A copper wire theft early Saturday halted Sound Transit’s 2 Line in Bellevue, raising urgent concerns over infrastructure security as copper-related crimes surge across Western Washington. Thieves struck around 2 a.m., cutting through a fence and stealing critical wiring, disrupting transit service for hours and exposing vulnerabilities in regional transportation systems.
Police in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in a dangerous illegal street takeover that unfolded Sunday night at a busy intersection. The event is being compared to lawless scenes in Democrat-run cities like Oakland and Kansas City.
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday by a suspect posing as a law enforcement officer. Authorities also confirmed that state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in a separate attack in Champlin. Governor Tim Walz has described the coordinated shootings as “targeted political violence.”
Autopsy results have confirmed that 5-year-old Olivia, 8-year-old Evelyn, and 9-year-old Paityn Decker died by suffocation, fueling a desperate manhunt for their father, Travis Decker.
New police and court records have uncovered deeper ties between deported Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia and suspected human smuggling operations stretching from Texas to Maryland. Despite these revelations, prominent Democrats continue to push for his return to the U.S., staging protests and diplomatic visits to El Salvador on his behalf.
A Maryland teenager accused of breaking into and looting 121 cars was released from jail just hours after his arrest—and the crime spree appears to have continued. Laurel Police arrested the 16-year-old male last week after a rash of car break-ins on May 4 across Laurel, Prince George’s, and Howard Counties.
A man accused of rape and placed on house arrest is now facing charges after his 13-year-old nephew accidentally shot himself to death in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Kemonte Rice, who was previously released on an ankle monitor following a 2024 gunpoint rape accusation, handed a loaded firearm to his nephew, Tawon Tribble Jr., leading to the fatal shooting.
