California woman was fatally stabbed while working in furniture store
A Los Angeles woman was stabbed to death in a random attack on Thursday afternoon while working at a high-end furniture store. 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer was killed when a suspect entered Croft House in Hampton Park, south of Hollywood. He lunged at the woman and stabbed her multiple times before leaving through the back door. Kupfer was alone at the store at the time of the attack. No arrests have been made, police said. At about 2 p.m., a customer entered the store to find Kupfer lying on the floor in blood and called the police. The responding officers pronounced h...
Yellow cab fatally hit a man trying to cross expressway in NYC
A man fatally struck by a yellow car while trying to cross the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, polce said. The incident happened around 6:45 Saturday when the 69-year-old man tried to walk across the highway near Broadway’s exit 40 in Woodside, Queens. At one point, a yellow car hit him. The impact created a spider web crack in the cab’s windshield. The man, whose name was no released, was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 53-year-old cabbie remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. He suffered minor injuries.
NYC man arrested for fatally stabbing his girlfriend with a sword while being high on drug police said
A Queens, NYC, man fatally stabbed his girlfriend while being high on drugs and hid her body in a closet of his apartment, police said. 37 year-old Peter Ikonomou called police to report of a false robbery. He called 911 after his mother came to visit him because she had not heard from hem for days. When she and a friend arrived, he did not let him in and dialed 911 to report that “fake cops and locksmiths” were trying to break into his Briarwood apartment, police said. He also was spotted on his apartment’s balcony screaming he had killed somebody. When the cops arrive...
Amtrak passenger shot dead on board while train is traveling through Missouri
A passenger of an Amtrak train going through Missouri was shot dead on Friday. The suspect gunman reportedly fled. The gunfire happened when the train stopped at a station in Lee’s Summit. 31-year-old Richie Aaron Jr. was injured but the train continued traveling. Police was alerted of the shooting at about 9 p.m. when the train reached Independence, Missouri. The medics were waiting outside for the travel to arrive. When they entered the train’s car, Aaron had been already dead. They pronounced him dead at the scene. Police launched a manhunt for the suspect gunman....
Florida man locked his girlfriend inside home and nailed windows shut police said
A Florida man locked his girlfriend inside their home and nailed the windows shut not to let her go. 44-year-old Luis Molina, of Pasco County, was arrested after an argument with his girlfriend following which he was afraid that she would leave him and pushed her. He then removed a sim card from his girlfriend’s cellphone and she could not call for help. He locked her inside their home before leaving. The door was said to require a key from both sides of the door to be locked or unlocked. “If you don’t come with me, you’re staying,” Molina told her girlfriend, accordin...
Six people hospitalized after a shooting at a rap concert in Oregon
Six people reportedly hospitalized following the shooting at a concert in Oregon on Friday night, according to authorities. The gunfire erupted in Eugene at about 9:30 p.m. during a show in WOW Hall featuring rappers Lil bean and Zay Bang. The shots were heard outside the Hall and the multiple officers responded to the scene. As the result of the shooting, four men and two women were sent to the nearby hospitals. No arrests have been made. Police said they were actively investigating the incident but that no suspect was in custody. They urged the public to call 541-68...
Texas police arrested woman after 1-year-old girl "hogtied" and 2-year-old boy in a cage were found in San Antonio home
A Texas woman arrested after police found a toddler “hogtied” and another one in a cage during a welfare check on January 9, according to the reports. The welfare check was carried out at a San Antoni home after a concerned witness called 911, said police chief William McManus. Inside the home, the officers discovered a 1-year-old girl with her hands and feet tied together and a 2-year-old boy in a covered playpen similar to a cage. The girl had a bruised eye and bloody lip. The woman, identified as Priscilla Salias, who was temporary entrusted to look after the childre...
Molotov cocktail sparks Queens blaze in revenge for drug deal gone bad two firefighters hospitalized
NYPD are seeking for an arsonist who threw a Molotov cocktail into a Queens apartment in an apparent revenge for a drug deal that went wrong. Two firefighters responded to the flame caused by the Molotov cocktail were hospitalized. The suspect arsonist reportedly climbed a fire escape of an apartment building on Parsons Blvd. at about 4:40 a.m. and hurled what tuned out to be a Molotov cocktail into a sixth-floor apartment. As the result of the fire caused by that three apartment were damaged. The fire spread to the floor above. The fire was brought to the control in a...
Florida couple face charges after abducting a man and torturing him for three days
A Florida couple is facing kidnapping and attempted murder charges for chaining and torturing a man over three days. The events unfolded in December. 51-year-old Marie and 56-year-old Occius Dorsainvil planned kidnapping of the man. Marie allured the victim into their home in order to have sex. The victim initially declined explaining that she was married. But she insisted that her husband was away in Haiti and they eventually went in together. However, it was not determined how the two suspects are related. When the victim was inside the apartment sitting on a couch,...