Month: November 2018

Three suspects scam people out of hundreds in donations after fake fundraiser for little girl with cancer: Police

 Three suspects scam people out of hundreds in donations after fake fundraiser for little girl with cancer: Police
Fraud

Three people in upstate New York allegedly scammed residents out of hundreds of dollars by pretending to fundraise for a girl stricken with cancer, WSYR-TV reports. Police in Syracuse on Thursday arrested the suspects, identified as 44-year-old Roger Dunn, 34-year-old Nicole Dunn and 27-year-old Earl Woodridge. Each faces charges of first-degree scheme to defraud, first-degree attempt …

Mom lets little boy go trick-or-treating alone, falls asleep while son gets lost: Police
child endangerment
November 4, 2018

Mom lets little boy go trick-or-treating alone, falls asleep while son gets lost: Police

A Florida mom let her 6-year-old son go trick-or-treating alone on Halloween and is now facing a criminal charge, WESH-TV reports. Police arrested Jessica Anne King on a charge of child neglect stemming from the incident, which the 38-year-old said happened only because she was ill. King and the boy live in Maitland, Florida, a …

3 Girl Scouts among dead in hit-and-run crash; another girl critically injured
Juveniles
November 4, 2018

3 Girl Scouts among dead in hit-and-run crash; another girl critically injured

LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A pickup truck lurched off a road in western Wisconsin Saturday and hit a group of Girl Scouts picking up trash in a ditch, leaving three girls and one adult dead and critically injuring a fourth girl, police said. Sgt. Daniel Sokup of the Lake Hallie Police Department said the …

Teen murders mom, buries her under a church after he gets a bad report card: Police
Family Crime
November 3, 2018

Teen murders mom, buries her under a church after he gets a bad report card: Police

A 15-year-old Florida high school student has been arrested for allegedly strangling his mom and burying her body under a church fire pit following a conflict over a bad grade on his report card. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Gregory Logan Ramos, 15, of DeBary faces a murder charge in Friday’s death of his mother …

Alec Baldwin says he didn’t punch man in parking dispute
Celebrity Justice
November 3, 2018

Alec Baldwin says he didn’t punch man in parking dispute

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin is denying that he punched anyone over a parking spot and says an assault allegation is being reported “for the purposes of clickbait entertainment.” The actor was arrested Friday and charged with assault and harassment after allegedly hitting another man in the face during a dispute over a parking …

‘So tired of doing this by myself’: Single mom abandons her two small kids on side of road and speeds away [Police]
child endangerment
November 3, 2018

‘So tired of doing this by myself’: Single mom abandons her two small kids on side of road and speeds away [Police]

Authorities in North Carolina say a woman who reportedly claimed she was overwhelmed with being a single mom has been accused of allegedly abandoning her two young children along a roadway and then speeding away. According to ABC11, 38-year-old Jennifer Westfall of Fuquay-Varina has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse stemming from the October 2 …

Update: Mom of little girl killed by pet dog tried to slit pup’s throat & knock him out but his clenched jaws on baby’s neck didn’t budge [Police]
Animal Crimes
November 3, 2018

Update: Mom of little girl killed by pet dog tried to slit pup’s throat & knock him out but his clenched jaws on baby’s neck didn’t budge [Police]

New details emerged in connection with a North Carolina baby who died after her family’s pit bull mix attacked her. Authorities released the 911 call made by the little girl’s mother, who apparently tried slit the dog’s neck and hit him over the head while trying to get him release her daughter at their Rocky …

Sex offender arrested after remains of missing mom found burned in a barrel
Murder
November 3, 2018

Sex offender arrested after remains of missing mom found burned in a barrel

An Illinois sex offender is accused of murdering a young mother whose burned remains were discovered in a barrel, WLS-TV reports. Prosecutors on Friday charged 42-year-old Peter Zabala with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Ashley Tucker. Zabala also faces two counts of concealing a homicide. Authorities reportedly found …

Therapist kills mother of 7-year-old patient before turning gun on himself: Cops
Murder
November 2, 2018

Therapist kills mother of 7-year-old patient before turning gun on himself: Cops

Authorities in Alabama say a child therapist fatally shot the mother of one of his young patients before turning the gun on himself this week. According to AL.com, 43-year-old Jonathan Neil Coffman and 36-year-old Sunshine Price Pauly were found dead outside of the woman’s residence in Monrovia. The victim reportedly contacted authorities to report an …