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Staff Report Updated 7:08 PM Saturday, March 31, 2012 URBANA — Five people have been arrested in connection with a homicide of a woman whose body was dismembered and her parts transported across state lines, according to police. In an case involving the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Urbana, Hamilton and Kentucky police departments, three of the suspects were arrested in Hamilton Saturday morning while the other two were arrested in Urbana Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Only one, who lived at the same address as the victim, is facing a murder charge, police said. They have been arrested in the homicide of Jessica Rae Sacco, 21, of the 600 block of West Light Street in Urbana. She is believed to have been killed around March 22, authorities said. Two days later, police said, suspects took some of her remains to Hamilton, and then disposed of them in Covington, Ky. In Hamilton, police said they arrested: • Matthew Puccio, 25, of the 600 block of West Light St...

Related To Story POSTED: 3:47 pm PDT March 31, 2012 UPDATED: 6:06 pm PDT March 31, 2012 SAN DIEGO -- Homicide detectives were called in to investigate the death of a 4-year-old boy in a Carmel Valley neighborhood, San Diego police said Saturday. » Sign Up For Breaking News Alerts » Like Us On Facebook » Follow Us On Twitter The 36-year-old mother of the boy flagged down a patrol sergeant who was driving out of the Northwestern Division substation about 9:55 a.m. Saturday, according to San Diego police Lt. Ernie Herbert. She asked for help and directed the sergeant to her parked car where the child was not breathing, Herbert said.The sergeant began CPR and called for help, but medics could not save the child's life, Herbert said.Investigators discovered the woman had brought her son from an apartment in the Torrey Hills area of Carmel Valley, where she had been caring for the boy while his father was at work, Herbert said.10News learned the apartment was located i...

A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie whose torso was discovered in a canal in east London. Detectives investigating the killing arrested a 35-year-old man yesterday on suspicion of being involved in the murder. He was released on police bail until May. Miss McCluskie 's brother, Tony McCluskie , 35, was charged with her murder earlier this month. He was remanded in custody after appearing in court via video-link from Brixton Prison to appear at the Old Bailey at a future date. Miss McCluskie's mutiliated body was discovered in Regent's Canal near Broadway Market in Hackney on March 6. More of her body parts have since been recovered by police divers from the canal. The 29-year-old actress played Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap in 2001. She was last seen on March 1 returning to the Hackney home she shared with her brother. She had been missing for a week after attending the opening of the new £65...

A mother who authorities say left her 3-year-old son unrestrained in a car after she placed a pistol under the driver's seat has been charged with homicide in the death of the boy, who shot himself in the head while the woman went to get food. The woman's boyfriend, who is the gun's owner, was also charged. "Nothing is sadder than the death of a child, and when the death is the result of criminal negligence, there needs to be accountability," Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said Wednesday. "Guns are inherently dangerous, and the law, as well as common sense, requires that guns be handled responsibly, especially around children." The mother, Jahnisha McIntosh, 23, and her boyfriend, Eric Vita, 22, made their initial appearance on the second-degree homicide charges Wednesday afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court. They both pleaded not guilty. Julio Segura-McIntosh's death on March 14 was the third child shooting in Western Washingt...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies are hoping a new picture will create new leads in the case of missing 22-month-old Dwight Stallings. Sacramento murder detectives have released this undated photo of Dwight Stallings in an attempt to generate new leads to find the missing toddler. Sheriff's murder detectives are now leading the investigation into the whereabouts of the toddler, according to a press release from the department Friday morning. His mother, Tanisha Edwards, was arrested last week and has given conflicting reports about Dwight's location. He has not been seen since April 2011. Her accounts include the baby is with unidentified relatives, with unknown black Muslim women, taken by two unknown men dressed in black and that Dwight died due to an illness at a unknown hospital, according to the sheriff's department. Edwards was attempting to hide the baby from Child Protective Services last year when efforts were made to remove the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police are investigating a manslaughter in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus. According to Columbus police, officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Myrtle Avenueat 3:47 a.m. Saturday on a report of a shooting. Officers found 27-year-old Shawndel Woods inside the residence with a gunshot wound to the back. Woods was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have no suspects of motive for the manslaughter. Anyone with information regarding this manslaughter is asked to call Columbus police at 635-4730. Police said this was the 16 th manslaughter of 2012. For additional information, stay with NBC4 and refresh nbc4i.com . To submit a story idea or news tip, e-mail stories@nbc4i.com. MORE: NBC4 Local News | Local Crime News NBC4 SPORTS: Sports News, Video NBC4 POLITICS: Headlines, Interactives & Video Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

Homicide detectives have taken over the lead role in the investigation of missing 22-month-old Dwight Stallings. However, Sacramento County sheriff's officials stressed that giving homicide detectives command of the search for the youngster does not mean that it is a death investigation. "Due to the unusual circumstances present in this case, the decision was made that homicide detectives would be better equipped to handle the investigation from this point forward," said a Sheriff's Department news release. Detectives scheduled a meeting in the south area with volunteers, who will help distribute and post fliers with Dwight's picture and information about the case. Detectives have obtained a previously unreleased photo of the child. It was provided to media outlets Friday in the hope that somebody will recognize the boy and provide information on his whereabouts. Authorities say the child has not been seen by family members since April 2011, and his mother,...

