Friday, October 24, 2025

Tag: police and law enforcement

Florida man arrested after pointing gun at teen in ding-dong ditch prank: report

A Florida homeowner was taken into custody after he pointed a firearm at a 14‑year‑old who had been ringing his doorbell. The incident unfolded on the evening of Oct. 16, 2025, in Boca Raton, where 40‑year‑old Santiago Cairo claimed the teen was trying to break in.

Body found during search for missing Vermont college student Lia Smith

The police in Vermont are still trying to piece together what happened to Lia Smith, a 21‑year‑old student who vanished from the Middlebury College campus last week.

Ex-NY trooper sentenced for shooting himself, falsely accusing unknown gunman

Former New York state trooper Thomas Mascia was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday for a hoax that wasted police resources and cost taxpayers a lot of money.

Decarlos Brown Jr. could face federal death penalty for Charlotte stabbing

A Ukrainian woman who was escaping war in her homeland was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light‑rail train on August 22, and the suspect now faces federal charges that could bring the death penalty.

Suspect in Louisiana linked to Hamas attack charged in federal court

A man from Louisiana has been formally charged in U.S. federal court for helping Hamas carry out the deadly October 7 attack on Israel.

Operation Pacific Viper nets massive cocaine haul in Pacific Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has stopped 100,000 pounds of cocaine from reaching U.S. shores during its latest round of Ocean patrols. The effort, called Operation Pacific Viper, is part of a big push to curb the flow of drug‑trading vessels that use the Eastern Pacific corridor.

Chess grandmaster’s mother says cheating accusations tormented son

Daniel Naroditsky, the 29‑year‑old U.S. chess grandmaster who built a massive online following on YouTube and Twitch, was found dead in his Charlotte, North Carolina, apartment on Sunday.

La Mesa officer Lauren Craven struck and killed while helping at crash scene

The La Mesa Police Department in Southern California is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Lauren Craven was 25 when she died on the evening of Monday, Oct. 20, after taking a stand to help at a highway crash.

Texas man charged with murder of teacher wife

A Texas police department says a man named Brandon Ashley was arrested after the body of his wife, 33‑year‑old high‑school biology teacher Chelsea Spillers, was found in their Alvarado home.

8 Americans arrested in Bahamas after high-powered weapons found on boat

Eight Americans were taken into custody in the Bahamas Tuesday after police cracked down on a suspect drug‑smuggling boat docked in Bimini, a chain of islands just 50 miles east of Miami.

Manhunt launched after road rage leads to student assault in Maryland

Towson University students were shaken Thursday morning after a campus killer‑hunt kicked off at 8:55 a.m.

FBI investigating after ICE vehicle allegedly rammed in Arizona traffic stop

The FBI has opened an investigation after a driver in Avondale, Arizona, allegedly rammed a vehicle carrying two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during an attempted traffic stop early Thursday morning.