Human remains found during missing person investigation in Florida
FLORIDA — Palm Bay police are investigating after human remains were discovered during a missing person investigation, authorities said Thursday.According to the Palm Bay Police Department, detectives began investigating information related to a missing person case on Feb. 11. Over the next two days, the investigation led officers to two separate locations in the city.On Thursday, detectives and a...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Florida
FLORIDA — A man died after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Mulberry, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.Deputies said the crash occurred around 8:05 p.m. on Church Avenue near Carter Road.Investigators said a dump truck hauling millings from a nearby road construction project was making a U-turn from southbound Church Avenue into the outside northbound lane. As...
One person dead, four injured following shooting incident in Louisiana
LOUISIANA — One person is dead and four others, including a 3-year-old child, were injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Willow Villa community in Hammond.According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, five people were shot during the incident.Authorities said a man in his 20s died from his injuries. Another person has been taken into custody in connection...
$3.5 million lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — An Akron man is celebrating a $3.5 million lottery win after playing the same set of numbers for more than two decades.According to the Ohio Lottery, the man matched all six numbers in the Feb. 4 Classic Lotto drawing to claim the jackpot. He had been playing the same numbers for 22 years, saying he continued despite...
One person arrested after receiving drugs through the mail in Florida
FLORIDA — A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say nearly 12 pounds of ketamine were shipped to his Hernando County home concealed inside hollowed-out candles.The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on Tiburon Avenue in Spring Hill after receiving information that a large quantity of ketamine hydrochloride was being mailed to the...
One person arrested following drug bust in Alabama
ALABAMA — A Chattanooga woman was arrested on drug trafficking charges after a single-vehicle crash in Scottsboro, according to police.Officers responded around 4:43 p.m. on Feb. 6 to a crash at the intersection of County Park Road and Scott Street. When they arrived, they made contact with the driver, 28-year-old Independance Paige Bourque.Medical personnel evaluated Bourque at the scene,...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA — One man was killed and three others were seriously injured in a crash Friday night in Bradford County.According to state police, the crash occurred on Route 220 in Towanda Township. Investigators said 78-year-old Boyce Northrup of Monroeton was traveling south when a vehicle heading north crossed into the southbound lanes and struck his vehicle.Northrup was pronounced dead...
One person arrested following drug bust in Kentucky
KENTUCKY — A 24-year-old Russellville man was arrested Wednesday following a traffic stop that led to multiple drug charges.According to a uniform citation from the Russellville Police Department, officers stopped a vehicle for a faulty taillight and improper registration plate.When officers approached the vehicle, they reported smelling marijuana. Police said the driver, identified as Nathan Holland of Russellville, admitted...
One person arrested following drug bust in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A man was arrested after deputies seized what they described as “significant quantities” of illegal drugs and firearms from a home in Iredell County.According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, detectives executed a search warrant Saturday, Feb. 7, at a residence on Marlowe Woods Lane near Barry Oak Road in Statesville following multiple community complaints.During the...
One person arrested following drug bust North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A 25-year-old man was arrested after a major narcotics investigation led to the seizure of large quantities of suspected drugs and several firearms from a west Charlotte home, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.Daniel Torres was taken into custody after officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2000 block of Piedmont Hills Place....
