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(White) Anchorage cyclist attacked (by feral black youth) while riding to work on popular bike trail
  An Anchorage cyclist was attacked by a teenager Monday morning while commuting to work on the popular Lanie Fleischer Chester Creek Trail, according to Anchorage police and the cyclist's girlfriend. Cyclist Tim Kirk, identified by his girlfriend Julie Saddoris, remained in the hospital Monday following the alleged attack. Kirk, 43, was biking to work at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Anita Shell wrote in a release. He was about 80 yards west of the Goose Lake overpass, heading eastbound on the Chester Creek trail, when he came across three teenagers. One teenager was using a branch as a walking stick. Saddoris said that the three boys stepped aside, but as Kirk passed, one of the teenagers hit him in the face with a branch approximately 5 feet long and about 2 inches in diameter. “He didn’t think that there was any indication that they were going to do anything; it happened all of a sudden, just kind of random,” Saddoris said. Kirk continued to ride away, then eventually lost control and went into a ditch, Saddoris said, where he got out his phone and called 911. Passersby stopped to help him, and Kirk was then picked up by an ambulance, Saddoris said. Saddoris said that Kirk suffered “some skull fractures, (a) broken nose, broken orbital socket,” 23 stitches to the bridge of his nose, and additional stitches under one eye. Kirk will be held at the hospital overnight, Saddoris said, and is scheduled to have surgery in one week. The suspects walked away from the scene after the incident into the East High School neighborhood, Shell wrote. "The males were described as three black males all with medium skin tone complexion. The assailant is described as approximately 15 years of age, medium build with short hair. His acquaintance is described as a 17 or 18 year old, approximately 6 (feet) tall with short hair on the side and curly on top." - (Black-on-white) |
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman who was once the nation’s youngest person on death row but whose sentence was eventually commuted to a prison term was found dead in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Indianapolis police said 45-year-old Paula Cooper was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound outside a residence on the city’s northwest side. Cooper had been released from prison about two years ago, after the Indiana Supreme Court set aside her death sentence and gave her a 60-year prison term. Cooper was 16 when she was sentenced to death in 1986 after confessing to her role in the murder of a 78-year-old Gary Bible studies teacher the year before. Cooper admitted stabbing 78-year-old Ruth Pelke 33 times with a 12-inch butcher knife in a robbery that netted four youths $10 and an old car. Cooper was 15 at the time the crime was committed. - (Black-on-white)
PARMA, MO - The husband of a Parma woman killed in an armed robbery on May 18 speaks out just one day after her suspected killer was arrested. A Parma man suspected of killing a convenience store clerk in Parma was arrested in St. Louis Sunday afternoon. 
A Glasgow man is charged with murder following an apparent assault that resulted in another man's death, according to the Barren County Sheriff's Office. Anthony Jinkins, 44, was arrested Saturday night by the BCSO and charged with murder following the death of 
A Dover man has been charged with first-degree rape, child abuse and incest, city police said Tuesday. Bobbie Harrell, 50, of the 100 block of Mitscher Road, was arrested early Tuesday morning after the mother of 
DNA evidence led to the indictment Friday of a Toledo man suspected of raping three different women — two at gunpoint — in 2010 and 2011. Darnell Reynolds, 33, was indicted on three counts of rape, one count of aggravated robbery, and three accompanying firearm specifications. Police were searching for him Friday. 
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A woman was sexually assaulted in Alexandria in March after letting a man that she met online into her hotel room, Alexandria police said. The sexual assault and abduction happened in the 5000 block of Seminary Road on March 23, 2015, police said. The woman let the man into her hotel room around 3:40 a.m. after they made arrangement to meet through the Internet. Once the man got inside the room he pulled out a gun, assaulted the woman and stopped her from leaving the room. She was able to escape to the hallway and call police. The suspect is being described as a black man, standing between 6'0" to 6'1" tall and weighing between 220 and 230 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black leather zip-up coat with dark pants and a dark shirt. The suspect had an accent and may be Ethiopian.
