Crime News from Singapore & World

Boca Raton teacher pleads guilty to kissing student

A teacher at Somerset Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty on 16 May to kissing a student on the lips. The teacher, Brian Kornbluth, was recorded kissing the student in February, after the schools principal had the camera in Kornbluths classroom repositioned so that it faced the teachers desk, after another teacher reported a number of unusual requests by Kornbluth to have certain students moved to his class.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

What does a critical terror threat mean for the UK?

In the wake of the attack in Manchester that left 22 people dead and many more injured, U.K. authorities have raised the terror threat level to critical.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives statement on increased terror threat level

Sadiq Khan has said security will be reviewed in London after 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The mayor said extra police and armed military would be deployed on the streets of London in the wake of the terror attack. Khan added that the capital stands united with Manchester.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Theresa May increases UK terror threat level from severe to critical

British Prime Minister Theresa May increased the countrys security level to critical from severe after a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Manchester shows solidarity at Albert Square vigil for victims of arena attack

Around 6,000 people gathered in Albert Square to unite and remember the victims of the Arena attack on 22 May.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

UK Prime Minister Theresa May condemns callous terrorist attack in Manchester

UK Prime minister Theresa May addresses Media about the attack in Manchester which she calls callous, and one of the worst terrorist incidents Britain has suffered.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Barbaric Manchester explosion kills 22 and injures many more

An explosion at a Manchester Arena where Ariana Grande was playing a concert has killed 22 with scores more injured. Police have released a number for those worried about relatives or loved ones to call: +44 0161 856 9400.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Chaotic scene at Manchester Arena as Ariana Grande concert goers evacuate building

Hundreds of concert goers can be heard screaming as they scramble to evacuate Manchester Arena following loud explosions. Police have confirmed a number of fatalities at the Ariana Grande concert.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Aerial view of New York Times Square car crash scene

Car strikes pedestrians on sidewalk in New York City. One woman feared dead. A witness said it appeared to be intentional.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Dramatic police bodycam video shows officers split-second decision to shoot suspect

Bodycam video captured the moment a Douglas County Sheriffs deputy shot a man who got out of his vehicle with an assault weapon in hand on May 12. Twenty-five-year-old Deyon Marcus Rivas-Maestas has been charged with first-degree assault of a police officer. He was shot in the arm by six-year veteran Brad Proux.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Footage shows suspect of February arson attack on Florida Mosque

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office have released security camera footage of the suspect in the 24 February arson attack on a mosque in Thonotosassa, Florida.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Protesters rally in Brazil after secret recordings link President Temer with corruption probe

Protesters flooded Sao Paulos Avenida Paulista on the evening of 17 May after Brazilian newspaper Globo reported secret recordings linked President Michel Temer to a corruption scandal. Protesters called for Temers impeachment after Globo reported that two businessman had shared a recording of Temer allegedly approving payments to buy the silence of former lower house Speaker Eduardo Cunha with prosecutors.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

18.7 tons of plastic rubbish found on remote South Pacific island

Researchers have warned that an uninhabited island in the South Pacific, one of the worlds most remote places, is one of the worst affected by pollution from plastic debris.

May 17, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Hilarious video shows golfer miss ball then fall off driving range ledge

Texas local Nathan went with some family members to a Fort Worth, Texas, Topgolf driving range on May 13, and his cousin may have had too much to drink. In the hilarious video, the man swing, misses the ball, and then steps off the ledge of the driving range while watching his ball.

May 16, 2017

By Staff Reporter