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LA County Authorities Accidentally Release Murder Suspect

Los Angeles County authorities say they’ve accidentally released an inmate awaiting trial for a gang-related murder. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that 37-year-old Steven Lawrence Wright was mistakenly released from the Inmate Reception Center on Saturday.   The sheriff’s department says it became aware of Wright’s release more than 24 hours later …

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Detroit Homeless Man Takes Credit Cards, Has Website

Forget the old “I don’t have change” excuse you give panhandlers. Abe Hagenston has an app for that. Well, more like a card reader. He takes credit cards through Square as he works the corner of Woodward Avenue and 8 Mile Road in Detroit. Oh, and he has a website too. Site “Being homeless is my …

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Two Virginia Tech Students Charged in 13-Year-Old’s Death

Two Virginia Tech students were arrested over the weekend in connection with the abduction and death of a 13-year-girl whose remains were found on Saturday, school and law enforcement officials said. Natalie M. Keepers, 19, was arrested Sunday and charged with improper disposal of a body and accessory after the fact in the commission of …

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Man Tipped Police To Jail Escapees’ Stolen Van in S.F. Parking Lot Near Whole Foods

The two Orange County jail escapees who remained at large after a daring escape eight days ago were arrested in San Francisco after a citizen noticed a van matching the description of the one they had allegedly stolen parked in a lot near a Whole Foods Market, officials said Saturday. Authorities said police were attending to an unrelated a medical …

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One Killed, Multiple People Injured in Melee at Denver Convention, Police Say

At least one person has been killed and multiple others injured after what one bystander described as a fight between rival biker gangs at a motorcycle exposition in Denver, police told the Denver Post. At least two people had been shot and one stabbed during the incident at the National Western Complex, where the Colorado …

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