Crime

A mother of 4 in Florida allegedly left her children home alone so she could travel to Nevada for business ... and while she was gone, police say one of her kids got seriously injured ... and the mom's paying a BIG price.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested the mother, Irene Miller, on four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm ... and on Friday she was booked in the Orange County Jail.

The sheriff's office released bodycam footage showing deputies escorting Miller off a plane and then placing her in handcuffs, before walking her to a police vehicle at an airport.

Jacob Allen Morley's prison break just reached new speeds ... because the escaped inmate has been caught on video stealing a Ford pickup truck.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued the shocking update Monday evening, posting a video of Morley stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 truck around 1 AM today in Lake County.

In the video, you can see the man the TBI says is Morley attempt to open the passenger side door of the truck ... then successfully break into the driver's side.

Jacob Allen Morley -- a convicted felon serving a life sentence for murder -- has allegedly broken out of prison and sparked a manhunt in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Department of Correction announced the shocking news in a statement Monday ... stating he escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, TN, late Sunday night.

TDOC states it has searched and cleared buildings and structures in the surrounding area ... and the Tennessee Highway Patrol is assisting with the investigation. So far, though, they have been unable to find him.

Chris Brown dodged jail time for a brutal nightclub beatdown ... and now shocking video has surfaced showing the singer allegedly smashing a music producer with a tequila bottle.

The wild footage shows Brown going after Abraham Diaw on a packed London dance floor ... repeatedly swinging the bottle at him, including blows to the head, before the attack turns into an all-out brawl.

Brown can be seen striking Diaw several times before his friend and vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, jumps into the fray ... grabbing the producer and throwing punches of his own.

Allan Avery -- the father of Steven Avery, whose legal troubles were documented in the hit Netflix documentary "Making A Murderer" -- has died ... according to the family's lawyer.

Attorney Kathleen Zellner revealed the sad news via social media Sunday ... noting that he was Steven's biggest supporter and advocate -- who believed in his innocence, 100%.

Allan appeared in the documentary ... the first season of which came out in 2015. The doc dove into Steven's wrongful sexual assault conviction and subsequent 18-year incarceration -- as well as his 2007 conviction for the murder of freelance photographer Teresa Halbach.

Elizabeth Holmes might still be locked up... but a lot of fans of the new movie she stars in flattered her over the weekend, dressing up as the star for a costume contest in Washington Square Park.

A look-alike contest for the new movie "You Can See Everything" took place in Greenwich Village Sunday afternoon ... bringing out a group of people dressed in the disgraced tech entrepreneur's trade turtlenecks, cheery red lipstick and messy blonde hairdos.

Another group showed up with salt-and-pepper hair, black shirts and sweaters ... looking exactly like the meta-documentary's co-director and co-star, Nathan Fielder.

A Philippine official says the investigation into Thomas Markle Sr.'s alleged possession of child abuse material points to a sex offender of the "grossest kind" -- confirming authorities uncovered illicit images during their search.

Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla told The Guardian that authorities found a "trove of child pornography materials as well as a laptop" at Thomas Sr.'s home.

Remulla added ... "In these cases where family disputes are mixed up, we have to consider all the angles. Right now all signs point to a possible sex offender of the grossest kind. We want to be sure before we release the findings. The forensics data will be complete in a week."

5:14 AM PT -- Tallahassee Police Department reports ... "As of this morning, five victims have been released from the hospital, while six remain hospitalized. Of those still being treated, one remains in critical condition."

Eleven people were gunned down during a Saturday shooting near a college stadium in Tallahassee, Florida -- and the suspect or suspects are still at large, according to police.

Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said at a press conference after the bloodshed that 6 of the shooting victims were juveniles, including an 11-year-old.

Revell also said the 5 other shooting victims were adults, and a 12th victim -- a grandmother -- was injured while fleeing the chaotic scene but was not shot.