The NYPD is searching for a suspect who is wanted in connection with a sex assault in Brooklyn. On Saturday, a 59-year-old woman was on a park bench on Eastern Parkway when she was approached by the suspect, and engaged in conversation. The suspect then led the victim to an apartment building after the she said she had to use the bathroom. The suspect then directed the victim to the basement of the apartment building and proceeded to choke her and force her to perform oral sex in the basement stairwell. The suspect then brought the victim to the basement and choked her until she passed out and again forced her to perform a sex act on him. EMS responded and transported the victim to a hospital where she was treated and released. The suspect is described as a black man who is approximately 60 years old, approximately 5'10" and 200 pounds. The suspect has a Caribbean accent, and has a scarred and discolored eye. 
ATLANTA - Atlanta Police are searching for the attacker who sexually assaulted a woman who is
LAKELAND, FL - A violent attack this week at a popular place for runners, walkers and bikers has a community on edge. Lakeland Police are trying to find the man who threw a jogger to the ground at Lake Hollingsworth, and tried to rape her. That attack isn't the only thing police think the man did. There was a man spotted by Lake Hollingsworth Wednesday performing a lewd act on himself as females ran by. Police believe it's the same man who tried to rape a woman by the lake the day before. Police are trying to find the man described by the 22-year-old victim who came to the lake after work around Midnight for a routine jog. “The next thing she knows his hands are around her mouth, he's dragging her off into the woods.” The suspect, wearing black pants with no shirt, is described as a black male in his mid-twenties with braids and a doo rag.
BRONX, N.Y. -- Police are looking for a man accused of exposing himself to 
Dallas police say they arrested a man after he tried to kidnap a child and a teenager on two separate occasions. The first incident happened Friday morning in the 4000 block of Altoona Drive in South Dallas, according to Dallas police. Police say Jerrod Prescott Graves grabbed 
The Darlington County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who reportedly sexually assaulted a minor in the Hartsville area of Darlington County Wednesday. "We have reason to believe this could be the act of a sexual predator," the office said in a news release. The man, who is black, about 6 feet tall and around 200 pounds, was last seen wearing black long cargo shorts, red shirt with black and white strips and black sneakers. On Friday police released the composite sketch shown above of the man. They also released a photo of the suspect and the victim in this case.
COVINGTON, Ky. —A Northern Kentucky man has been indicted on charges that he impersonated a police officer and forced women to have sex with him. Deputies said Chad Ludwick, 28, is a former jail employee. He was accused of posing as a police officer and threatening women with jail time in order to get them to engage in sex acts. 
MEMPHIS, TN - A patient at a Regional One outpatient clinic was sexually assaulted while in an exam room. Memphis police are investigating the sexual assault that was reported at the MedPlex Clinic in the 800 block of Madison Avenue. Police arrested Desmond Lobbins, 29, after the victim identified him out of a six-person lineup. The victim told police that Lobbins entered her exam room, put on blue gloves, grabbed her breasts, and inappropriately touched her. She said Lobbins then left, but returned for a second time and assaulted her again.
DETROIT - Detroit police have released a sketch of the man suspected of attempting to kidnap teenaged girls on the city's west side. Investigators say, in the past week, a man has approached teens four times, trying to lure them into his vehicle. In all four instances, the girls got away. All of them happened near WAY Academy on Vernor Highway near Lawndale Street. Police have stepped up patrols in the area. The suspect was driving a black Ford Focus with dark rims. 
PHILADELPHIA — Police are investigating if a sexual assault is connected to another, similar attack just blocks away a few months ago. In both cases, police say the suspect wore a very distinct piece of clothing: a pair of 
A prison officer who had an affair with a murderer 17 years her junior has been jailed for 15 months. Mother-of-two Anita Whittaker, 52, who worked as an Operational Support Grade, exchanged love letters and flirtatious texts with 
A food vendor (originally from Cairo) exposed for overcharging customers right outside City Hall tried to paper over his hot-dog deception Monday by finally posting a mandatory price list on his cart. A white piece of paper with prices for everything from $4 hot pretzels to $2 cold water hung prominently from vendor 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The man who was convicted of murdering 
A Dauphin County woman is under arrest, and accused of dousing a man with a flammable liquid, then setting him on fire. It happened around 3:30 Saturday afternoon. Police say 27-year old Christina Leach agreed to give the man a massage at a home on the 7100-block of Wertzville Road in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. They say Leach tied the man to a bed, poured the liquid on his upper body and then set the man on fire. She then fled in the victim’s white Chevrolet Express 1500 work van. The victim met Christina Leach a few days ago
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DENVER – A man police believe is responsible for a violent attack on the Auraria Campus has been formally charged. According to the Denver District Attorney’s Office, James Alphonso Holmes, 54, has been charged with criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, criminal attempt to commit sexual assault, criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree, and two counts of crime of violence. The attack happened at midday on May 9 on the second floor of a classroom building.
