Crime and Public Safety

The gunman who killed a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida Publix on Thursday had posted on social media about wanting “to kill people and children,” authorities said.

Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said the 31-year-old suspect got into an argument with the victim because he was dating the man's 17-year-old daughter. That argument led to a deadly shooting early Friday morning, investigators said.

The FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks. It's starting a 24/7 tip line, doing more to help accusers and taking a tougher stand against agents found to have committed misconduct.

The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan were able to rescue six people who were trapped on a boat off the coast of Atlantic City.

The Pulitzer Prizes gave a special citation to Darnella Frazier whose video showing former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck played an integral role during his murder trial and sent shockwaves through social media.

According to the Department of Justice, Jho Low and former Fugees member Prakazrel “Pras” Michel attempted to influence the Trump administration to drop an investigation into Jho Low and others with ties to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) company.

Keith Gibson, a 39-year-old man arrested Tuesday in connection to a violent robbery in Wilmington, is facing murder and related charges in the shooting death of a Dunkin' manager in Philadelphia, according to prosecutors.

The US Space Force says 24 packages of cocaine washed ashore on a Cape Canaveral beach. The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $1.2 million.

A man has died Thursday night after a heated confrontation with north Houston residents when authorities say he was seen urinating in the middle of the street.

"My heart and mind are flooded with grief and pain, and I am living in a nightmare," Nicholas Husted said. "The knowledge that he was taken away forever by someone he trusted is entirely unforgivable."

A large group fighting outside of a metro Atlanta area mall led to gunfire on Thursday afternoon, police said. One man was injured in the shootout.

Upon questioning from a supervisor, a coworker reported that another unnamed employee stated of Sam Cassidy: "He scares me. If someone was to go postal, it’d be him." 

A new video sent to KTVU shows luxury bag thieves brazenly running past a security guard who stood by while the crew stole $100,000 in merchandise from the Louis Vuitton store in the Stanford Shopping Center.