Bretford Brewer, a 36-year-old Brooklyn resident, faces murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges following the Aug. 1 killing of 36-year-old Carlos Penzo inside a Long Island City apartment building, according to police sources and court documents. Authorities found Penzo covered in stab wounds inside a bathtub at the Hayden building located at 43-25 … Read more
A 66-year-old Clark County man has been charged with federal crimes after law enforcement officers found a dead bald eagle with two shotgun pellets in its brain near Brush Prairie, Washington, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. Federal Charges Filed in Clark County Bald Eagle Shooting Benjamin G. Allen … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for more prison cameras after inmate deaths at several New York State prisons. According to state officials, the push for enhanced monitoring infrastructure follows a series of fatal incidents behind bars, including an ongoing Attorney General probe launched in February to determine whether correction officers played a role in a suicide … Read more
Yachua Mauricio Flores, a 23-year-old resident of Lincoln Heights, was sentenced Monday, Aug. 3, to three years and one month in federal prison for his involvement in an unruly anti-immigration enforcement protest in downtown Los Angeles last year. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter handed down the prison term and ordered Flores to pay $253,415 … Read more
At least 11 people sustained injuries in a car bombing in the border city of Cucuta, Colombia, on Saturday, according to local authorities. The attack occurred six days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is scheduled to take office, replacing outgoing left-wing President Gustavo Petro. Cucuta Car Bombing Injures Police and Civilians Ahead of … Read more
Gardaí and emergency services responded to two serious incidents in Cork city yesterday, Friday 31st July, including a violent assault in the Ballyvolane area at approximately 4pm and a subsequent confrontation outside Mercy University Hospital. A man in his 20s sustained a deep wound from a large, bladed weapon during the initial attack on the … Read more
Paris Wilson, a 35-year-old former probation worker dubbed “Temu Barbie” in the Irish Sun, was sentenced to nine years in prison after a Winchester Crown Court trial for her role in an acid attack plot that killed her ex-husband, Danny Cahalane. Police Bodycam Footage Captures Wilson’s Reaction to the Attack Police bodycam footage shows officers … Read more
Brigham Young University football coach Kalani Sitake is balancing team discipline with player rehabilitation after reserve linebacker Ephraim Asiata was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Provo. According to charging documents, the July 2 arrest involved multiple misdemeanor and infraction counts, prompting an active review of the player’s status by university officials … Read more
A 19-year-old French student was fined 600 Singapore dollars, equivalent to $465, after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and returning it, according to court documents and prosecutors. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien recorded the stunt at a shopping mall in March and … Read more
German federal prosecutors say investigators have recovered a video from a mobile phone in a rented minivan showing the suspect in the Berlin Pride attack pledging allegiance to ISIL, according to the federal prosecutor’s office. The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, died after police shot him during the weekend incident in central Berlin’s Tiergarten park, where … Read more