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL - A suspect in Sarasota broke into a deaf couple's home and sexually battered the woman at gunpoint when her husband was just outside the house. Herbert Earl Stilley, III, 27, of Sarasota, got into the victim's home at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 10. The woman was in the room, her husband was outside and their children were sleeping in the bedroom. Stilley pointed a small firearm at the woman's face and demanded money. Both the woman and her husband can read lips. In fear for her kids' safety, the woman took Stilley to her bedroom and gave him her purse. He sexually battered her at gunpoint. She was scared and couldn't fight him.
A Rutgers football player was arrested Sunday after he and another man allegedly robbed a bicyclist in Sarasota County, Florida. Sarasota County police say 19-year-old Darian Dailey, a cornerback for Rutgers, and 20-year-old Trazelle Johnson, got out of a vehicle around 2 a.m. Sunday and approached a bicyclist while armed with a gun. The men then demanded money, took the cash and fled the scene, police said. The bicyclist was not hurt during the incident. The bicyclist reported the vehicle’s tag information to police who eventually tracked down Dailey and Johnson. The bicyclist then identified the two as the men who robbed him. 
CHICAGO — An inmate is costing the Cook County Jail more than $1 million in medical bills. 17-year-old Lamont Cathey has been in jail for 16 months since he was arrested for robbing a pizzeria. A plea deal was in place to put Cathey in boot camp, but that fell through. Since then he has been swallowing metal objects that have put him in the hospital. They include screws, needles, a thumbtack, strips of leather, and parts of a medical device. Cathey has needed multiple operations to remove those things from his body.
CLEVELAND - Police Chief Calvin Williams said in a press conference Sunday morning that 71 people were arrested during protests over Cleveland Police Patrolman Michael Brelo's acquittal. The charges they face include aggravated rioting, felonious assault and failure to disperse, among others.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — Christian Haley will spend the rest of his life in prison. A judge sentenced him to a life sentence without the possibility of parole Friday afternoon. In March, Haley pleaded guilty to the 2013 murders of 
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A man charged in the 2013 death of an Arkansas teen was convicted of capital murder, two counts of aggravated robbery, and kidnapping on Thursday. He was a parolee at the time of the teen's death. According to officials, Darrell Dennis was sentenced to automatic life without parole for the murder of 18-year-old 
An Algiers man on trial this week for his alleged participation in a 2010 Gentilly home invasion that left a 24-year-old Holy Cross graduate dead and his friend injured was convicted Friday (May 22) by an Orleans Parish jury. Joshua Lee, 23, was found guilty of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with 
A Philadelphia teen has waived his preliminary hearing and will likely plead guilty in connection with the hit-and-run accident that critically injured a Temple University lacrosse player. The case for 18-year-old Rashan Roberts will proceed to trial, but his attorney says he hopes to negotiate a guilty plea. He surrendered to police May 6 after his parents contacted authorities and told them their son was driving the 2012 Mitsubishi Gallant that hit 22-year-old 
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MILFORD — A Rhode Island man wanted for escorting a prostitute and stealing money from her clients drove over a detective’s foot while trying to flee police, authorities say. Mark Briggs, 28, was allegedly escorting Milford woman Janna Tardif, who Milford police say was advertising as a prostitute online and stealing money from the men she met. Police said the pair planned to steal money for the fourth time Monday when they were foiled by an undercover officer. Briggs fled the scene as police approached, driving directly at an officer who tried to stop him, Milford police said. He was caught about a half-mile away after abandoning his car and taking off on foot. Briggs faces several charges including assault to murder and conspiracy. Tardif, 24, is charged with sexual conduct for a fee and conspiracy. 
