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Tiger Captured in Conroe Sent to Sanctuary After Theft Attempt
A tiger captured after being spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a Southeast Texas city has been sent to an animal sanctuary.
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Police in Orlando Help Save Puppy Stolen from Pet Shop
Police in Orlando have helped save a puppy that was stolen from a pet shop.
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Five Stabbed in Random Knife Attacks Near Baltimore; Suspect Killed by Police
A man who randomly stabbed five people Saturday at a suburban Baltimore shopping center was fatally shot by authorities, a police spokeswoman said. The victims in the afternoon attack at Hunt Valley Towne Center in Cockeysville, Maryland, survived with non-life-threatening injuries, said Baltimore County Officer Jennifer Peach. Peach said the man attacked five people, four outside a liquor store, with...
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Greek Police Make Arrest in 1985 Hijacking of TWA Flight 847
Greek police said Saturday they have arrested a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a flight from Athens that became a multi-day ordeal and included the slaying of an American. Police said a 65-year-old suspect in the hijacking was arrested Thursday on the island of Mykonos in response to a warrant from Germany. Lt. Col. Theodoros Chronopoulos, a police spokesman,...
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Hong Kong Protesters End Blockade of Police Headquarters
Protesters in Hong Kong ended their overnight siege of police headquarters peacefully Saturday, disappointed that their demands for the territory’s leader to formally withdraw a contentious extradition bill and police to apologize for heavy handed tactics have gone unmet. By daybreak, police had cleared the streets of barriers set up by protesters to snarl traffic in the Asian financial center,...
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Another ‘Empire' Actor Arrested in Chicago, But on Traffic Offense
Another “Empire” actor has been arrested in Chicago, but this time on a traffic-related offense.
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Family of Slain Woman Sues City of Chicago Over Leaked Video of Shooting
The family of a woman who was shot and killed while holding her baby last week has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago over the leaked video showing her death.
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Chicago Police Investigating ‘Unauthorized' Release of Video Showing Fatal Shooting
Chicago police are investigating after video was posted online showing the shooting death of a woman who was shielding her toddler from gunfire.
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Chicago Police Investigating ‘Unauthorized' Release of Video Showing Fatal Shooting
Chicago police are investigating after video was posted online showing the shooting death of a woman who was shielding her toddler from gunfire.
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2 Men Charged in Murder of Mother Who Died Protecting Baby
Two men were charged Thursday with the murder of Brittany Hill, the 24-year-old mother who was killed Tuesday in Austin while holding and protecting her 1-year-old daughter.
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Woman Shot to Death While Holding Baby — But Child Wasn't Hurt
A woman was shot to death while holding a baby Tuesday in Austin on the West Side.
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Woman Shot to Death While Holding Baby — Child Uninjured
A woman was shot to death while holding a baby Tuesday in Austin on the West Side. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi reports.
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US Man Charged With Trying to Steal Item From Auschwitz
An American visitor to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp attempted to steal a metal part of the historic rail tracks where prisoners were unloaded, officials said Sunday. The 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted theft of an item of cultural importance, according to Malgorzata Jurecka, a police spokeswoman in the southern Polish town of Oswiecim, which was under German...
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Portland Police Texts With Far-Right Group Spark Probe
The city of Portland, often in the spotlight for its liberal leanings, has been roiled by the revelation that a police lieutenant in charge of containing protests texted repeatedly with the leader of a far-right group involved in those demonstrations. The mayor asked the police chief Friday to investigate “disturbing” texts between Lt. Jeff Niiya, who is the head of...
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Oregon Official: Texts Show Police Colluded With Right-Wing Extremists
A member of Portland’s city council said Thursday a newspaper’s report that the commander for the police rapid response team exchanged friendly text messages with a leader of far-right protests that have rocked the city confirms collusion exists between some police and right-wing extremists. “I am not shocked, and I am not surprised at today’s reporting of Lt. Jeff Niiya’s...
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5 Teens Killed in Poland Escape Room Fire Laid to Rest Together
Officials joined relatives and friends Thursday for the funeral of five teenage girls killed last week in a fire that broke out at a recreational escape room in northern Poland. The 15-year-old girls were celebrating a birthday at the escape room entertainment site in the city of Koszalin when a fire broke out next to the locked room and they...
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Police: 5 Teenage Girls Killed in Poland ‘Escape Room' Fire
A fire broke out at an “Escape Room” game location in northern Poland on Friday, killing five teenage girls and injuring a man, authorities said. Police said the dead were found after firefighters put out the blaze, which began around 5 p.m. at an “Escape Room” venue in Koszalin. Highly popular with teenagers across Poland, the “Escape Room” game has...
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3 Kids Hurt After Stolen Car Takes Off From Cops, Crashes in Chatham
The driver of a stolen vehicle refused to stop for police Thursday afternoon and soon after crashed into another vehicle in the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
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Father Shot 2 Officers Who Mistakenly Served Warrant at His Home
A father protecting his daughter from what he thought was a home invasion shot two police officers who mistakenly entered his apartment in District Heights, Maryland, the Prince George’s County’s police chief says.
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Vintage Plane Crashes in Swiss Alps, Killing 20 on Board
Determining why a vintage plane crashed in the Swiss Alps will be challenging since the 79-year-old aircraft did not have black boxes and was traveling in an area without frequent radar readings when it plunged into a mountain, killing all 20 of the people on board, investigators said Sunday. The Junkers Ju-52 plane, operated by Swiss company Ju-Air, moved at...