SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been taken into custody after he allegedly sexually assaulted a five-year-old. According to a press release, Friday 31-year-old Logan Coombes was taken into custody by the Butler Township Police Department after incident took place with him having sexual contact with a five-year-old. Police say the incident took […]
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Man pretends to be Uber driver in Clovis and sexually assaults woman, wanted, police say
CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man is wanted after allegedly picking up a woman from Old Town Clovis and sexually assaulting her in an unknown location in Fresno, the Clovis Police Department said. Officers say 27-year-old Bikramjit Singh of Fresno is suspected of presenting himself as an Uber driver on the night of April 21 […]
Cedar Park man assaults officer during traffic stop: police
CEDAR PARK, Texas – A Cedar Park man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer during a traffic stop. Around 10:45 p.m. on May 3, a Cedar Park police officer initiated a traffic stop in the 1600 block of South Lakeline Boulevard. When the officer contacted the driver, police say he aggressively approached the […]
Woman to be tried for alleged assaults on children, nurse
May 6—LINESVILLE — A Pittsburgh woman will go to trial in Crawford County for allegedly assaulting children and later a hospital nurse — all stemming from a late-night incident at a Conneaut Lake-area campground last summer. Giavanna Lynn Rizzo, 29, waived her right to a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Adam Stallard of Linesville […]
With assaults and robberies on the rise, postal workers rally in Baltimore for better protection
Increasingly fearful for their safety on the job, dozens of letter carriers rallied outside a Baltimore post office Tuesday afternoon for better protection. Tony Vaughn, president of Baltimore’s chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents around 3,000 letter carriers in the region, said over the past two years that there have been […]
Gerard Depardieu to be tried in sexual assaults of 2 women, Paris prosecutors announce
French actor Gerard Depardieu will be tried on charges he sexually assaulted two people, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday. French police detained Depardieu for several hours Monday for questioning over the accusations made by two women, who said he sexually assaulted them on movie sets, The Associated Press reported. The women accused Depardieu of […]
Ex-Super Bowl champ found with firearms and drugs assaults Charlotte officers during arrest: reports
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Ex-Super Bowl champion Breshaud Breeland has been arrested again after being found with drugs and firearms, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. PREVIOUSLY: Former Super Bowl champ arrested in Charlotte on stolen vehicle, firearm and drug charges: Records Around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the 14000 block of […]
Man sexually assaults girl who got separated from group at Chicago museum, cops say
A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a museum in Chicago and authorities are searching for the man who they say did it, Illinois police told news outlets. The girl was at the Museum of Science and Industry, on the city’s south side, when the assault happened, police told WLS. Investigators say she was visiting […]
Jurors to decide case of man accused in string of Ventura, T.O. break-ins, sexual assaults
Edgar Rodriguez Ruelas when he was arrested in 2020. A jury will now decide the fate of a man accused of sexual assault and burglary in a string of home invasions and hiking trail attacks in Ventura County from 2016 to 2020. The prosecuting and defense attorneys gave closing arguments Friday in the trial of […]
House committee finds CIA at fault in investigation on sexual assaults
The House intelligence committee has found that the CIA failed to properly deal with sexual assault among employees in its ranks, according to a copy of the investigation’s final report obtained by POLITICO. In its hardest-hitting finding, the bipartisan report said there was “little to no accountability or punishment for confirmed perpetrators” and that there […]
Man brings teen relative to US, then rapes and assaults her for years, CA cops say
A man is going to prison after he was accused of raping a relative he brought to the U.S. from El Salvador, California officials said. The 44-year-old Monterey resident brought his female relative to the U.S. when she was 17, according to a news release by the district attorney’s office. McClatchy News is not identifying […]
Corrections officer sexually assaults woman in Tennessee jail cell, officials say
A corrections officer accused of assaulting an inmate in her jail cell faces charges in Tennessee, officials say. An investigation into David Berruquin’s conduct began April 5, when an inmate reported that the corrections officer had sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Preliminary findings led the sheriff’s office to fire the 28-year-old corrections officer, the 7th […]