens decreased. Specifically, the…


1 Dead, 1 Injured in Hit-and-Run as Suspect Flees Secret Service Near National Mall

The U.S. Secret Service is seeking a suspect who killed a 75-year-old man and injured a child in a hit-and-run while fleeing Secret Service officers in downtown D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. “A man was tragically killed today by a driver who fled officers for an expired registration,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement….


Small Plane That Crashed in Rural Alaska, Killing 2, Apparently Struck Tree, Official Says

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A small plane that crashed in Alaska last month, killing a bush pilot who was featured on a reality TV show and a hunting guide, apparently struck a tree during takeoff from a rural airstrip, an official said Tuesday. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Alaska region chief, told Alaska Public Media…


Three Badly Decomposing Bodies Found in Remote Colorado Campsite

DENVER—The badly decomposing bodies of three people were found in a remote Rocky Mountains camp in Colorado, and they may have been lying there since late last year, authorities said. A hiker discovered one of the bodies late Sunday and notified the authorities, who found the other two after arriving at the campsite Monday, Gunnison…


3 Badly Decomposing Bodies Found in Remote Colorado Campsite

DENVER—The badly decomposing bodies of three people were found in a remote Rocky Mountains camp in Colorado, and they may have been lying there since late last year, authorities said. A hiker discovered one of the bodies late Sunday and notified the authorities, who found the other two after arriving at the campsite Monday, Gunnison…


Evidence Seized From Home of Man Charged in Cleveland Shooting That Wounded 9

CLEVELAND—Authorities seized evidence from the home of a man charged in a downtown Cleveland mass shooting over the weekend that wounded nine people, though the motive for the attack remained unclear Wednesday. Federal marshals and city police arrested Jaylon Jennings, 25, of Lorain, without incident at a home in that Cleveland suburb at around 3:45…


Scooter-Riding Gunman Sought for Attack That Hurt 4 People, Including 2 Children, at New York Park

NEW YORK—Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children, authorities said. Two masked men dressed all in black rode a scooter to St. James Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m., Chief of Patrol John…


3 Dead and 14 Injured in Illinois Crash Involving Greyhound Bus and Tractor-Trailers, Police Say

HIGHLAND, Ill.—A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said. The bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three…