Crime and Public Safety – Page 22

Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Federal agents involved in a shooting that wounds a person in New York, police say

By Associated Press

October 8, 2026 at 6:21 p.m.

Federal law enforcement agents shot and wounded a person in New York City on Thursday,...

CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Damen Green Line station

By Tess Kenny

October 8, 2026 at 8:53 p.m.

A Chicago Transit Authority janitor sustained multiple stab wounds to his neck at the Near...

This is Room 11 at Richneck Elementary School, where Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, 2023. The gun is at left, under the table, while the boy’s checkered bookbag is near the desk to the right of the window. (Newport News Circuit Court, trial exhibit)

Unsealed police video shows 6-year-old student after shooting Virginia school teacher

By Peter Dujardin

October 8, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

Newport News police body camera footage shows the boy cursing at a school staffer and...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

‘Perfect storm’ contributed to why Lake County 911 calls went unanswered on Aug. 27

By Maya Wilkins

September 9, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay said 911 dispatch scheduled maintenance needs to be communicated through...

Cook Cook countyhouse in Markham. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Woman found not guilty of murder in 2023 South Holland shooting of Whiting teenager

By Evy Lewis

September 9, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Kennisha Laing's lawyer said she was acting in self-defense when she shot 16-year-old Daysha Cazley...

Krystele Matthews on Sep. 9, 2026. Matthews' car was stolen with personal items inside, including the ashes of her 15-year-old son, Zahir Eitan Jones, who died in August. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Stolen ashes returned after car taken with 15-year-old son’s remains inside

By Tess Kenny

September 10, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

A woman has been reunited with the remains of her 15-year-old son thanks to a...

Surveillance video shows Rajnikumar Patel being knocked from his chair while posing as a robbery victim at a Dunkin' donut shop in South Holland on Feb. 8, 2023. (U.S. attorney's office)

Man back in custody after skipping out in middle of trial in fake armed robbery scheme

By Jason Meisner

September 9, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

A man who ditched his own criminal trial in Chicago over his role in a...

Supporters of Andrew and Tristan Tate do push-ups outside of the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse as the Tate brothers fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking in Miami, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says

By David Fischer

September 9, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe, charged in a series of robberies and sexual assaults of sex workers in Chicago's northwest suburbs, is shown in a photo in a court document allegedly meeting with a witness at a seafood buffet. (U.S. attorney's office)

‘He is the perfect mark’: Lawyer for Border Protection agent accused of raping, robbing sex workers alleges setup

By Jason Meisner

September 9, 2026 at 5:50 p.m.

Prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent used his...

Hazel Crest woman faces charges after Labor Day weekend crash in Harvey that killed baby

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 9, 2026 at 1:11 p.m.

A Hazel Crest woman was charged with reckless homicide after a Labor Day weekend crash...

Chicago police and a tow truck recover a vehicle from the Little Calumet River while searching for a missing woman on Sept. 8, 2026, after an accident near the intersection of West 130th Street and South Indiana Avenue in Chicago's Riverdale neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Woman’s body found day after Little Calumet River accident

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 10, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

Police on Wednesday said they pulled a 26-year-old woman's body from the Little Calumet River...

Lil Durk performs at the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park on July 30, 2022, in Chicago. (Raquel Zaldívar/baiduhai)

Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial: What to know

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

September 9, 2026 at 11:46 a.m.

Lil Durk, the rapper born Durk Banks, is accused of plotting to kill a rival...

Defendant Lindsay Clancy watches jurors enter the courtroom during her murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Holdout in Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn’t acquit, juror says

By Associated Press

September 8, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

A lone juror blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy, despite acknowledging during deliberations that he...