Facebook Google buzz Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Newsvine Buzz up! Fark it - A A A + Dwight Stallings at 11 months old SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau is now leading an investigation into the whereabouts of a toddler who hasn't been seen since April 2011, according to Det. Robert Tracy. Tracy said the case is still a missing child investigation and not a death investigation. The homicide bureau is handling the investigation because it  has more resources and is better equipped to deal with the circumstances, Tracy said.  On Friday morning, volunteers posted signs at an apartment complex on Florin Road, where the toddler lived with his mother.  "When I see that I was just shocked, I was beyond shocked because I've never seen that baby," said Latoya Palmer, who lives at the complex. Palmer took a class with Edwards about two years ago at Strategies for Change, a chemical dependency ce...

See more pictures here. METRO VANCOUVER --A man was found dead in the 20700-block of River Road in Maple Ridge Friday morning. Ridge Meadows RCMP got a 911 call about 9 a.m. to attend at a residence where the man was found. Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said, “The deceased appears to be the victim of foul play.” She said IHIT is working with the local RCMP detachment and that investigators “are currently conducting neighbourhood inquiries and are processing the scene.” “The deceased’s identity has yet to be confirmed. Details such as age and criminal history are not known. Investigators are looking into the details precipitating this murder,” she said. The house is located next door to Maple Ridge Elementary, where children were kept inside through recess and the lunch hour. School District media officer Irena Pochop said the children were never at risk and were able to leave at the appropriate time Friday afternoon. “We did...

POSTED: 7:23 am PDT March 30, 2012 UPDATED: 7:40 am PDT March 30, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) -- Homicide detectives will take over the lead role in the investigation into a 22-month-old's whereabouts.Dwight Stallings hasn't been seen by friends or family members since April 2011.Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jason Ramos said despite Homicide Bureau detectives now handling the case, it remains a missing child investigation -- not a death investigation, according to a news release.They're taking over "due to the unusual circumstances," Ramos said.Investigators learned of the situation when Dwight's mother, Tanisha Edwards, was arrested last week and couldn't tell authorities where her child was.On Friday morning, volunteers will hand out and post fliers with Dwight's photo and some additional information.Volunteers will meet with detectives at 10 a.m. in front of the Burlington Coat Factory, at 5601 Florin Road in Sacr...

Homicide detectives have taken over the lead role in the investigation of missing 22-month-old Dwight Stallings. However, Sacramento County sheriff's officials stressed that giving homicide detectives command of the search for the little Dwight, does not mean that it is a death investigation. "Due to the unusual circumstances present in this case, the decision was made that homicide detectives would be better equipped to handle the investigation from this point forward," said a press release this morning from the department. First order of business for homicide is a morning meeting with volunteers in the south area. The volunteers will help detectives hand out and post flyers with Dwight's picture and information about the case. Detectives have obtained a previously unreleased picture of the child. It was provided to media outlets today in hopes that somebody will recognize him and provide information on his whereabouts. Authorities say the child has not been s...

TAACOMA, Wash. –   A mother and her boyfriend were charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old son, who shot himself with a gun he found under a car seat while the group was stopped at a gas station. "Nothing is sadder than the death of a child, and when the death is the result of criminal negligence, there needs to be accountability," Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said. "Guns are inherently dangerous, and the law, as well as common sense, requires that guns be handled responsibly, especially around children." The mother, Jahnisha McIntosh, 23, and Eric Vita, 22, who owned the pistol, were scheduled to make their initial appearance on the second-degree manslaughter charge Wednesday afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court. Julio Segura-McIntosh's death on March 14 was the third child shooting in Western Washington within three weeks. On Feb. 22, an 8-year-old girl was critically wounded by a gun that went off in a classmate...

