Crime
‘Green Goblin’ Among Three Charged in Milwaukee Copper Thefts
Three Milwaukee men were charged Oct. 26 over copper wire thefts from streetlights that cost taxpayers $800,000 in materials alone, city officials said.
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Crime
Trio Pleads Guilty in $9 Million Romance Scam Targeting Elderly
Twin brothers from Ghana and a Hawaii woman pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a romance scam that took over $9 million from mostly elderly victims.
Crime
Fayetteville Dealer Gets 17 Years for Airbnb Drug Ring
Donquel Caron McEachern, 36, was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for a fentanyl and cocaine ring run from Airbnb rentals in Fayetteville, N.C.
Crime
Former School Counselor Gets 16 Years in Child Exploitation Case
Cassandra Poncelow, 41, a former Poudre School District counselor, was sentenced Oct. 26 to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation.
Crime
Man Gets 38 Months for Threats Against Trump and Harris
Rene Ortiz, 56, a Marine veteran from Casa Grande, Arizona, was sentenced to 38 months in prison after a jury convicted him of threatening Trump and Harris.
Crime
Mesa Teen Indicted in Shooting Involving Off-Duty Officer
A 16-year-old was indicted Oct. 19 on attempted murder counts after a shooting at a Mesa reception hall involving an off-duty officer, police said Oct. 26.
Crime
Felon Arrested After Firing Rifle at Neighbors in Port Charlotte
Dwight Washington White was arrested Oct. 25 after deputies say he fired an AR-15-style rifle at neighbors in Port Charlotte, Florida. No one was hit.
Crime
DC Man Arrested in 2025 Northeast Homicide Case
Robert Bellamy, 62, was arrested Oct. 26 on a grand jury indictment charging second-degree murder in the Jan. 2025 death of Thameka Harvell, D.C. police said.
Crime
15-Year-Old Charged as Adult in FAMU Homecoming Shooting
Anthony Rivers III, 15, was arrested Oct. 25 and will be charged as an adult over the Oct. 24 shooting near Florida A&M's stadium that hurt 12 people.
Crime
Life-Sentence Murderer Escapes Tennessee Prison in Stolen Truck
Jacob Morley, 28, serving life for murder, escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex on Oct. 25 and stole a truck, Tennessee officials said.