Crime

Court records show Johan Caballero was already on bond in an earlier case involving the same woman when the latest attack allegedly occurred. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An 18-year-old accused of stabbing his girlfriend and killing her dog was under a court order requiring him to stay away from the woman when the latest violence occurred, according to charging documents and court records. Johan Caballero appeared in probable cause court Wednesday on allegations that include …

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Dispatchers could not immediately locate the caller, setting off a search that eventually directed deputies to a Gnadenhutten home. GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio — A 911 call that disconnected within seconds, followed by what dispatchers believed was a softly spoken plea for help, triggered an early-morning effort to trace a phone that ultimately led deputies to three people found dead inside a Tuscarawas County home. The emergency call came into the county’s dispatch center at 4:17 a.m. …

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Detectives said federal immigration officials found no enforcement activity at the Sacramento home where Jasmine Gill was last seen. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento man has been charged with murder after authorities said his account of his wife’s disappearance conflicted with investigators’ findings, including his claim that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had taken her into custody outside their home. Gurinder Gill, 28, is accused in the death of his wife, Jasmine Gill, 30, …

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Police are searching for a gray car after gunfire struck a 32-year-old passenger traveling with her family. CHICAGO — A 32-year-old woman was critically wounded Thursday morning when someone in another vehicle opened fire on the car carrying her family in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, police said, as investigators searched for the shooter and examined whether road rage preceded the attack. The shooting happened about 9:30 a.m. Oct. 22 in the 2400 block of West …

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Investigators traced a 20-year-old suspect from a fatal Arcadia shooting to a second gunfire scene about an hour later. ARCADIA, Calif. — A homicide investigation spread across two Los Angeles County cities Thursday after a teenage girl was found fatally shot in an Arcadia residence and police later located the suspected gunman in Pasadena, where authorities said he suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The sequence unfolded over roughly an hour and drew officers from Arcadia …

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Mayel Porter was 16 when Joshua Huff was killed, placing his sentence within a distinct area of juvenile punishment law. COLUMBUS, Ga. — Mayel Porter was 16 when 16-year-old Joshua Huff was killed in Columbus in 2022. Four years later, a judge has imposed one of the most severe punishments still constitutionally available for a crime committed by a juvenile: life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Maureen Gottfried sentenced Porter …

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James Edward McDaniel, 81, was leaving the Gainesville store when shots from an unrelated confrontation struck him, police said. GAINESVILLE, Ga. — James Edward McDaniel had served in the Navy, spent more than two decades working for the Postal Service and built a family life that stretched across decades. On Oct. 14, the 81-year-old Lula man was killed by gunfire while leaving a Gainesville Walmart, even though police say he had nothing to do with …

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Police are examining an attack at a Kuching international school after video of the incident spread rapidly across social media. KUCHING, Malaysia — Malaysian police are investigating a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly attacked a female teacher with a small axe at an international school in Kuching, an incident authorities said was livestreamed before recordings circulated widely online. The Oct. 21 attack has drawn attention not only because it happened inside a classroom but also …

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Police say a 15-year-old displayed a knife during the confrontation before a school employee stepped between two students. SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Seven students were arrested after a fight at Montgomery High School prompted a lockdown Tuesday, with police saying a 15-year-old displayed a knife and moved toward another student before a school employee intervened. Santa Rosa police said officers were sent to the school at 1250 Hahman Drive at about 1:10 p.m. Oct. 20 …

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Police arrested a 33-year-old man after a delivery driver was wounded during an early morning package stop in Cedar Hill. CEDAR HILL, Texas — A 33-year-old man faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after an Amazon delivery driver was shot twice while attempting to deliver a package at a Cedar Hill home, according to police and an arrest affidavit. Samuel Laird was arrested Oct. 14, two days after driver Yirmar Martinez reported …

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