DENISON, Texas – Police say that a white teenager who said three black men kidnapped and raped ... admitted to investigators that the crime scene was staged and her injuries self-inflicted.

Detective Melissa Mercado was recorded dancing in a black bra, matching G-string and glitter ... She earned $144,000 fighting crime last year, according to city records. In her seven-year career ...

Testimony from a forensic scientist Friday in Harford County Circuit Court directly connected DNA collected from five black socks belonging ... DNA swabs from the crime scene indicated the ...