A police report revealed additional details about the events leading up to and during a SWAT callout with a man armed with broken glass and a knife last week at a central Lubbock motel. Lubbock police were called out at 12:08 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a burglary in progress at a motel in […]
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Woman shot at DeKalb County motel prompts SWAT response
A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]
This $22 queen comforter is 5-star luxury at a Motel 6 price — score it for 45% off
I make a living writing about all things home, but I’ve been embarrassingly slow to change my bedding. So in January, after years of sleeping under a mediocre blanket, I decided to invest in a new comforter. And not just any comforter — the wildly popular Bedsure Comforter, which was recommended to me by my […]
Police say suspect in Idaho motel killing is on the loose, ‘armed and dangerous’
The Mountain Home Police Department is on the lookout for a suspect in a homicide that occurred Tuesday. Officers found a deceased male at the Thunderbird Motel at 910 Sunset Strip in Mountain Home, according to a news release. The identity of the victim will be released by the Elmore County Coroner’s Office. Based on […]
Man remains jailed following SWAT callout at Lubbock motel
A man remained in custody Wednesday after a nearly two-and-a-half standoff with a Lubbock SWAT Team stemming from a reported assault the day before at a central Lubbock motel. According to Lubbock police, officers responded at 12:08 p.m. to a report of a burglary in progress at a motel in the 900 block of 66th […]
Third defendant in motel robbery case waives hearing
May 16—A third defendant in a lure-and-rob incident at a Joplin motel nine months ago waived a preliminary hearing Thursday on the first-degree robbery charge that he is facing. Carl L. Conner, 32, waived the hearing in Jasper County Circuit Court and was ordered bound over for trial by Judge Joseph Hensley. Connor, who lists […]
Shelter for 121 Motel residents closed
May 15—HENDERSON — On Tuesday, the city, county and state wrapped up operations at the temporary shelter set up at the former Eaton-Johnson Middle School for the 150-some folks displaced by the closure of 121 Motel. The move was in full swing by around noon. Of the 40 families that entered the shelter last Tuesday, […]
Evansville man accused of murder after fatal stabbing at motel
EVANSVILLE – An Evansville man has been arrested after police say he fatally stabbed a motel employee he said tried to sexually assault his girlfriend. Dewayne Bruce Whitney Jr., 36, was booked into the Vanderburgh County jail Saturday night and preliminarily charged with murder. According to the affidavit filed in the case, Whitney told both […]
Victorville man shot at motel dies from injuries, suspect arrested
A 29-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of another man at a Victorville motel, authorities said. Terry Williams was taken into custody shortly after midnight, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials and booking records. The Victorville man is accused of fatally shooting Jontae Marsh, of Victorville, […]
121 Motel closed for health violations
May 8—HENDERSON — An awning that fell at 121 Motel back on April 22 led inspectors to find multiple health and fire violations. The city closed the hotel on Tuesday and cut off power at around noon. The main concern was around the structural stability of the building, Henderson Fire Chief Tim Twisdale told the […]
Man accused of taking girl to Harrison Twp. motel charged with attempted rape
May 7—A man indicted Tuesday is accused of taking a girl to a Harrison Twp. motel last month “to have sex with her” instead of giving her a ride home. John Mfitumukiza Baziromwabo, 32, of Dayton is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for attempted rape, compelling prostitution (minor for […]
Jury convicts Tri-Cities man of sexually abusing a girl for years at a Pasco motel
A 30-year-old man is facing decades in prison after he was convicted of molesting a young girl in Pasco. A Franklin County jury found Damaso A. Montes guilty of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation after deliberating for about two hours following a six-day trial, according to a news release from […]