COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said Wednesday. In a coordinated effort that also involved the European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s a leading cause of death for kids and teens in Tennessee, and the further into the year we get, the more victims it claims. We’re talking about gun violence. Juvenile homicides are slightly up in Nashville, and so are juvenile arrests. However, the non-profit Oasis Center is working to help […]
A former athletic trainer at Blue Valley Southwest High School was sentenced to 36 months of probation after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child. Christopher Poskey, 40, of Overland Park, received the sentence on two counts of sexual exploitation of a child Friday in Johnson County District Court. Court records show he […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Frustrated by the limits of the laboriously slow International Criminal Court and determined that the security officers who allegedly killed their loved ones not enjoy absolute impunity, Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina. In a first for Venezuela under […]
After nearly quadrupling in just three years, Chicago’s hate crime levels remain high, city leaders said Thursday. The number of reported hate crimes has spiked from just 80 in 2020 to 303 last year, aldermen learned during an annual presentation. Meanwhile, the number of reported hate crimes this year is on track once again to […]
The TV competitor was arrested in August 2020 after having a sexual relationship with a teenage victim he met in 2014 Seminole County Sherff’s Office Andrew Drechsel. Former American Ninja Warrior winner Andrew ‘Drew’ Drechsel has been sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after being charged with multiple child sex crimes. As previously […]
A Henry County jury found a Clinton man guilty on 23 counts of sex crimes Thursday, including eight counts of sex trafficking, according to prosecutor LaChrisha Gray. Charges against Derek Brett Roberts, 44, were first filed in June 2022. Among other things, prosecutors alleged that Roberts filmed himself performing graphic sex acts on children in […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted the former head of the Islamic police in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu for crimes against humanity and forcing hundreds of women into sexual slavery. Prosecutors say Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud led a “reign of terror” in Timbuktu after it was overrun in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. A White House report obtained by The Associated Press on the implementation of the […]
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Police say a teacher at Calvin Christian High School in Grandville has been charged with criminal sexual conduct. The Grandville Police Department says it learned early Thursday morning of “an incident of improper touching between a teacher and student.” The suspect was taken into custody that day, according to a release […]
Jun. 19—GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, June 19, to 12 felony charges, including four counts of attempted murder for allegedly firing a gun at law enforcement. Jeffrey Jacob Simpson Jr., 30, appeared in Grand Forks County court for his preliminary hearing. The state presented a Grand Forks police […]
HOPEWELL – Six juveniles face a total of 65 crimes stemming from a series of vehicle thefts, larcenies and vandalisms over the past year … and police say their work is not over. Hopewell Police announced the arrests Wednesday afternoon, saying in a statement that the arrests stemmed from “an extensive investigation that involved multiple […]