An emergency call on the afternoon of Christmas Eve led authorities to a 61-year-old who was killed inside his New Jersey home, law enforcement officials said. A bloody ax and a battery-operated pole saw were found near the body of Gregory Meyer in Boonton Township on Dec. 24, according to charging documents cited by the […]
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14-year-old stomps on girl’s head in classroom, sending her to hospital, DE cops say
A 14-year-old girl turned herself into police after being accused of assaulting a fellow student, Delaware police said. The 14-year-old student walked into a Lake Forest High School classroom in Felton and stomped and punched a 14-year-old girl’s head on Dec. 19, according to a Dec. 24 news release by Delaware State Police. The girl’s […]
Man shoots good Samaritan who tried to help him at scene of crash, Michigan cops say
A Michigan man was shot and killed by police after he wounded a good Samaritan trying to help him, according to investigators. The 37-year-old, from Hamtramck, got into a crash with another vehicle on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 26, in Garden City, Michigan State Police said in a news release. The man exited his […]
Christmas custody exchange ends with mom shooting dad in front of 5 kids, Florida cops say
A mother is accused of shooting her child’s father and a woman he was with, killing her, during a Christmas Day custody exchange in the parking lot of a Walgreens, Florida deputies said. On Dec. 20, two adults who share an 11-month-old baby were granted 50/50 joint custody of their child by a court in […]
25-year-old dies after being thrown from car during rollover crash, Vermont cops say
A 25-year-old died after being thrown from a sedan during a crash, Vermont police said. Tyler A. Brouillard was driving a 2013 Dodge Dart in light rain when he veered off a street in Bridport, tried to overcorrect and entered the center of the other side of the road, according to a news release by […]
‘Bizarre’ Christmas call leads cops to ‘huge’ beaver inside Tennessee hospital, cops say
A hospital received a Christmas morning surprise in the form of a wayward beaver, Tennessee police said. The “huge” beaver was found hiding under a piano at the St. Francis Hospital lounge when officers found it, the Bartlett Police Department said in a news release. The animal was “probably looking to nom nom a Christmas […]
Armed ‘Christmas Grinches’ steal gifts, then lead police on Christmas Eve chase, cops say
Two armed men — dubbed “Christmas Grinches” — stole presents from Ohioans and led police on a high-speed Christmas Eve chase, officials said. The pair were spotted trying to break into unlocked cars in Painesville Township, about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland, early on Dec. 24, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office news release. […]
Woman in wheelchair fatally hit by suspected drunk driver Christmas Eve, Florida cops say
A woman riding a motorized wheelchair along a road was fatally hit by a suspected drunk driver on Christmas Eve, Florida deputies said. Leslie Stone, 40, was traveling east along West Pipkin Road in Lakeland on Dec. 24 when she approached an intersection, according to a Dec. 25 news release from the Polk County Sheriff’s […]
‘Human chain’ forms to save kids’ Christmas gifts from flooded car, Florida cops say
A “human chain” is being credited with rescuing Christmas for three children, after a car loaded with their gifts sank in a flooded ditch, according to the City of Ormond Beach. It happened around 11:45 a.m. on Christmas Day and the team included deputies and firefighters who responded to the crash along Interstate 95 in […]
One driver killed, another hospitalized as SUVs crash at intersection, SC cops say
One driver was killed and another was injured Monday when two SUVs crashed at an intersection in the Midlands, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The two-vehicle collision happened at about 6 p.m. on Christmas Day in Sumter County, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover. A 2002 Cadillac Escalade was driving east on Bell Road, […]
Parents vanished days before Christmas. Dad is found but mom is still missing, cops say
Police are investigating after a couple dropped off their children then vanished days before Christmas. Marquisha Williams and Trent Ivy were reported missing by family members in St. Louis, Missouri, according to KTVI. Williams dropped off one of her four children to her mother, Norvette Chavis, on the morning of Dec. 20 and hasn’t been […]
Bronx cops fatally shoot man who held kitchen knife to mother’s throat, saving her life: NYPD
A Bronx man had just slashed his girlfriend and was threatening to cut his mother’s throat when a police officer fatally shot him from five feet away, NYPD brass said Saturday. “These officers were met with a chaotic, fast moving situation, but they had great composure,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a […]