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Cops: Woman Posing as ICE Agent Kidnaps Ex's Wife

Latrance Battle, 52, accused in brazen crime out of Florida

(Newser) - With detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the headlines, a woman in Florida decided to don an "ICE" shirt and kidnap her ex-boyfriend's wife, authorities say. Latrance Battle, 52, showed off the shirt and a hand-held radio when she showed up at the hotel chain where...

Handyman Allegedly Killed Elderly Client With Nail Gun

Coroner calls it 'the worst case I've witnessed'

(Newser) - A former pastor convicted of child sex crimes is now charged with kidnapping and murdering an elderly woman, whom he served as handyman. Jeffrey Zizz, 47, from Washington state, allegedly killed 82-year-old Marcia Norman of Tenino before concealing her remains in concrete beneath a shed, the Thurston County Sheriff's...

Man on 'Elevated Surface' Arrested at Trump Tower

It's not clear exactly what happened, though one report suggests he was trying to access roof

(Newser) - Police arrested a 30-year-old man at New York's Trump Tower on Monday following a report of a disorderly person on an elevated surface inside the skyscraper. NYPD officers responded around 4:30pm and the person was taken into custody by the department's emergency service unit without further...

American Is Kept in Custody After Stunt With Remote Tribe

24-year-old's next court appearance in India is near the end of the month

(Newser) - An American YouTuber who was arrested after trying to establish contact with a remote tribe in India did not get a break from the courts on Thursday. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, was further detained in custody, reports the AP . He is next scheduled to appear in court in Port Blair,...

Feds: Texter Wrote 'Prepare to Die' to Tulsi Gabbard

Georgia man, 24, charged with transmitting interstate threats

(Newser) - A Georgia man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, is facing a federal charge of transmitting interstate threats after allegedly writing to Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, between March 29 and April...

Police Arrest Armed Man Outside UnitedHealthcare

Suspect reportedly called FBI from his parked car

(Newser) - Minnesota police took a man into custody on Monday who parked outside UnitedHealthcare's headquarters and called the FBI with a gun sitting on his front passenger seat. A Minnetonka city spokesperson said the suspect called the FBI from the vehicle, and though he made no specific threats involving the...

Cops: Woman Made, Nixed 400-Plus Hotel Reservations
Cops: Woman Made, Nixed
400-Plus Hotel Reservations
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Apr 13, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Cops: Woman Made, Nixed 400-Plus Hotel Reservations

Taryn Dixon is accused of booking rooms at Pennsylvania Comfort Suites, then never showing

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman found out this week that hotels get kind of peeved if you don't show up after making a reservation. In Taryn Dixon's case, she's now accused of making a whole lot of reservations at a Comfort Suites in Cumberland County—then turning into a...

Woman Who Fired 5 Shots in Police Station Gets 12 Years

Bulletproof glass prevented anybody from getting hurt in Connecticut station

(Newser) - A Connecticut woman was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for firing a gun several times in the lobby of a police station, where an officer fired back but bulletproof glass prevented anyone from getting hurt. Suzanne Laprise walked into the Bristol police department in October 2023 distraught, under...

Man Says He Got Tigers From Joe Exotic. Now, an Arrest

Nevada cops seize 7 tigers from Karl Mitchell's home; he says they're 'emotional support animals'

(Newser) - A Nevada man has been arrested after cops raided his home and seized seven tigers—some of whom he says he got from reality-TV star Joe Exotic—that he says were his "emotional support animals." NBC News reports the raid went down on Wednesday in Pahrump, where 71-year-old...

US Scholar Charged With Insulting Thai Monarchy

University lecturer Paul Chambers has reportedly been a target of ultra-royalist groups

(Newser) - A US academic teaching in Thailand is facing years in prison for allegedly insulting the king. Paul Chambers of Naresuan University, who writes about civil-military relations and democracy in Asia, with a special focus on Thailand, told CNN on Tuesday that the case against him is largely a mystery. A...

