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Rooming house owner found guilty of criminal negligence causing death
To save money an Etobicoke rooming house landlord took “half-measures at best” when it came to fire safety — and a man died as a result, a judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. Three years after the
Read More »Investigation continues in Birdseye shooting incident
The investigation into Monday's incident on Birdseye Road continues after shots were fired during a landlord-tenant dispute. Lewis & Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says investigators have many questions that need answers: "Crime scenes need
Read More »Man Wanted in Shooting Following ‘Tenant Dispute,’ Police Say
Police are asking for the neighborhood’s help locating a man they say shot another man in the stomach after the two had a "tenant dispute" Saturday night. Antoine Markens, 30, argued with a 24-year-old man
Read More »Hearing Held On Sentencing In NSU Professor Murder Conviction
A life or death decision hangs in the balance as a Ft. Lauderdale judge holds a hearing on the sentencing of Randy Tundidor Sr. who was found guilty two years ago in the murder
Read More »Turlock landlord charged with arson, attempted murder of tenants
A dispute between a Turlock landlord and his tenants erupted into a fiery encounter Sunday as the tenants watched helplessly as their home burned and the landlord was arrested on multiple charges, including attempted
Read More »Investigators: Brooklyn Murder Victim May Have Threatened To Expose Suspect’s Secret
A possible motive has been revealed in the vicious murder of a Brooklyn mother. Leah Cuevas, of Brooklyn, faced a judge Thursday. She is charged in the alleged killing and dismemberment of a woman whose
Read More »Bad tenant gets house arrest for fraud, forgery and bad cheques
A Toronto tenant who pleaded guilty to forging documents and writing bad cheques to landlords was methodical and deliberate in his long efforts to deceive and victimize his landlords and stay in properties without
Read More »Tenant charged with murder in Michigan murder case
Authorities have charged a tenant in the homicide of Larry Smith, whose body was discovered in his Woodstock Township home Sunday. Michael Thorne Anderson, 56, of 11818 Silver Lake Hway., is charged with one count
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