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Year: 2026

California firefighter accused of killing wife after she apparently cheated

A veteran firefighter, who once helped battle major California wildfires, allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death at their home after discovering an apparent affair, authorities have said. Andrew Jimenez, a 45-year-old firefighter from Glendale, California, was taken into custody Wednesday…

Shopper, 63, is arrested for not scanning all of his items at the self-checkout lane

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal thousands of dollars worth of items from a grocery store by scamming a self-checkout kiosk. Luis Felipe Lezcano, 63, reportedly used a technique called “ticket switching” to try to…

Teen who shot brother pleads guilty to shooting rampage that killed four others

An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina. The 2022 rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 15 at…

Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist said to be biggest in US history avoids standing trial – because ICE deported him

Last month, federal officials allegedly deported one of the suspects in a massive 2022 jewelry heist in Southern California where thieves made off with $100 million in merchandise, in what prosecutors have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history….

Suspect charged with murder of woman at Texas storage unit over husband’s botched drug deal, police say

A Detroit man has been charged with the slaying of a woman who was killed after her husband allegedly carried out a $125,000 drugs scam, according to local media reports. Kip Stitts, a 57-year-old from Detroit, is accused of the…

Trial begins for man accused of murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino

Snapchat messages took center stage Wednesday at the first day of trial for a man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire in the first criminal trial…

Disgraced DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison after ‘dark secret’ was exposed

In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often was the “lead breacher,” meaning he was the first person into the room. He felt a familiar uncertainty Wednesday awaiting sentencing for using his…

Man sold cars on Facebook Marketplace only steal them from the new owners hours later

A Kansas City man who allegedly repeatedly sold the same two cars on Facebook Marketplace, then went out and stole them back so he could sell them again, has been arrested. Mamadou Diallo, 24, who police say went by the…

Therapist stabbed to death by former client after he burst into her office demanding session, police say

A Florida therapist has been stabbed to death by a former client, who also attacked one of her patients, according to authorities. Rebecca White, 44, was killed on Monday night after Michael Smith, 39, allegedly burst into her office and…