Latest Criminal investigations News
Police chief takes leave amid Gabby Petito investigation
MOAB, Utah (AP) — The police chief in the Utah tourist town where officers stopped Gabby Petito and her boyfriend weeks before her death has taken a leave of absence. Moab Police Chief Bret Edge requested a leave of absence that began Monday, city spokesperson Lisa...
California school officer wounds 1 in off-campus shooting
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police are investigating an off-campus shooting by a Southern California school safety officer that wounded a person in a car. No students were reported injured in the shooting Monday afternoon in Long Beach about a block from Millikan High...
Russia opens extremism probe against Navalny and his allies
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his closest allies, accusing them Tuesday of forming an extremist group and involvement in one. The investigation is the latest step in a multi-pronged crackdown on the...
Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across the United States believed to have joined in the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Getting those cases swiftly to trial is turning out to be an even more difficult...
LA sheriff’s deputy accidentally opens fire in courtroom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally fired a gun inside a courtroom last month, potentially injuring a colleague and prompting an internal investigation, officials said. The Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a statement that the...
Miami commissioners vote to probe Miami police chief
MIAMI (AP) — City of Miami commissioners held a special meeting in which they attacked the chief of police less than six months into his post, and voted to further investigate him and his appointment. Police chief Art Acevedo had been criticized after firing two...
Utah football player's slaying under investigation
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have several “promising leads” in the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe, the Salt Lake City police chief said Monday as family and friends mourned the football player killed less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan died in an...
NTSB investigates Montana plane crash that kills 2, hurts 1
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal authorities were investigating a small plane crash that killed a couple and critically injured their son in southern Montana on Sunday, authorities said. Robby and Pam Stephens died at the crash south of Billings and son Riley was taken to...
Retired judge picked to investigate deadly force by police
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A retired judge who also has served as a prosecutor and public defender was picked Monday to become Connecticut's first inspector general, a position created to investigate any use of deadly force by police. Robert Devlin, 71, was chosen from...
Fights close amusement park, police seek vandalism victims
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Six Flags America in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., closed early Saturday after a series of fights broke out at the park. Prince George’s County police confirmed that officers stationed at the park in Bowie responded to the fights, but...