2:51 PM --  Valentin Alberto Rodriguez has been arrested and charged with suspicion of DUI, felony hit-and-run and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, cops shared.

Rodriguez allegedly struck a group of 30 cyclists taking part in a Halloween ride ... leaving a 25-year-old man dead with a 30-year-old woman dying from her wounds in a nearby hospital.

Two people are dead after a hit-and-run driver plowed into a group of cyclists ... dragging one of the victims over a mile.

The fatal collision went down on Saturday night at around 10 PM in Montclair, California ... KTLA reported.

Neighbors said a group of young men -- possibly teens -- were riding bikes together when a gray Honda reportedly slammed into them.

Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., has admitted that he hired prostitutes ... but denies ever sleeping with anyone underage.

Thomas Sr. told the Daily Mail on Sunday ... "I have never had sex with anyone under the age of 18."

He also told The Mail that he had previously traveled to the Philippines at least twice before living there and "slept with prostitutes" during those trips.

Meghan Markle fired off a final letter to her dad, Thomas Markle Sr., telling him she knew about his sexual abuse allegations -- and, as a result, she would never talk to him again, a new report says.

According to The Sun, The Duchess of Sussex sent the letter to Thomas while he was hospitalized in the Philippines in December 2025 after his leg was amputated due to a blood clot.

In the letter, Meghan allegedly accused Thomas of abusing children and informed him that the police were aware of the allegations. She also told Thomas that he was barred from seeing her two kids and that she would never contact him again, The Sun said. In addition, the news outlet claimed Meghan directed hospital staff to bring the letter to Thomas' bedside and record him accepting the letter to verify receipt. 

Jeffrey Epstein was a master at finding weaknesses and secrets in people, and then using them to get exactly what he wanted ... and we break down exactly how that worked in our new documentary.

"TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex" -- available on YouTube -- takes a hard, unvarnished look at how people like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates got ensnared in Epstein's twisted world.

He was a seasoned blackmailer who also created what one person called an "intellectual ponzi scheme," as a way of climbing the social ladder to the highest of heights.

A New Jersey middle school teacher has been accused of running a prostitution scam that involved her allegedly pinning down a naked man ... but she claims she was "strictly there to party."

An unidentified man claims he met Middle Township Middle School computer teacher Amanda Crafts, 35, and Veda Engel, 23, at Caesar’s Atlantic City on Oct. 9 ... BreakingAC reported.

The victim claims that after Engel performed a sex act on him in the women's Harrah's hotel room ... Crafts held him down and used his smartphone's Face ID to open up Apple Pay to send 4 separate payments totaling $1,250.

Jeffrey Epstein, a college dropout with marginal social skills, ingratiated himself with the richest, most powerful men in the world by using the almighty dollar ... along with extravagant perks.

Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, and many others were seduced into Epstein's orbit, and in a new documentary -- "TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex" streaming on YouTube -- we dig deep to expose his masterful con.

Of course, good ol' fashioned blackmail was also a tried-and-true tool Epstein used.

Nick Reiner can use at least some of his trust fund while behind bars ... receiving approval from a judge to receive funds to use at the commissary.

Reiner appeared in court on Friday during a hearing to discuss the controversial trust ... and, while there's no overall resolution yet, the judge ultimately signed off on allowing the trust to put $300 into the prison commissary fund.

If the fund is depleted in the future, Reiner can add another $300 into it and so on.

As for a settlement about him accessing the trust ... the two sides said they've set a date for mediation in the case -- December 16 -- and they're "optimistic" they will reach an agreement.

Former "Bachelor" star Clayton Echard is getting some justice ... 'cause the woman who falsely claimed she was pregnant with his twins has been sentenced to jail.

Laura Owens was sentenced Friday to 30 days behind bars and seven years of probation after pleading guilty to four felonies stemming from fake pregnancy claims involving the reality TV star and another man.

Owens could face up to 12 years in prison if she violates her probation.