ATLANTA — Postal inspectors have released video and photos of two men who robbed two different post offices in metro Atlanta.

The robberies happened on July 2 at the Lakewood post office on Jonesboro Road in southeast Atlanta and most recently on August 2 at the Redan post office in Lithonia.

“Although postal inspectors do not have specific information to connect the two robberies, it’s possible,” said Yulanda N. Burn, Postal Inspector and Public Information Officer for the Atlanta division. Read the rest of this entry »

A Kokomo, IN family hopes a $25,000 reward will help lead to new information in the disappearance of a woman missing since last November.
Esther Westenbarger, 51, went missing on November 12, 2009, and now all her family is looking and hoping for is closure.
“I feel in my heart that something bad happened to her,” said Esther’s brother Bill Pelfree. Read the rest of this entry »

Update 11-24-12: LOS ANGELES —The FBI says a $100,000 reward helped lead to the capture of a fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted list.Jose “Joe” Luis Saenz was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Thursday and is now jailed in California.

MURDER, KIDNAPPING, RAPE, PAROLE VIOLATION
Aliases: Joe Luis Saenz, Gabriel Saenz, Gabriel Luis Saenx, Gabriel Luis Saenz, Louie Luis Saenz, Louis Joe Saenz, “Zapp,” “Smiley,” Peanut Joe Smiley, “Honeycutt,” Jose Luis Saenz-Honeycutt, Giovanni Vasquez, “Toro,” Giovanni Velasquez, Giovanni Gonzalez, Giovanni Torres, “Peanut,” Peanut Saenz, Peanut Smiley, Louie Sanez, Garbiel Sanez
CAUTION
ON JULY 25, 1998, JOE LUIS SAENZ ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED TWO RIVAL GANG MEMBERS IN LOS ANGELES. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, ON AUGUST 5, 1998, SAENZ ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED, RAPED, AND MURDERED HIS GIRLFRIEND. SAENZ ALLEGEDLY MURDERED A FOURTH VICTIM IN OCTOBER OF 2008 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

Dates of Birth Used:
August 4, 1975;
October 1, 1975;
December 31, 1975;
May 1, 1976
Hair: Brown Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California Eyes: Brown Height: 5’11″ to 6’0″ Complexion: Medium Weight: 180 pounds Sex: Male Build: Medium Race: White (Hispanic) Occupation: Unknown Nationality: American Scars and Marks: Saenz has tattoos of the words “Natalie” and “Cuatro” on his left arm, “Flats” on his right arm, and “In Memory Serelone Flew” and “Flats4″ on his back. He also has a tattoo on his chest, and a pierced ear. Remarks: Saenz is believed to work for a Mexican drug cartel, and is known to travel between the United States and Mexico. He may have removed his tattoos with a laser. He has reportedly made previous statements indicating plans to kill a police officer upon his arrest. He is believed to always carry a weapon.
CAUTION
ON JULY 25, 1998, JOE LUIS SAENZ ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED TWO RIVAL GANG MEMBERS IN LOS ANGELES. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, ON AUGUST 5, 1998, SAENZ ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED, RAPED, AND MURDERED HIS GIRLFRIEND. SAENZ ALLEGEDLY MURDERED A FOURTH VICTIM IN OCTOBER OF 2008 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Joe Luis Saenz.

LOS ANGELES — A $50,000 reward was offered Monday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a 23 year old South Los Angeles woman in July.

23 year old Shaquana Watson and her cousins were parking their car on the night of July 27. Another car pulled up and someone opened fire. Watson was hit and killed.

LAPD investigators say the shooting was likely gang-related, and the intended target was not Watson but a group on the sidewalk.

No one else was hit by gunfire.

“She just happened to be sitting in the wrong place in the car,” said LAPD Det. Richard Arciniega.

Watson’s mother and other relatives appealed for witnesses to come forward Monday during a news conference at the Newton police station.

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Arciniega said another purpose of the news conference is to remind the public that gang violence is a constant reality in parts of Los Angeles.

“Gang crime goes unseen because it doesn’t get the attention the same kind of crime would get on the Westside or out in the Valley,” he said. The shooter has been described by witnesses as a Latino driving a white Ford Econoline van with no windows.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 846-6556. Anonymous tipsters may call (800) 222-8477.

Over 13 years ago a man was shot to death outside a Tallahassee motel and deputies have never been able to find his killer
Albert Seaburg, age 71, of Elmhurst Illinois, was murdered at the Tallahassee Best Inn Motel, 2738 Graves Road, on September 4, 1997. Mr. Seaburg, a guest at the hotel, was killed during what is believed to be a robbery. He was traveling from Illinois to Fort Lauderdale to settle an aunt’s estate when he stopped in Tallahassee for the night. It is believed two white men were involved with the crime and may have been loitering in the area before Seaburg was killed. Two white men were seen casing the motel before the shooting and were seen getting into a banged up white Honda afterward.
A $25,000 reward is being offered by the family for information leading to the arrest/conviction of anyone connected with the murder.
A composite sketch of a person loitering in the area prior to the murder is available.
Anyone who may have seen strange vehicles or suspicious activity in the area on the day in question is urged to call the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Crimes Against Persons Unit at 850-922-3300, or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Violent Crimes Unit, 850-410-7645.

Los Angeles Police and city officials announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a gunman who fatally shot a former Venice High School student at a post-prom party.
Michael McGuire, a 21-year-old white man, died Monday, June 14, hours after he was shot in the 2400 block of Louella Avenue in Venice, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Police responded to the area after they received a call of shots fired about 2 a.m., according to an LAPD news release.
When officers arrived, they found McGuire and a second male suffering from gunshot wounds, and they were taken by paramedics to a local hospital.
Although initially listed in critical condition, McGuire died 12 hours later due to complications from a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to coroner’s records.
The other male victim who was with McGuire remains in stable condition, police said.
During the investigation, authorities learned that McGuire and the other man were walking on the sidewalk when one or more assailants shot at them from a dark-colored SUV.
Currently, police do not have a description of the suspected shooters, and it’s unknown if the incident was gang-related.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact LAPD Pacific Area Homicide Det. Robin Salazar or Claudia Castruita at (310) 482-6369 or (310) 482-6377.

Up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the murder of Frank Kastelic.
Kastelic, 52, an elementary school teacher and part-time U.S. Customs inspector, was found outside his car with a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
The Saint Paul Police Department is requesting the assistance of the public in obtaining information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for a homicide that occurred over twenty years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

She is the mother of two, a son and a daughter, but she is probably most famous for the fact that she went missing from her home in Plainfield, Illinois in April of 2007. Her name is Lisa Stebic and the day she vanished was April 30, 2007 and there has been no sign of her since then. Read the rest of this entry »

Nesbit, MS – Fast Facts:
75 Year old Charlotte Green murdered at home on August 24, 2010
Five shots fired, 4 hit Green
Ten thousand dollar reward now offered
There are no charges yet in the murder of a Nesbit woman, but DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco says he’s getting closer to finding a suspect in the case.

The murder of Charlotte Green on a quiet Nesbit street earlier this month shocked a lot of people. Read the rest of this entry »

A gunman fatally shot Grace Bridges Dedert, on March 17, 2010 as she worked inside the family business. Dothan police said Dedert died from a gunshot wound she suffered during a robbery at the store. Police have not charged anyone in what became Dothan’s first and only murder for 2010. Read the rest of this entry »