Los Angeles police said the suspect lived at the same home as the actor. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The death of veteran actor James Handy is under investigation after police said he was stabbed Wednesday outside a residence in Tarzana and later died at a hospital. Handy, 81, was found unconscious in the front yard of a home in the 19200 block of Erwin Street after officers responded to a morning 911 call. Los Angeles …
Police say the accused shooter has not been identified. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 37-year-old woman was arrested after a vehicle repossession dispute that came before the fatal shooting of Jacksonville tow truck driver Oliver Lopez at a Brentwood apartment complex. Rockelle Jones was charged with burglary after police said she entered Lopez’s tow truck during a dispute over a Jeep Compass registered in her name. The arrest does not close the homicide case. Police said …
A welfare check at a senior community led police to a murder case. SILVER SPRING, Md. — A manhunt continued Friday for two women accused in the death of Hilde Henderson, a 67-year-old mother found dead during a welfare check at a Silver Spring senior community. Montgomery County police said Henderson was discovered May 26 inside The Charter House on Fenwick Lane. Investigators charged her daughter, Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, and Samantha Raebel, 36, with first-degree …
Brett Scrogham was shot days after graduation in a downtown Indianapolis parking garage. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the killing of Brett Scrogham, a 23-year-old recent Indiana University Indianapolis graduate shot May 28 in a downtown parking garage. Scrogham’s death struck relatives, friends and city officials because of where it happened and who was lost. Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. inside the Plaza Park garage near …
Police said one twin died and the other survived after severe dehydration. WASHINGTON — A 25-year-old D.C. mother was held without bond after prosecutors said her 13-month-old twins were left alone for days, leaving one child dead and the other hospitalized. Valencia Duke appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday, one day after her arrest by the Capitol Regional Fugitive Task Force. Judge Heidi Hermann found probable cause in the case. Duke faces first-degree felony …
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said the suspected attacker and one victim were USF students. TAMPA, Fla. — A double stabbing at an apartment complex near the University of South Florida is now tied to a separate death investigation nearby, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the first call came at 4:26 a.m. Wednesday from Halo 46 Apartments on North 46th Street. A man told dispatchers that he and another person had …
Authorities said evidence tied Joshua Cullen to the Peace River site where remains were found. NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Lee County missing-person report ended with the arrest of a North Fort Myers man after deputies said his mother’s body was found wrapped in carpet and submerged in the Peace River. Joshua Cullen, 47, is accused of moving his mother’s body from Lee County to Charlotte County and dumping it in the river, sheriff’s …
Authorities said a woman was shot while driving with her two children before her car crashed. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Two parents are dead and two children are recovering after police said a domestic shooting turned into a crash and pursuit Wednesday evening in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg police said officers were called about 5:32 p.m. to the area of Olde William Street and Emancipation Highway for reports of gunfire. Investigators said a man followed the mother of …
Sheriff John Mina said three deputies fired after the woman threatened them and refused commands to drop the knife. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Three Orange County deputies fatally shot a woman Wednesday after Sheriff John Mina said she came at them with a large knife outside a home in the Dr. Phillips area. Deputies were called about 1 p.m. to the 8200 block of Tivoli Drive after reports of a woman screaming in the street, …
Police said Robert Carragher III died after being stabbed inside his family’s Massapequa house. MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — A 22-year-old woman has been charged with murder after police said she stabbed 28-year-old Robert Carragher III in the neck inside his family’s Massapequa home early Monday. Nassau County police said Kristin Sculley, of Massapequa, was arrested after officers responded to a 911 call at a home on Beaumont Avenue shortly after 1:30 a.m. Carragher, known to friends …