A shooting at a Clover Lane residence Thursday evening has been labeled a homicide by the Carter County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Ken Grace and criminal investigators with the department were being pulled in two directions Thursday responding to the discovery of a body found under a Diamond Road bridge, north of Fox about 5:15 p.m. and slightly more than an hour later being called to the scene of a gunshot slaying on Clover Lane, located in rural northeast Ardmore. Shortly before 9 p.m. Grace said, "Right now we're waiting on the ME (medical examiner investigator) and Lt. Rick Batt, CCSD Criminal Investigation, to arrive (from the Fox scene)." The sheriff said what had been initially reported at 6:30 p.m. as a shooting that occurred as the result of a potential break-in had been ruled out. "This is a homicide. The victim was inside the residence. He had been shot with a shotgun, that has been recovered. One suspect (a male) is in custody and we are ...

NEWARK, N.J. - A defense attorney representing himself at his own murder trial closed the testimony portion Wednesday the same way he began it nearly a month ago, assailing the government's contention that he conspired to murder a federal informant who was to testify against one of his clients. Paul Bergrin called two witnesses in his defense Wednesday - one the ex-girlfriend of the man who admitted shooting the informant on a Newark street in 2004 - then engaged in a sharp exchange with an FBI agent called as a rebuttal witness by the government. Under cross-examination by Bergrin, FBI Special Agent Shawn Brokos conceded she made no notes from her interview with Rashidah Tarver, whose ex-boyfriend Anthony Young is serving a prison term for shooting Deshawn "Kemo" McCray and is a key witness against Bergrin. Tarver testified she told Brokos that Young had given her several different versions of McCray's murder. "Didn't you think that was relevant" ...

By The Palm Beach Post In Boynton Beach these days, doing nothing can be better than doing something. That was the case with the city commission's decision not to conduct a study of the police department. The idea arose last summer, when five officers were arrested - four within one week. Chief Matthew Immler defended the department, noting that in-house procedures had flagged most of the bad cops, whose cases the department referred to the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office. Still, there was commission sentiment for a look at hiring standards. Consider, though, what has happened since then. Former Mayor Jose Rodriguez pushed hard for the study in November. On Jan. 27, he was charged with three counts of public corruption. All the charges relate to Mr. Rodriguez's alleged efforts to make first Chief Immler and then interim City Manager Lori LaVerriere have the police department drop a domestic assault investigation of him. Gov. Scott suspended the mayor. The n...

For decades after he was shot and left for dead on the side of the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, John Nucci, a paraplegic, lived a productive life. He started a temp agency for restaurant workers. He opened his own restaurant in Leonardtown. But when Nucci, 50, died earlier this year at Washington Hospital Center, the D.C. Medical Examiner's Office determined complications from gunshot wounds were the to blame. The man brutally attacked in 1989 became Prince George's County's 12th homicide victim of 2012. Counting homicides is serious and sensitive business for police agencies in the D.C. region. Though crimes like break-ins and car thefts are more likely to touch the lives of the average residents, murders have become a sort of measuring stick for police chiefs and their departments. Keep the count low and the closure rate high, and politicians community activists and journalists will rate you well. Oversee a spike in slayings, and you'll face tou...

Police said they have found no evidence so far to support Erie murder suspect David A. Fry's claims of killing other people. Fry, 33, remains in the Erie County Prison without bond on charges of bludgeoning 36-year-old Matthew Lyons to death at Lyons' apartment at Highpoint Towers, 2314 Sassafras St., on Saturday. He is also charged with attempting to rob an east Erie gas station, attempting to steal a woman's car at a west Erie grocery store and robbing three stores in suburban Pittsburgh. At the time of Fry's arrest shortly after police said he robbed a convenience store in Edgewood, east of Pittsburgh, on Monday night, police said Fry stated that he had killed eight or nine people. He also stated "that last guy I beat his brains in" and "I killed that (expletive)," apparently referring to Lyons. When asked by reporters on Wednesday night if he had killed others, Fry said yes. Edgewood Police Chief Robert Payne said today that his department...

Adam Longoria's attorneys will try to convince a jury that someone else killed 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt and that the state's case is largely circumstantial. During opening statements, the defense attorneys — Jeff Wicks and Tim Frieden — pointed out to jurors what they consider a number of inconsistencies in the state's case against Longoria, 38, an ex-con accused of becoming obsessed with a 14-year-old girl, murdering her and setting her body on fire to hide the crime. Longoria is charged with capital murder and if convicted would face life in prison without possibility of parole. Opening statements started at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday after more than three days of jury selection. The jury — nine men and five women — were selected from a pool of 400 potential jurors. Two of the jurors are alternates. Wicks claimed in opening arguments that: •  A footprint found near Alicia's charred body did not match Longoria. •  Another male's DNA was found in her body. Th...

