Crime

Thomas Perez Jr.'s father was alive and well when police in California sought a confession for his killing, Perez's attorney said.
An Army spokesperson said that Sgt. Gabriel Ceville was not detained after he was accused of killing Misty Delatorre in North Carolina.
"It was the humane thing to do," the dog's distraught owner said the officer told him, after he'd shot the Shih Tzu, named Teddy.
Billy Olvera, 48, took the upskirt photos as he escorted an immigrant who was being deported.
Kelli Elizabeth Yingling pleaded not guilty after authorities in Central California found her mother's body in a locked closet.
Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza, 46, is charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of his longtime friend and coworker, Expedito De Leon, 50.
The bodies of Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were found April 14 buried on land in Texas County, 8.5 miles from their vehicle.
Police said Todd Marchetti, 51, broke into his ex's home at 3 a.m. armed with a machete while her family was out of state on vacation.
The pregnant mother of four has been charged with multiple felonies in what police say was a hit and run.
Texas authorities say Reynaldo Tapia-Arcibar kidnapped the woman after offering her a ride to get a new tire.