robbery
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Police Identify Woman Suspected of Stealing Elderly Woman’s Purse in NYC
New York City police officers believe that Adrienne Terry, 37, grabbed 86-year-old Bernice Starnes’ purse around 9 a.m. as she was sitting in her wheelchair outside her building in the Bronx, the New York Daily News reports. Terry allegedly walked up to Starnes, grabbed her pocketbook and took off as Starnes yelled after her. “She…
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18-Year-Old Ga. Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Craigslist Murder of Man Trying to Sell PlayStation 4
A Georgia 18-year-old accepted a plea deal Monday and was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of a gamer who was trying to sell his PlayStation 4 over Craigslist, the Washington Post reports. Daniel Zeitz had put his PlayStation up for sale on Craigslist for $280 and met with his potential buyer…
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La. Mom Thought She Was Doing the Right Thing by Whipping Her Sons After They Broke Into a House
A Baton Rouge, La., mom was bonded out of jail after being arrested for whipping her sons as punishment after the three boys broke into a house, WBRZ reports. Schaquana Spears, 30, told the news station that she thought she was doing the right thing disciplining her children. However, investigators said that the mother went…
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Mich. Man Survives Gunshot to Start Residency at Same Hospital Where Doctors Saved His Life
This story could’ve ended tragically years ago. In 2007, then-22-year-old Kevin Morton Jr. had just finished working the night shift at a Detroit Arby’s. The Oakland University student was heading to his car when a man emerged out of the shadows and attempted to rob Morton. The robber fired a shot that hit Morton in…