29 March 2012 Last updated at 06:16 ET Neil Lennon, Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride were all sent suspect packages Two men accused of sending suspicious packages to Neil Lennon and two other high profile Celtic fans are no longer facing a charge of plotting to murder. Judge Lord Turnbull told the jury at the High Court in Glasgow that Trevor Muirhead and Neil McKenzie face the charge of conspiracy to assault. He said the accusation of conspiracy to murder could not be founded on the evidence heard during the trial. Mr McKenzie and Mr Muirhead deny the remaining charges against them. The prosecution has completed its closing speech and defence lawyers are due to give theirs on Thursday. It is expected that Lord Turnbull will charge the jury on Friday. Read More @ Source Parrot Who Is An Eyewitness Of Sanjay's Murder - Episode 52 - 28th August 2011 " Adalat is a show - Promoolving around KD Pathak, a suave, sophisticated,...

Published Thursday March 29, 2012 By Sam Womack and Emerson Clarridge WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS ";var zflag_nid="1431";var zflag_cid="515/513";var zflag_sid="1";var zflag_width="1";var zflag_height="1";var zflag_sz="31"; ]]> An Omaha father of two was killed Wednesday night in a shooting near Miller Park. Kyle E. McCroy, 30, was shot four times, including once in the back of the head, about 8:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of Florence Boulevard. He is the city's ninth homicide in 2012. Bennie McCroy said his son is survived by two children and 10 siblings. "We're all taking it hard," Bennie McCroy said Thursday morning. Kyle E. McCroy was taken to Creighton University Medical Center in extremely critical condition after the shooting and later died at the hospital, Omaha police said. Police said Thursday morning that they had no suspects in custody. McCroy's father said he did not know...

Erie homicide suspect David A. Fry has been charged with committing another crime in the city. Fry, 33, was arraigned before Erie 6th Ward District Judge Dominick DiPaolo Wednesday night on charges in the assault of a 70-year-old woman outside a westside grocery store on Friday. Police accuse Fry of pushing the woman into her 2011 black Chrysler 2000, and elbowing her numerous times in the head, face and body, in an attempt to steal the car outside of the Tops Friendly Markets, 1520 W. 26th St., according to the criminal complaint filed in the case. The woman was attacked shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, police said. Police said the person who attacked the woman ran off after the woman dropped her keys and the car's alarm sounded. The woman, whom police did not name, was treated at Saint Vincent Health Center for her injuries. Fry was arraigned earlier Wednesday on criminal homicide and other charges in the killing of Matthew Lyons, 36, at Lyons' apartment at Highpoint...

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WAUPACA — A jury will begin deliberations today in the first-degree intentional homicide case against a New London man accused of killing his elderly neighbor in 2007. The prosecution and defense concluded their cases Wednesday in Waupaca County Court in the trial of Chad W. Magol- ski. The 35-year-old is accused of killing 77-year-old James Park in December of 2007. Prosecutors say an unemployed Magolski killed Park and stole his money to make a partial payment of rent under threat of eviction from his landlord. Magolski's attorneys say their client is innocent and was tried based on coincidence supported by flimsy evidence. Assistant Atty. Gen. David Wambach this week acknowledged the case was built on circumstantial evidence, which included Park's DNA on one of six $ 50 bills handed over to police by the landlord. One of those bills was given to the landlord by Magolski the same week as Park's stabbing death. Magolski and Park lived in a house split into three ...

An Erie man who police say was bludgeoned to death by a Westmoreland County convict will be buried on Friday alongside his mother. Matthew Lyons, 36, was found dead of head trauma in his apartment on Sunday. Erie detectives were traveling to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to pick up David Fry, 33, of Hempfield for his arraignment on homicide and other charges. On Tuesday, Frances Lyons died of complications from heart disease at her home in Madison, Ohio, according to the Lake County, Ohio, coroner's office. She was 77. Frances and Matthew Lyons will have a joint funeral at the Monreal Funeral Home in Eastlake, Ohio, on Friday. Lyons family members declined comment. As they prepare to memorialize their loved ones, police are investigating Fry's claims that he killed "eight to nine" other people. Edgewood police arrested Fry on Monday on unrelated robbery charges, and officers realized he fit the description of the man wanted for the Erie homicide. Fry, unsolicited, cl...

Small Text Medium Text Large Text LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Imagine coming home one night to a police investigation. That was the reality for Sara Hougom's neighbors, who say the 20-year-old's fatal shooting has them on edge. The homicide hits close to home for Mike Randall, who lives in the same apartment building. "She was just on the other side of my wall from where my bedroom is. That's one of the first things that struck me, was that, from where the police were checking the walls to see if there were bullet holes inside my house. It must have been some eight to 15 feet from where I sleep at night. So that kind of freaked me out a little bit," said Randall. Randall had only met Hougom a handful of times, coming and going from their apartment building. He said he also went to her birthday party. "It was kind of just numbing, just because you hear about things happening like that, but you never think it's going to happen anywhere that close...