Four people are accused in Cass County District Court of destroying BMW and Mercedes Benz sedans in order to reap insurance checks in a case that holds a lesson or two for would-be scammers. Such as: If you’re going to punch holes and bang dents in your car, try to vary the pattern a bit.
A city restaurant owner was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison Friday in an arson and insurance fraud case, Schenectady County prosecutors said. Zabeeda Permaul, 55, was convicted by a jury March 11 after a two-week trial of first-degree arson and two insurance fraud charges.
A vehicle slammed into a doorway at O’Hare Airport on Memorial Day as travelers flocked home following their holiday travels. The accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. when a taxi jumped a curb, police said.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down for hours after a crash killed three people Monday evening in Brevard County. Eleven people were in the Dodge Durango at the time of the crash.
A train conductor fell off a train and died Saturday night at the Royal Gorge Railroad scenic route in Colorado, authorities said. Police identified the victim as Leslie Cacy, 28.
Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
A home in Burlington, Vermont, is dangerously close to falling into the Winooski River, following a series of landslides. "It was scary," said Wayne Gingras, who was fishing on the river Monday as some soil and stone tumbled into the water. "That was a huge chunk of earth to come down."
Federal authorities say 66 firearms have been stolen from a gun range outside Atlanta. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a news release Wednesday that the crime happened during the early morning hours of May 18 at the American Heritage Gun Range and Training Center.
Far from a victimless crime perpetuated against bloated corporations, insurance fraud reaches into the lives of everyday citizens. It costs the industry more than $50 billion each year. Not million—billion.
Ford is recalling some of its top-selling vehicles in the U.S. to fix a fluid leak that can reduce braking power. The recall covers about 271,000 F-150 pickups in North America from the 2013 and 2014 model years that have 3.5-liter V6 engines.
Firefighters battled a spectacular 5-alarm fire at a Santa Clara strip mall that sent flames and smoke towering into the early morning sky Wednesday, authorities said.
An Amtrak train collided with a car in San Leandro Tuesday afternoon killing a woman and a young child inside the car.<br />Firefighters responded at 1:19 p.m. to reports of a collision on the railroad tracks in the area of Washington Avenue and Chapman Road, fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.
