When California pastor Matthias Anderson went to the home of a 14-year-old girl early Tuesday morning he didn’t get the reception he expected. Police were waiting at the house and promptly arrested the founder of New Wine Ministries on charges of allegedly having sex with the teen. According to Fox5SanDiego.com, detectives say Anderson had a sexual relationship […]

The mom of a McDonald’s employee charged with beating two customers defended her son yesterday telling a Manhattan court, “My son is a loving individual – not a criminal,” she said. Her son, Rayon McIntosh, 31, faces assault and weapons charges after he was seen on tape beating Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, both 24, with […]

A Georgia man is feeling rather idiotic after being caught in the act attempting to rob a Quick Trip station in Snellville, Ga. Stephen Daniel, 21, can be  seen in surveillance footage walking up to the clerk  and demanding all the cash. What the video does not capture is a police officer standing behind him […]

While it is commonly believed that crime will rise during periods of economic downturn that has not been the case in the U.S., where violent crime has decreased in the last four years. Still, many cities face rampant violence, Detroit being one of them. In 2010, the “Motor City” led the nation with 345 murders […]

Orange County, Fla. authorities have charged four teens after they allegedly assaulted a 77-year-old grandma and held a 6th grader at gun point over an X-Box Police say the crooks forced their way into the home and forced victim Trevor Bailey to hand over money and his X-Box. Bailey’s older sister, who heard the commotion […]

A convicted murdered who escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1970 and hijacked a plane to Africa was arrested Monday after 41 years. George Wright, 68, was living comfortably in Portugal when fingerprints taken from his his Portuguese ID card matched prints from the New Jersey Department of Corrections. When Wright escaped, he was […]

Police in Missouri arrested a man for an incident last Saturday after he pulled a shotgun on a Taco Bell employee for forgetting to include hot sauce with his order. Police said Jeremy Combs, 30, arrived home after making an order at a Lee Summit, MO. Taco Bell. Combs returned to the restaurant’s drive-through with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of violent crimes fell by a surprisingly large 12 percent in the United States last year, a far bigger drop than the nation has been averaging since 2001, the Justice Department said. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported there were 3.8 million violent crimes last year, down from 4.3 million […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police were called to the Marathon Gas Station on Woodland Ave near E. 55th for shots fired just after 3AM on Sunday. Once on scene, police saw a crowd of people and found the victim, who had multiple gunshot wounds. EMS transported the victim, identified as James Gray, to MetroHealth […]

WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH (WOIO) – – Willoughby Hills Police now say the death of 23-year-old Elizabeth Tatum is suspicious and her husband Jermaine is a suspect. Police also say Jermaine is considered armed and dangerous. Jermaine and the couples 18-month-old son have not been seen since Monday. Elizabeth was found dead in their Willoughby Towers […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A campus controversy at the University of Akron after a school official sent an e-mail to students, but it only went to some of them. The e-mail was sent out after a rash of crime around the University.  The official claimed he wanted to keep students safe, but all it did was […]

Even though they say crime doesn’t pay, several rich gangsters prove otherwise. While most end up dead or in jail, a very lucky few get to spend their money. In the early part of the 20th Century, gangsters made a lot of money selling liquor during prohibition. In the seventies many gangsters made a killing […]