Crime News
Richard “Richie” O’Brien was walking to his steamfitter job when a cyclist struck him on a Central Park roadway. NEW YORK — A 41-year-old father of two died four days after a bicyclist struck him during his morning walk to work through Central Park, according to police, his family and local reports. Richard “Richie” O’Brien was walking in the park at about 6:30 a.m. Sept. 23 when a 32-year-old cyclist traveling north struck him near …
A driver later returned to the Bissonnet Street scene and told investigators she might have struck a pedestrian. HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating the death of a woman found in the roadway on Bissonnet Street early Sunday after a Houston Fire Department ambulance crew spotted her while traveling through southwest Houston. The woman was found in the 11400 block of Bissonnet at about 1:45 a.m. Sept. 27, according to the Houston Police Department. Police …
DNA testing confirmed remains found in Caldwell County belonged to the 21-year-old who vanished after a December 2020 car crash. LULING, Texas — Human remains discovered in Caldwell County have been identified as Jason Landry, a Texas State University student who disappeared nearly six years ago after crashing his car while driving home for Christmas break, state officials announced. DNA analysis by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification conclusively matched the remains …
Airman 1st Class Darian Jones, 26, was discovered near Tyndall Air Force Base as military investigators opened an inquiry into her death. PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A 26-year-old airman assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base was found dead inside a burned vehicle near the Florida installation, prompting an investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and local authorities. The service member was identified as Airman 1st Class Darian Jones, who was assigned to …
Two victims were critically wounded after authorities said two groups confronted each other at a Macon park shortly after midnight. MACON, Ga. — Twelve teenagers were wounded, two critically, when authorities said two groups exchanged gunfire during an 18th birthday gathering at Carolyn Crayton Park early Sunday, prompting a large investigation as deputies searched for those responsible. The shooting was reported shortly after midnight Sept. 27 near the skatepark area of Carolyn Crayton Park. Bibb …
Police said a fight preceded the Sunday morning gunfire at a west-side property already known to the department. DETROIT — Three men were killed and four other people were wounded Sunday morning when an altercation led to gunfire at an after-hours location on Detroit’s west side, police said. Investigators said they had developed leads but had not announced an arrest. The shooting happened shortly after 7:20 a.m. Sept. 27 near Prest Street and Eaton Avenue. …
Police said confusion over who was supposed to bring the boy inside may have preceded his death after a family baptism celebration. PEORIA, Ariz. — The parents of a 5-year-old Arizona boy were arrested after their son was found unresponsive inside the family’s vehicle Sept. 13 and later died at a hospital, authorities said. Peoria police identified the parents as Mihail Sabo and Anca Sabo. Police arrested them on suspicion of negligent homicide and child …
A woman was hospitalized after gunfire erupted during a private firearm transaction outside a Bass Pro Shops in Mesa. MESA, Ariz. — A 16-year-old boy faces multiple felony charges after a private firearm sale in the parking lot of a Mesa Bass Pro Shops ended in gunfire Thursday afternoon, leaving a woman wounded, according to Mesa police. The shooting happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24 outside the Bass Pro Shops near Dobson Road and …
Jayde Wooten was rushed to a hospital after family members and neighbors tried to revive her at a south Macon home. MACON, Ga. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in a large trash can containing water and fish inside a bathroom at her south Macon home, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and an incident report. Jayde Wooten was found Sept. 19 after her father returned …
The girls, ages 4 and 1, survived after landing on protective mats placed below the apartment during a police response. KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan — A 25-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Saturday after police said he allegedly threw his two young daughters from the balcony of a sixth-floor apartment in Gifu Prefecture, with both children surviving after landing on protective mats below. Tomokazu Miura was arrested at the scene in Kakamigahara on Sept. …