Tag Archives: Crime

Florida dentist arrested, accused of hiring hit men to kill his sister’s ex

A Florida dentist was arrested Thursday on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister’s ex-husband, a prominent law professor, so she could move back to the Fort Lauderdale area from Tallahassee with her two children. Charles Adelson, 45, was being held Thursday without bond …

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California man accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into the U.S., told officials animals were “his pets”

A Southern California man is accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles — including baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards — into the U.S. since 2016, authorities said Thursday. Jose Manuel Perez, also known as “Julio Rodriguez,” was taken into custody on Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro border crossing …

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Suspect sought in NYC Museum of Modern Art stabbings caught in Philadelphia

A man wanted for a violent attack in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) on Saturday has been arrested in Philadelphia, CBS Philly reports. Police say they found him sleeping on a bench in a Greyhound bus terminal Monday night after he allegedly set fire to his hotel …

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Steven Zajonc arrested in connection to attacks on 7 Asian women in New York City

New York — A suspect has been arrested for allegedly attacking Asian women in Manhattan. The NYPD said Wednesday that 28-year-old Steven Zajonc had been arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime, attempted assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment and harassment. As CBS New York’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports, police said seven women …

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