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Annapolis, Maryland - Authorities are delving into the "suspicious death" of a potential kidnapping victim, whose body was reportedly discovered in a wooded locale last week. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 28, just before 1 a.m., when officers were summoned to a residence following reports of a home invasion. Upon arrival, a woman recounted to the police that two unidentified men forcibly entered her home, demanding money. They purportedly claimed to have her son, 47-year-old David Winchester Jr., and threatened harm unless she complied with their monetary demands. The suspects absconded from the premises without the ransom.

Man found dead in woods after possibly being kidnapped in Baltimore

Missouri State

Fredericktown, MO

Police in Fredericktown, Missouri, have arrested a mother and her boyfriend in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy, who showed signs of malnourishment and multiple injuries.

Couple arrested after malnourished 4-year-old son found dead

Virginia State

Moneta, VA

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia there is no specific law regarding accidentally shooting oneself with a firearm but if it happens you might be charged as a local man recently found out. WDBJ reports that a Moneta man, WIlliam Lee has been charged for accidenally shooting himself.

You may be charged with a felony  if you accidentally shoot yourself in Virginia

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three members of the US Marshals Service and one CMPD officer were shot and killed, three other Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers were shot and injured, and another from an assisting agency was hurt during a US Marshals Task Force investigation in east Charlotte Monday afternoon.

CMPD officer, 3 with Marshal service killed, 4 officers hurt, 1 suspect dead in east Charlotte shooting

Jefferson Parish, LA

Kenner, LA

KENNER, La. (WGNO) — Three Kenner Police officers are recovering after a standoff that led to a fatal deputy-involved shooting on Sunday, April 28. The sounds of flash-bangs going off could be heard as multiple law enforcement agencies worked to end an hours-long standoff in Kenner. “It wasn’t until...

Kenner standoff ends with three officers wounded, suspect fatally shot: KPD, JPSO

Arizona State

Orange, CA

NewSantaAna

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Georgia State

Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

California State

Walnut, CA

A San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty to defrauding over $150 million from the U.S. Postal Service. Lijuan “Angela” Chen, 51, of Walnut, carried out the scheme by using counterfeit postage to ship tens of millions of packages, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. From November 2019...

California woman defrauded over $150 million from U.S. Postal Service

South Dakota State

Sioux Falls, SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Witness statements and video evidence confirm speed played a role in a deadly crash in central Sioux Falls over the weekend, according to police. Sioux Falls Police spoke about the crash that claimed two lives and left five others with serious injuries. Lt. Andrew Siebenborn identified the two victims as Milana Marie Reeves, 15, from Sioux Falls and Eric James Hopkins, 15, from Sioux Falls.

2 South Dakota teens killed in ‘catastrophic’ crash identified

Westminster, CA

A pair of suspects removed gaming headsets on multiple occasions from the Target located at 16400 Beach Blvd. and fled, according to the Westminster Police Department . Suspect 1: Male (See picture), possibly Asian and a tattoo on the right side of his face.

The Westminster Police are trying to identify two Target shoplifters

Texas State

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Marine Cpl. Charles Alex Benfield, who was reported missing from Southern California’s Camp Pendleton roughly two weeks ago, has been found, according to a nonprofit group that’s been supporting his family during their search. In a social media post Sunday afternoon, The...

Nonprofit supporting missing Camp Pendleton marine’s family says he’s been located

Oklahoma State

Sulphur, OK

SULPHUR, Okla. (KFOR) – Several families in Sulphur, Oklahoma, began to clean up what was left of their downtown businesses after Saturday’s deadly storms. Tracy Jones was one of the few trying to pick up the pieces of her husband’s law firm downtown. “I just don’t see...

‘It’s too good of a town not to rebuild’: Sulphur family searches for hope

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Scott Peterson’s defense drops motion in bid for new murder trial

(NewsNation) — Scott Peterson appeared back in court over Zoom Tuesday for a hearing related to his petition for a new murder trial, the first of...

Scott Peterson’s defense drops motion in bid for new murder trial

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