America Today Staff 
A Gary police officer is facing felony and misdemeanor Operating While Intoxicated charges following a traffic stop conducted by Indiana State Police on Interstate 94 in Porter County. Court records show John Artibey Jr. was stopped after a trooper encountered his 2003 Ford Excursion parked on the shoulder of eastbound I-94 near the 17-mile marker. … Read more
San Jose police revealed new details Thursday about a deadly shootout involving a suspect who had carried out a multi-day crime spree across the region. The incidents included multiple armed robberies, carjackings, and confrontations with law enforcement. Police Chief Paul Joseph identified the suspect as 30-year-old Mohamed Husein of Davis. The crime spree began on … Read more
At least one person was detained following a series of violent incidents near a gym in Arden-Arcade Thursday evening. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office reported the events began around 5:30 p.m. near the 24 Hour Fitness on Fulton Avenue, close to Hurley Way. Sacramento Metro Fire, which also responded, described the situation as a “vehicle … Read more
A man convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Sacramento County after holding two women captive in an Elk Grove apartment nearly two years ago. The case began in April 2024 as a missing person report out of Stockton. A woman’s family, worried after ten days of no contact, … Read more
A bystander was killed after a Tesla crashed at a Folsom light rail station Thursday, officials confirmed. Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) reported that shortly before 3 p.m., the Tesla struck an ADA access ramp at Iron Point Station near the Folsom Premium Outlet, flipped over, and landed on the tracks along Folsom Boulevard. The Folsom … Read more
A collision involving a Stockton city employee left one pedestrian dead and another injured Thursday night, according to officials. The Stockton Police Department said officers were near the intersection of North El Dorado and East Acacia streets around 7:20 p.m. when they encountered the crash. Investigators determined that a vehicle struck two adult male pedestrians. … Read more
Frustration boiled over in court Thursday morning as supporters of a slain teenager urged a judge to intervene amid repeated delays in the trial of the teen accused of killing him. Jahara Malik, 18, is charged with manslaughter in connection with the December 2024 stabbing death of 17-year-old Yahkeim Lollar, a Miami Northwestern High School … Read more
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale has found Christian “Chris” Cruz, 45, a nursing assistant from Pompano Beach, Florida, guilty for his role in an extensive $11.4 million health care and wire fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation involved shipping thousands of medically unnecessary orthotic braces to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide and billing taxpayers for the costs. … Read more
A teenage boy is recovering in the hospital Thursday morning after being injured in an overnight shooting on the city’s Far South Side. Chicago police said the shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Evans Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood. Officers reported that the 17-year-old victim was standing in a … Read more
A Lake County Criminal Court jury found Jeff R. Henderson guilty on November 17, 2023, of drug dealing and resisting law enforcement following incidents earlier this year at a Motel 6 in Hammond. On Thursday, the court sentenced Henderson to 42 years of incarceration in the Indiana Department of Correction. According to the probable cause … Read more