This article was originally published on The Huffington Post by David Moye on October 13, 2016 A former 911 operator in Houston is facing charges after allegedly admitted she hung up on callers because “she did not want to talk to anyone at that time.” Creshanda Williams was charged Tuesday with two misdemeanor counts of interfering with […]

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post on Oct. 11, 2016 by Steven Hoffer A creepy clown and his female partner were arrested on Friday for allegedly leaving their 4-year-old child unattended while they raised mischief in a Wisconsin town. Dash-cam footage from a Menasha police cruiser shows authorities stopping two men, ages 29 and 20,

Police made fewer arrests for marijuana-related offenses last year than they have in any year since 1996, according to crime data the FBI released Monday. Still, authorities in the U.S. made 643,000 arrests for marijuana-related charges in 2015 ― or about one every 49 seconds. Charges related to the drug accounted for 5.9 percent of all arrests, and

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on October 11, 2016 by Tim Hahn ERIE, Pa. — Erie police credit tips from the public in helping them to identify a suspect in the groping of a woman in the city’s downtown in August. Police filed a misdemeanor count of indecent assault and a summary count of harassment

This article was origionally published on October 10th on New York Post by Andrea Peyser Red noses. White painted faces. Floppy oversized shoes. Knives. Stalking. Threats of bodily attacks. The horror. The horror. Creepy clowns — creatures out of a million waking and dozing nightmares — were once considered frightening but harmless beings, prone to wielding hand-shockers, water

This article was origionally published on The New York Times on October 6,2016 by Saw Nang MANDALAY, Myanmar — A Dutch tourist who unplugged an amplifier that was broadcasting Buddhist chants, which he said disrupted his sleep, was sentenced to three months of hard labor in prison by a court here on Thursday. The tourist, Klaas Haijtema,

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post on Oct. 4, 2016 by Ron Dicker UPDATE 3:25 p.m. ― The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday afternoon that Joseph Bauer had showed signs of improvement, giving doctors a thumbs up at their request. “We have been encouraged by some signs we believe indicate he recognizes his wife,” his sister told

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on October 4, 2016 ERIE, Pa. — An Erie man was held for trial Monday on charges of raping and assaulting a woman at a westside residence in late July. Joseph C. Mullaley, 26, was held for court on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, unlawful restraint

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on October 3, 2016 by Madeleine O’Neill ERIE, Pa. — A former Corry streets supervisor was sentenced to up to six years in state prison on Monday for molesting four young girls over several years. Lynn V. Dingfelder, 63, pleaded guilty in July to one count each of corruption of

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post on September 27, 2016 Prisoners are regulars on the court scene. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that one of the fundamental rights of all U.S. citizens is the right of access to the courts, and prisoners certainly exercise that right. Whether it’s asking the courts to review