EUSTIS, Fla. - Marion County sheriff's deputies seized 22 firearms after receiving a tip that a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and missiles would be used against 
Three lowlifes have been charged with murder for beating a man to death and leaving him under a mattress in a hotel near Penn Station in what NYPD detectives describe as a “prostitution scam” gone wrong, authorities said Friday. Gabriel Pena, 27, and Jennifer Rodriguez, 28, were busted Friday for the May 18 death of 
WALTON COUNTY-- Wednesday began the three-day penalty phase in the Barry Davis murder trial. Monday, a jury found Davis guilty on 14 counts for murdering John Hughes and Hiedi Rhodes in 2012. During the penalty phase, jurors will hear from Davis' family and the victims' families, who will recommend or not recommend the death penalty for Davis. The judge will make the final decision. 
A man accused of killing a Washington businessman, his wife, son and housekeeper faced arraignment on Friday after authorities tracked him down overnight in the U.S. capital. The suspect, Daron Dylon Wint, 34, of Lanham, Maryland, faces a charge of first-degree murder while armed at his arraignment some time after 1 p.m. EDT in District of Columbia Superior Court. Members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force had tracked Wint to a Howard Johnson hotel in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, late on Thursday, only to see him leave as they arrived. Officers and a helicopter pursued Wint, who was in a car, and a small moving truck that was traveling with him. "We did a vehicle pin maneuver on both vehicles and we were able to arrest everyone," Commander Robert Fernandez of the U.S. Marshals Service told CNN. Besides Wint, police arrested three men and two women in the vehicles, Fernandez said.
The manhunt for the quadruple murder suspect believed to have killed a Washington executive, his family and a housekeeper before torching their mansion and escaping with $40,000 in cash is now focused in Brooklyn, police said Thursday. Daron Dylon Wint, who Washington police said previously worked for 
SURREY, B.C. — A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of Surrey’s 
The jury deliberated for more than an hour before sentencing Rakeem Perkins to 23 years in prison for shooting former Dallas Police Officer 
A former Los Angeles firefighter was found guilty Thursday of beating a woman who was feeding stray cats in their West Adams neighborhood in an attack that was caught on surveillance camera. Ian Justin Eulian, 39, was found guilty of one count each of battery with serious bodily injury and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Eulian claimed the cats the victim was feeding had attacked his dog and were littering his yard, prosecutors said. He confronted the woman as she sat inside her parked car on Sept. 14, 2013. Surveillance video showed Eulian lean into the car and yell at the woman, who then threw cat kibble at him. He then punched the woman twice, pulled her out of her car and hit her again as she fell to the ground unconscious, the release stated. 
An illegal immigrant who became a “predatory sex offender” has been jailed for 12 years for three sex attacks on lone women. 
A former Fairfield, Illinois, resident was arrested in Chicago on a felony charge of criminal sexual assault. Martrail B. Burke, 28, is accused of raping a Fairfield woman at her home last January. After the alleged attack, Burke fled from Wayne County, according to police. In late January, a Wayne County grand jury returned an indictment against Burke for rape and an arrest warrant was issued.
A man already serving prison time for sexually assaulting 
Colington, N.C. – A man has been arrested and charged with rape in Colington, according to the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. On January 11, 2015, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an alleged sexual assault that had occurred on Seagull Court in Colington, North Carolina. North Carolina Sheriff’s Deputies and Investigators arrived at the Outer Banks Hospital to speak to the alleged victim and investigate the incident. The suspect has been identified as 38-year-old Johnathan Alexander Burton of Seagull Court in Colington, North Carolina.
NEW ORLEANS - The NOPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating and identifying a suspect who is wanted for Attempted Forcible Rape. The incident took place May 16. At approximately 2:00 a.m., police say the suspect followed the 
In the video taken early Thursday morning inside a Safeway store, police say Bryson Chaplin, 21, and Andre Thompson, 24, are seen running from an employee before one of the two men tosses a case of beer at her, causing it to shatter.
