Crime and Public Safety

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (538+ words) Jill Gant (Image: Thames Valley Police) Tributes have poured in towards an 88-year-old Oxfordshire woman found dead on Thursday in Abingdon. Jill Gant, of Appleford Drive, was found dead in her home in the Oxfordshire town late last week. Police…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (588+ words) St George flag on a lamppost in West Street, Bedminster(Image: Alex Seabrook/LDRS) Flying flags on lamposts in Bristol could be banned by the courts under new rules being considered by council chiefs. City Hall leaders, who have so…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (563+ words) Data show that women experience unique causes of housing instability and challenges when experiencing homelessness, according to a survey conducted by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism team. Often, domestic violence and other types of violence play a large role in…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (117+ words) wfmj.com On Friday, Sharon Regional Health System employees were told that their payroll would be delayed until Monday. Then, on Monday, a branch from the System was evicted from one of its locations. Michael Neenan has those details. Sharon…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (139+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A man was shot and killed late Monday morning at an apartment in north Birmingham, and a person is in custody as police continue investigating. The Birmingham Police Department said North Precinct officers responded just after 11 a.m....

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (185+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Birmingham police say their Special Operations Bureau made 86 arrests and seized 30 firearms during a week of focused enforcement aimed at reducing violent crime and improving public safety across the city. The Birmingham Police Department said its Special…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (162+ words) Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 30s in County Down, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said. The man was taken to hospital following an "incident at a house" at Stratheden Heights…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (96+ words) Police have one person in custody in connection with a Monday morning homicide in Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department said officers were called about 11 a.m. to the 2000 block of 30th Avenue North on a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (452+ words) A 13-YEAR-OLD Elsies River boy went to play with his friends on Friday afternoon – but never made it home. Instead, his family was left shattered after he was shot dead at a church premises in Uitsig. The boy was reportedly…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (135+ words) An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot in Tuscaloosa. Few details have been released, but Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Marty Sellers said the shooting happened in the 2600 block of 22nd Street. According to Sellers, seven people were injured....