He Taunted Cops Online to Come Find Him. They Did

Tennessee's Devon Bart has been arrested over domestic assault warrant after online dare

(Newser) - When a Tennessee man brazenly taunted law enforcement on social media to come find him, he might not have anticipated that they'd take the challenge seriously—resulting in an arrest that proves the reach of both digital footprints and the law. Fox News reports that 25-year-old Devon Bart...

Air Traffic Controller Allegedly Punches Colleague in DC
A Punch Throws
DC Control Tower
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Apr 6, 2025 7:00 AM CDT

A Punch Throws DC Control Tower Into Chaos

Air traffic controller arrested, charged with assault

(Newser) - An air traffic control supervisor was arrested Friday after allegedly assaulting a colleague in the control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, of Maryland, was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. He allegedly punched a colleague Thursday during an...

Transgender Student Arrested in Challenge to Bathroom Law

College student informed state lawmakers of her intentions in advance

(Newser) - With the words "I am here to break the law," a transgender woman walked into a women's restroom at the Florida State Capitol, igniting a legal battle in what's believed to be the first arrest under controversial new bathroom restrictions passed by several states, the...

After Tumultuous Weekend, NYPD Blue Star Dodges a Felony

Kim Delaney, husband both arrested in domestic incident; charges dropped for lack of evidence

(Newser) - Kim Delaney had a chaotic weekend, complete with accusations of domestic violence against and by her own husband. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the NYPD Blue and Army Wives actor, in her mid-60s, first called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Friday night to file a domestic...

Prosecutors: Killer Teen Lived With Dead Bodies for 2 Weeks

Wisconsin's Nikita Casap, 17, charged with fatally shooting mom, stepdad on Feb. 11

(Newser) - A teenager in Wisconsin shot and killed his mother and stepfather, then went to school the next day like nothing happened, according to prosecutors. The bodies of 35-year-old Tatiana Casap and 51-year-old Donald Mayer were discovered partially decayed in their Waukesha home on Feb. 28 after odd text messages prompted...

Comedian: Cops Violated My Civil Rights in Drug Arrest

Paul Rodriguez says he was slapped by 'Caucasian' officer on a 'power trip'

(Newser) - Comedian Paul Rodriguez says police violated his civil rights while arresting him for narcotics possession on Friday in California. Burbank Police said Rodriguez was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for "code violations" around 7:30pm. "Narcotics were located" and Rodriguez, 70, was booked on...

Weeks After Viral Mugshot, 'Miss America' Arrested Again
Weeks After Viral Mugshot,
'Miss America' Arrested Again
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Mar 29, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Weeks After Viral Mugshot, 'Miss America' Arrested Again

University of Georgia student Lily Stewart nabbed for obstruction, loitering

(Newser) - A sorority member at the University of Georgia who made waves with a smiling mugshot after she was allegedly caught driving 85mph in a 55mph zone has been arrested again only weeks later. Nicknamed "Miss America," Lily Stewart, 20, initially received a speeding ticket on March 8 while...

Feds: US Airman Pretended to Be 13 on TikTok, Roblox

David Ibarra, 31, is now accused of having 9-year-old Long Island girl send him sexually explicit pics

(Newser) - A US airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself after he posed as a 13-year-old and chatted with the child on TikTok and the gaming site Roblox. David Ibarra, 31, was arraigned Wednesday in a New York federal court after being...

Ex-NFLer Accused of Running Dogfighting Kennel—Again

LeShon Johnson faces up to 105 years in prison on 21 counts

(Newser) - A former NFL running back and candidate for the 1993 Heisman Trophy is facing federal charges of running a dogfighting kennel, some two decades after he pleaded guilty to state charges for a similar offense. LeShon Johnson, convicted of dogfighting charges in Oklahoma in 2004, was arrested again this month...

Feds Say They Busted Alleged Leader of East Coast MS-13

AG Pam Bondi, FBI chief Kash Patel say 24-year-old Salvadorean was arrested in Virginia

(Newser) - The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Bondi lauded the early morning arrest of the 24-year-old man from El Salvador, who was described as one of MS-13's top three leaders in the...

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