Attorney General’s Office announced a group of more than 20 people were indicted by a grand jury in a scheme that stole tens of thousands of dollars from banks inside Atlantic City casinos using a popular customer service tactic to their advantage. Officials say 35-year-old ringleader Michael Williams and twenty others stole almost $90,000 from TD Banks using fake checks.
Dover Police have arrested a man after officers say they saw him conduct two drug transactions. Authorities say a raid on his home netted 591 bags of heroin. Police say about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers saw Eric Gray conduct two drug transactions on New Castle Avenue and arrested him. 
A high school junior is being held without bail after allegedly posting violent threats in a Snapchat video. According to a police report filed after the arrest of 18-year-old Dominique Dextra, the video states, “Meet me at the school at 3:08. I come to murk these n-----. F--- what you talkin about." The report notes that it's unclear whether Dextra said "murk" or "merch," but that both are slang for "murder." Then the video on Snapchat, a mobile photo and video sharing service, shows Dextra holding a handgun and saying “and I’m gonna bring my little friend with me too,” the report states. 
MAYS LANDING — An Atlantic City man on trial for murder was found guilty of the lesser charge of aggravated manslaughter Thursday morning. Hasan Bruce, 21, claimed self-defense in the 2012 fatal shooting of aspiring rapper 
A 24-year-old New Jersey man on probation who threatened police officers with a meat cleaver when they came to check on him after missing an appointment was shot and killed Thursday, a law enforcement source said. 
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police arrested three people early Wednesday on suspicion of homicide and other offenses for allegedly striking and killing a woman during a pursuit in the city last month. 
One Minnesota man accused of trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) told an informant he'd kill FBI agents if they tried to stop him, while another told friends he'd "spit on America" at the U.S.-Mexico border.The document reveals new details about 
Two 24-year-old Anaheim men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization and are expected to appear this afternoon in federal court in Santa Ana. 
PHILADELPHIA — A local professor is facing charges, according to federal prosecutors. Temple University Physics Department Chair 
PHILADELPHIA – The city of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit this month in an attempt to shut down a popular Chinatown restaurant where 
The Lafayette man charged with vehicular homicide following yesterday's St. Martin Parish crash has a history of reckless driving and driving under the influence in at least three parishes across the state. Klifford Moss Jr., 24, is accused of crossing the center line on La. 96 to pass vehicles and hitting motorcyclist 
Omaha's police chief says an officer shot while helping serve an arrest warrant has died, as has the suspect. Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Wednesday that 29-year-old 
He must think he’s going to live forever. An unrepentant thug convicted of nearly killing four NYPD cops smugly grinned as he was sentenced Thursday to 110 years to life behind bars for the wild shootout. Nakwon Foxworth also sneered at three Emergency Services Unit detectives he fired upon on Easter Sunday 2012, who sat among two dozen other cops in the Brooklyn Supreme courtroom for the sentencing. But he showed no remorse. Then, in a boast full of hot air, he said: “I’ll be back.” Injured in the firefight were Dets. 
CHARLESTON, SC - The man police suspected in the attempted murder of a Berkeley County deputy was identified through a DNA match, and was fatally shot by police after opening fire on them, authorities say. Jerome Thomas Caldwell, 32, of Mount Pleasant, died after a 10-hour standoff, "Throughout these negotiations, there were discussions about shooting police officers. Caldwell was pronounced dead at 1:59 p.m.. Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen said at 1:47 p.m. Thursday, Caldwell came out of the rear of the apartment in which he had been holed up since approximately 4 a.m. and fired multiple shots at police officers. The officers returned fire, fatally striking Caldwell, Mullen said. 
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - An 87-year-old woman said she was attacked by a stranger in the Delmar Loop after she refused to give him money. Angelo Scott allegedly yanked the victim's purse then knocked her to the ground, according to investigators. Afterwards, police said he ran away from the scene, but witnesses chased down Scott to retrieve the woman's belongings. “I don't know whether I was scared or not,” the victim said. “I can't tell you what I felt, because it all happened so quickly.” Police said the woman sustained injuries and bruising to her forearm, face, and head. Scott was arrested and faces robbery charges, authorities said. 
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco police are asking for the public’s help in the brutal assault on
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