Ex-LAPD cop and Israeli gangster raided teenage boy’s home to steal his $350k crypto wallet, prosecutors say
A felon with alleged ties to the Israeli mob and a former Los Angeles Police Department officer have been charged over the kidnapping of an LA teenager flush with cryptocurrency. On Friday, Deputy District Attorney Jane Brownstone provided details about…
Speedboat captain jailed for drink-fueled crash that killed Harry Potter publishing executive
An Italian speedboat captain has been sentenced for a crash that killed a Bloomsbury USA publishing executive. Elio Perisco, 32, was sentenced on Friday to four years and nine months in jail by an Italian court. He was facing manslaughter…
Four guards sentenced in beating death of an handcuffed Black man at New York prison
Four prison guards have been jailed for their roles in the brutal beating death of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated Black man, at an upstate New York facility last year. The incident, captured on body-cam videos, sparked widespread outrage and calls…
Megachurch with more than 1.4 millon YouTube followers fires pastor accused of child abuse
A popular Atlanta-area church with a large online following has dismissed a pastor who was arrested after being accused of hitting his stepson with an electrical cord. The 2819 Church learned last week that pastor Kenneth McFarland had been arrested…
Jets star Kris Boyd was shot after argument about what he was wearing, NYPD says
A stranger shot New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd in the abdomen after taunting him about his outfit, police say. Boyd, two of his teammates and a third friend headed to Asian fusion hotspot Sei Less in Midtown Manhattan on…
Landlord arrested two years after shooting dead tenant when argument erupted during move-out, cops say
A San Antonio landlord was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a former tenant over two years ago. The victim, Michael Obryan Martin, was shot in the face at a home owned by…
North Texas men indicted over bizarre scheme to sail to Haitian island, kill all the men and enslave the women and children
Two Texas men allegedly hatched an outlandish scheme to conquer a Caribbean island with an army of homeless mercenaries and abduct the women and children to force them to live as sex slaves. The men — 21-year-old Gavin Rivers Weisenburg…
Naked Florida man found walking down the highway in freezing weather told cops he was doing a TikTok challenge
A Florida man was arrested earlier this month after being spotted walking “buck-naked” in near‑freezing temperatures, claiming he was taking part in a TikTok challenge, according to police. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a Thursday Facebook video that…
SantaCon: Teen arrested for promoting fake Christmas event on Connecticut beach to 600,000 people
A student has been arrested for promoting a fake “SantaCon” party in Fairfield, Connecticut, that attracted more than 600,000 views online. Emmet Blaney, 19, a Fairfield University sophomore from Massapequa, New York, is accused of publicizing the event on a…
California police want help finding thief they say resembles ‘Backstreet Boys’ member: ‘Quit playin’ games with our mail’
Police in Irvine, California, are asking the public to help them identify a thief who they say bears resemblance to Backstreet Boy band member AJ McLean. “We’re pretty sure this isn’t AJ McLean from the @backstreetboys, but the resemblance had…