A 40-year-old man who is suspected of fatally shooting a woman in a Walmart parking lot in south suburban Lansing on Saturday afternoon is in custody. According to a Lansing police release, Adebowale A. Oyelekan of Lansing has been charged with the first-degree murder of Thornton resident Victoria L. Olson, age 66. The backstory: Lansing … Read more
A Marshall County man who prosecutors characterize as a “monster” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for offenses including the sexual assault of children. Mark LaPlante, 51, of Grant, learned his fate on Friday in an Indiana courtroom. He will also need to register as a sex offender. Before moving to Alabama, LaPlante … Read more
On Sunday, the Nebraska State Patrol discovered a Denver homicide suspect in Dawson County, along with a dead passenger. According to the state patrol, the suspect was armed and dangerous, but the passenger died due to a medical issue. The state patrol received notification on Sunday morning that a suspect in a Denver killing was … Read more
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, Arthur Varcea Colvin, 23, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison on March 4, 2025, for narcotics trafficking and firearms charges. Colvin will serve his sentence and then be released under supervision for three years. In the federal system, parole is … Read more
A wanted “violent fugitive” was apprehended following a traffic check on Interstate 40 East on Sunday, according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department. MJPD stated that they initiated a traffic stop on the car due to a suspended license plate. Further inquiry revealed that the driver, a 37-year-old Nashville male, had been wanted in Mississippi … Read more
Shaurn Thomas, who received $4.1 million from the city of Philadelphia after serving 24 years in prison for a murder he claimed he did not commit, was sentenced on Friday to effectively spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a man over a $1,200 drug debt. Roxanne Covington, a Common Pleas Court … Read more
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that another fugitive from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List had been apprehended in Houston. Armando Flores Aguilar was detained on Friday, February 14. A Crime Stoppers reward will be offered for his apprehension. Armando Flores Aguilar, 69, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, was … Read more
Multiple law enforcement agencies supported the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in conducting an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a group running an accused drug trafficking organization. From January to March, EBRSO’s Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit investigated three members of “The Motion Boyz” group for running a narcotics trafficking operation in various … Read more
The Richard J. Ricketts Center in Pottstown saw dozens of people racing for safety on the night of February 26. A woman who did not want to be on camera tells how gunfire rang out on the basketball court. “Honestly, I thought, ‘It was fireworks. It’s not a big deal’. That is, until my grandson … Read more
An unlicensed juvenile driver eluded police Friday night, reaching speeds of 118 mph in a 35 mph zone before colliding with another vehicle and killing two people in Toms River, according to authorities. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, the child faces charges of aggravated manslaughter. Officials declined to disclose his age. Two passengers … Read more