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Immigration 11 December 2018

170 Potential Sponsors Arrested After ICE Background Checks

Federal officials released new arrest data on December 10th that indicates Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have taken over 170 individuals into custody as they showed up at detention centers to claim custody of separated migrant children. Initial reports indicate that at least 100 of ...

Immigration 11 December 2018

32 Americans Arrested at Border Wall Demonstration

Over the past several months, the plight of refugees and migrants has reached monumental proportions. Migrants from around the world have historically fled to America in search of asylum, but modern-day climate change, wars, political turmoil and famine have brought an unprecedented number to our bo...

Other 10 December 2018

Suspect Assaults Officer After Losing Police Chief Election in LA

Political elections have a way of bringing out the worst in people. This age-old adage held true over the weekend in Melville, Louisiana. Cleven Clark, the loser in the local election for Police Chief, became so enraged over his loss and his opponent’s flaunting that he ended up getting arrest...

Other 09 December 2018

Texas Churchgoer Arrested After Ranting about Santa

Families walking by a Texas Church over the weekend were offended when an unruly man began ranting and screaming at anyone who would listen. The suspect reportedly told multiple children that Santa Clause wasn’t real. His tirade continued until eventually the police were called, and he was ult...

Sex Crimes 08 December 2018

Repeat Offender in Texas Sentenced to 55 years for Sex Trafficking

The Patch reports that a man in Texas has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for sex trafficking. The jury read the sentence in court on Friday in Austin for Steven Charles Sumlin, 41, of Converse, Texas. Sumlin was convicted of first-degree felony charges for sex trafficking activity involving...

Cold cases 08 December 2018

Long-Time Suspect Pleads Guilty in 1988 Abduction and Murder Case

The Indy Star reports that a longtime suspect in a 1988 murder has pleaded guilty in Indiana. In Fort Wayne, John D. Miller pleaded guilty on Friday to child molestation and the murder of an 8-year-old. He faces two felony charges and will be sentenced to 80 years in prison. His sentencing hearing i...

Murder 08 December 2018

Ex-Fiance of Murdered Navy CPO Arrested

Andrea Washington, a 37-year-old resident of Jacksonville, was found deceased in her Florida home back in September of this year. The victim had just recently been pinned as a Navy CPO. Authorities have been working hard to determine what happened to the victim, and they have finally ruled her death...

Cold cases 07 December 2018

Man Finds Intact Skeleton in Basement

George Carroll was a well-respected veteran who served time fighting in the Korean War. His family and his fellow community members were shocked when he mysteriously went missing back in 1961. His mother and four children were astonished when he simply left the house one day and never returned. Many...

Other 06 December 2018

Canada Arrests Chinese CEO for Extradition to U.S.

Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of a Chinese tech company, was just apprehended in Canada. According to initial reports, she was taken into police custody at the request of the United States. Now, she faces extradition to the U.S. amid geopolitical tensions with China. Details about th...

Murder 05 December 2018

Teen Sentenced to 40 Years for Killing Parents

The Associated Press reports that a teen who has pleaded guilty killing her parents was sentenced to 40 years in prison. In Augusta, Maine, Andrea Balcer claims she snapped and killed her parents while she was struggling with gender identity. She was only 17 when the crimes were committed, but no...