Woman rescued at Olive Garden after man forced her into ‘satanic ritual’ and held her hostage, police say

A man was arrested outside of an Olive Garden in New Hampshire after a woman said he was holding her hostage, had forced her to marry him and conducted a “satanic ritual” on her, police said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Officers were dispatched to … Read more

5 American cruise ship passengers accused of brawling, assaulting police officers in the Bahamas

Authorities in the Bahamas say they have arrested five cruise ship passengers from the United States who were accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the Caribbean archipelago. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the three women and two men became involved in a fight involving several cruise ship passengers at … Read more

5 police officers shot dead in cartel-plagued part of Mexico as World Cup kicks off

Five Mexican police officers were shot dead and five others wounded Wednesday in violence-hit Michoacan state on the eve of the World Cup opener in Mexico City, local authorities said. The officers were attacked by unknown assailants in an Indigenous region of the western state, which is plagued by cartel violence, the state government reported. … Read more

Belfast protests erupt again after stabbing as police deploy water cannons

Police blasted water cannons Wednesday at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot … Read more

Police in the Bahamas arrest 5 cruise ship passengers from the US after a brawl

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Bahamas say they have arrested five cruise ship passengers from the United States who were accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest in the Caribbean archipelago. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the three women and two men became involved in a fight involving … Read more

Police identify suspect in Ohio festival shooting that wounded 12

Ohio police are searching for a 20-year-old suspect and a “second shooter” in connection with a Saturday shooting at a neighborhood festival in Toledo that wounded 12 people. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ka Nye Taylor is wanted on 11 counts of felonious assault in … Read more

How Iowa woman Angela Prichard helped police solve her own murder

On the morning of Oct. 8, 2022, the serene Mississippi River town of Bellevue, Iowa, population about 2,500, woke up to a calamity — news of an apparent homicide, the first in nearly a decade. Dozens of investigators from six different law enforcement agencies were combing the crime scene at the Mississippi Ridge Boarding Kennels … Read more

American diplomat found dead in Myanmar; woman detained by police

An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, the U.S. State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the investigation. American officials in Thailand and the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar referred questions on the case to the State … Read more

Mass shooting by multiple attackers leaves dozen dead, at least 9 wounded in South Africa, police say

Johannesburg — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting near the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday. Police believe more than 10 suspects were dropped off in a minibus in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late Tuesday night and started … Read more

Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park

A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park on Tuesday afternoon, and police said they are investigating how it ended up there and the motive behind it. Video taken by a motorist shows the wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, a popular area … Read more