COVINGTON, Ga. – A Newton County Superior Court jury deliberated into the evening Friday before finding a former sheriff’s deputy guilty of child molestation. Daniel McGinnis, 32, was accused of improperly touching a child multiple times between 2007 and 2011. He was arrested in 2014 after the victim came forward. After being selected Monday afternoon, … Read more
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — Borough officials have accused Chief Michael Cioffi of disclosing confidential information about borough employees during the disclosure of evidence for a lawsuit Cioffi filed against the borough last summer. Mayor Mario Kranjac said at a Wednesday night hearing that Cioffi and his attorney, Robert Galantucci, had released protected health information about borough … Read more
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A former Madison County Sheriff’s deputy is expected to plead guilty to child porn and other charges on Monday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia, Bruce Harvey is facing several charges for transporting minors across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, … Read more
BALTIMORE — Across the country, it is rare that officers are mandated to wear body cameras while working secondary jobs in uniform. But, in one of Maryland’s largest forces, that could soon change after an off-duty Baltimore County Officer killed a suspect in Catonsville. For the first time, we hear from the brother of a … Read more
Six deputies with the York County Sheriff’s Department have been disciplined – including two who were fired – after an internal investigation uncovered a string of sexual encounters between deputies while on duty. Documents provided to WBTV by the York County Sheriff’s Office in response to a Freedom of Information Act request show investigators discovered … Read more
A former detective with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department was booked into Porter County Jail Saturday on a felony charge of possessing child pornography and a misdemeanor count of furnishing alcohol to a minor. A 16-year veteran of the department, Roger Bowles, 56, of Hebron, retired May 31, said Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds. He … Read more
The mother of an Alabama toddler has filed a civil rights lawsuit against authorities in Tennessee, alleging, among other things, that her child was severely injured while in police custody and no one bothered to explain to her what happened. In the suit, which was filed in federal court, 34-year-old Tracy Marie Garth said her … Read more
On March 8, an Uber driver named Sergio Morales pulled over at 729 SW First Street at 2:30 a.m. to pick up a customer when Miami Police Department Officer Daniel Crocker rapped on the window. When the driver asked Crocker if he was a cop or a security guard, he says, the cop threatened to … Read more
A former police dispatcher and his wife have been accused of repeatedly raping a seven-year-old girl and taking photographs of her naked. Tyler Bush-Conn, 28, and his wife Talisha Bush-Conn, 27, were both arrested in South Daytona, Florida, on Tuesday after the girl reported the abuse to her grandmother. Police say the abuse took place … Read more
A shocking sign about police officers has been posted in front of a local business in Atlanta. The sign could be seen from the street with the curse word blurred out, but the message is clear: It says no cops allowed. An 11Alive News viewer emailed us the photo of the sign. He says he’s … Read more
A June wildfire in Uintah County that caused more than $800,000 in damage was intentionally set, the Utah Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. Rex Richard Olsen, 27, was charged Tuesday with arson, a second degree felony, in connection with the fire that began June 9 near Maeser Highway, just outside Vernal. At the time, Olsen … Read more
SEVERN, Md. – An Anne Arundel County police officer has been suspended after he was seen on video attempting to take an electronic device from a person recording the officer, officials say. According to police, Cpl. Scott Wolford responded to the 8200 block of Sebring Court in Severn on Saturday at around 4:15 p.m. for … Read more