Police said no evacuations were ordered after a chemical odor call at a home in the Altair community. IRVINE, CA — Federal agents and hazmat crews returned Tuesday to an Irvine gated community after police received a chemical odor complaint at a home tied to 18-year-old science student Amalvin Fritz, whose garage lab drew an FBI response in February. The new response put Fritz and his family back under public scrutiny just weeks after he …
Dallas police said Myron Henry, 42, was not the intended target when gunfire erupted near a neighborhood strip mall. DALLAS, TX — Dallas police are searching for three suspects after 42-year-old Myron Henry was shot and killed June 9 near a Pleasant Grove strip mall where gunmen opened fire at other people, investigators said. The case drew renewed attention after police released video and asked for help identifying the men. Investigators said Henry was an …
Sheriff Javier Salazar said investigators are checking whether the case is tied to an earlier Border Patrol tip. BEXAR COUNTY, TX — A utility worker found a man’s decomposed body Wednesday afternoon in tall grass along East Loop 1604 South in southeast Bexar County, prompting a death investigation by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. The body was found in an overgrown area near Elmendorf, where grass stood more than six feet high, Sheriff Javier Salazar …
Broward deputies said the woman escaped with third-degree burns after a fire in an Oakland Park 7-Eleven parking lot. OAKLAND PARK, FL — An 84-year-old Fort Lauderdale man is accused of setting fire to a car with his former partner inside Friday at an Oakland Park convenience store, leaving both people hospitalized with burn injuries, Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators said. Franklin Davis faces charges of premeditated attempted murder, arson causing bodily harm and criminal attempt, …
Police said the shootings happened Tuesday night in Back of the Yards and Englewood. CHICAGO, IL — A 26-year-old man was killed and a 66-year-old woman was critically wounded Tuesday night in two shootings less than a mile apart on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The shootings brought detectives to Back of the Yards and Englewood within about three hours of each other. Police had not announced arrests in either case by Wednesday morning. Investigators …
Deputies said the suspect set fire to his own home before turning on a nearby family. BEXAR COUNTY, TX — A 43-year-old Bexar County man was jailed after deputies said he set fire to his own home July 1, then attacked a nearby family with a blowtorch, cinder block and knife on the Northeast Side. Jorge Medina Ibarra faces seven charges after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said the attack damaged two homes, injured multiple …
Two people were taken into custody after police stopped a suspect vehicle on Chicago’s Far South Side. MUNDELEIN, IL — A man was killed and a woman was seriously wounded Tuesday morning in a targeted, domestic-related shooting at an apartment building on Deepwoods Drive, authorities said. The shooting drew a large police response to the Diamond Lane Apartments at 555 Deepwoods Drive and led to a regional search for a black Chevrolet Blazer. Mundelein police …
Federal officials say the case links India-based syndicates to killings, extortion and drug trafficking across several countries. LOS ANGELES, CA — U.S. authorities unsealed three federal indictments Tuesday charging 37 people tied to India-based organized crime groups after a multinational sweep that led to 24 arrests in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Justice Department said Operation Hard Ball grew from a yearslong investigation into racketeering, targeted killings, shootings, extortion and drug trafficking. The …
The former Pfizer headquarters was under construction as part of a major office-to-apartment conversion. NEW YORK CITY, NY — Buckling columns inside a Midtown Manhattan high-rise under construction forced mass evacuations Tuesday after workers reported cracking and movement at the former Pfizer headquarters near Grand Central Terminal. The structural emergency at 235 East 42nd St. drew a large response from firefighters, police, city building inspectors and engineers. Officials said the tower remained unstable hours after …
Officials said Tyler Brown’s brothers tried to pull him from the water before the current swept him under. ARMUCHEE, GA — A 14-year-old boy drowned June 29 after jumping from a popular rock into Armuchee Creek near a Floyd County park, where his brothers tried to save him before the current pulled him under, authorities said. Tyler Brown’s death has shaken a family and renewed concern about a well-known swimming spot near Armuchee Park off …