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A 45-year-old woman is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder and arson causing serious bodily injury after a man suffered severe burns in an alleged altercation in Miami-Dade County. The 33-year-old man was noted as being in critical condition with burns covering at least 80% of his body.

The alleged attack reportedly followed an argument between the two earlier that day. According to the arrest report, the woman threatened to leave and come back with someone to assault the man. She left and allegedly came back carrying a white plastic bucket containing an unidentified accelerant inside a plastic bag.

The woman reportedly borrowed a lighter from a witness to the incident, and allegedly poured the flammable substance on the man, using the lighter to set him on fire before trying to get away.

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A 60-year-old Florida man was taken into custody after the police said he struck his roommate with a grocery bag during a dispute over space in an Uber.

The Uber driver reportedly told police that the roommate had not touched or hit the other man during the incident. Instead, he said he watched the man use a Walmart bag containing what appeared to be a tub of ice cream to strike his roommate in the face. The driver reported that he believed the accused man was the aggressor in the confrontation.

The dispute took place outside a Walmart in Ocala where the two men had gone shopping for groceries and other supplies for the group home where they live. Their purchases included several large plants, which left less room for the passengers and their belongings in the vehicle.

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Trading cards were reportedly stolen from a FedEx truck parked outside Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) in Santa Ana, California. The missing shipment included sports cards and Pokémon cards, including items that had been graded by PSA.

The alleged theft was reported on October 13, after the driver noticed that the truck’s lock was missing. The driver checked inside and reportedly found that the cargo had been disturbed. Investigators were trying to determine how long the truck had been left unattended before the theft was discovered.

The missing shipment included two pallets of cards, and boxes taken from a third. Each pallet held about 100 cases, but investigators did not know how many individual cards were missing. The stolen property was first valued at $963,000. That estimate was based on the information available when the theft was reported. After further investigation, police believed the total could be higher, but they had not determined the full amount.

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A disagreement over a possible traffic accident led to a stabbing allegation against a 28-year-old delivery driver in Boston, Massachusetts. Prosecutors said a 60-year-old motorist was stabbed in the abdomen after approaching the driver’s vehicle to exchange information.

According to reports, the older motorist said he was pulling out of his driveway when the delivery driver tried to drive past him. He reported that the other vehicle hit his car and drove away. The older man followed because he wanted to exchange insurance information.

Prosecutors gave a different account of how they believed the men met. They said the older motorist got out of his car and approached the delivery driver to obtain his information, and the driver allegedly stepped out of his own vehicle and stabbed him.

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A bicycle, suits, disguise materials, and a fake handgun were among the items found during searches connected to two Florida bank robberies. According to the Department of Justice, a 40-year-old St. Petersburg man was charged with two counts of bank robbery, and if convicted, he could face up to 40 years in federal prison.

The robberies happened in Largo on August 24 and St. Petersburg on September 15. During both incidents, the suspect allegedly wore a mask with gray facial hair, an English cap, and glasses. He reportedly approached the teller counter, demanded money, and told the tellers not to include dye packs.

Investigators said the suspect used a bicycle to reach the first bank after leaving his car nearby. After the robbery, he reportedly left by bicycle and later drove away in his car. The car was later seen heading toward his home. Footage reportedly showed a vehicle leaving the home before the second robbery and returning afterward, and a person resembling the suspect was seen unloading a bicycle.

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A New Jersey woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of spiking someone’s drink during a scheduled meeting at a restaurant.

On October 15, specialized detectives took a fifty-two-year-old woman into custody outside a home in Hackensack. One day before the arrest, the county authorities officially filed a criminal charge against her. The suspect is facing one count of third-degree aggravated assault. She was taken to the Bergen County Jail, where she was held without bond.

The assault charge involves an incident that took place at an eatery located in Fort Lee. According to reports, on September 8, the suspect met with an acquaintance at the dining establishment. The meeting was arranged because the alleged victim discovered unauthorized banking activity inside her personal financial accounts. Investigators said the suspect had shared access to the accounts.

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A Wyoming man was arrested after police said he threatened a woman with several different weapons on the night of October 10.

Deputies rushed to the home after a woman managed to call 911 for help during the argument. According to a police affidavit, the trouble started when a man accused the alleged victim of cheating on him. A video camera inside the bedroom recorded the audio, which reportedly captured the man pointing a handgun at her head and threatening to kill her.

The police report stated that the man later put the gun down and picked up a sword instead. The woman told officers that the man pointed the long blade at her and moved forward twice like he was going to stab her, though she was not actually injured. The audio tape picked up the what sounded like the blade dragging across a surface while the man yelled at her to get back on the bed.

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A Florida teaching assistant faces criminal charges after authorities accused him of physically abusing a special needs student on campus.

According to authorities, the incident occurred on the morning of October 14, 2026, at a local high school gymnasium. The physical altercation was captured on school surveillance cameras and a cellphone video recorded by another student.

A school resource deputy reviewed a student’s cellphone video, and surveillance footage provided by the assistant principal that reportedly showed the suspect and the student walking toward a gymnasium doorway before the student fell backward. The probable cause affidavit stated that the suspect moved toward the student on the ground, pulled off one of his shoes, and struck him approximately four times. The impacts allegedly landed on the student’s bottom, head, and right arm. Footage then showed the suspect grabbing the child by his feet and dragging him across the floor.

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A University of Wyoming graduate student is accused of poisoning a fellow student with acrylamide, a chemical investigators say she purchased online.

The 32-year-old woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on October 6. Prosecutors allege she was attempting to travel to China. Investigators said the woman bought acrylamide twice through eBay during the summer and later asked the company to delete her account. Police also reviewed surveillance footage from an office the two students shared.

An affidavit described two incidents recorded by cameras installed by the alleged victim and campus police. On September 27, the woman was allegedly seen going through her colleague’s desk. Footage from October 1 reportedly showed her handling notebooks on the desk, taking photographs of them and rinsing his mug with liquid from her own mug.

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An Uber Eats driver was injured in a shooting at a Miami apartment complex after a man accused him of trying to get his girlfriend’s phone number.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the driver delivered food to the Pearl Dadeland Apartments earlier that morning. He spoke briefly with a woman who met him outside the main lobby and later returned to the complex hoping to see her again and ask for her number.

The driver was walking back to his vehicle when a man arrived in a gray Corvette. The man allegedly pointed a gun at him and ordered him to lie on the ground. After the driver was on the ground, the man reportedly fired a shot that grazed the alleged victim’s right buttock.

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