Man hits ex-girlfriend in head with stapler and stabs her with scissors during barbaric attack over child support: Cops
Domestic Abuse
Police say the victim’s skull was visible after the vicious attack
Sex Offender Registry
September 4, 2017
Federal judge rules Colorado sex offender registration unconstitutional—says registry puts offenders at risk for ‘violence’
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Colorado’s sex offender registration violated the rights of three sex offenders—possibly resulting in sweeping implications as to how the public gets the list. The Denver Post reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch determined that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the cruel and unusual clause of …
child endangerment
September 4, 2017
Woman who ‘didn’t know she was pregnant’ and left newborn in trash can sentenced to PROBATION
A Davenport, Iowa, woman who left her newborn baby in a hospital trash can last year was sentenced to probation on Friday. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Judge Marsha Bergan suspended a prison sentence and handed five years’ probation to Ashley Hautzenrader, 24. Hautzenrader gave birth to a baby boy in a University of Iowa Hospital …
Burglary
September 3, 2017
Burglars stole wedding cake, bat & booze during bizarre home invasion: Cops
Two Connecticut men are accused of stealing various items—including the top of a wedding cake—during an August 27 home invasion. The Hartford Courant reports that Zachary Jurewicz, 24, and Eric Rawson, 26, allegedly stole several items, including a bat they used to destroy property at the Tolland residence. Police said a man and his juvenile daughter were home at …
Sex Offenders
September 1, 2017
Fugitive sex offender caught operating kiddie rides at Ohio fair: Cops
Police have arrested an accused sex offender wanted on multiple counts of solicitation of a minor at an Ohio fair. Investigators say Brandon Walsh, 30, faces charges in South Carolina for creating fake Facebook profiles to solicit girls, ranging in age from 13 to 16. Police say that if the girls would refuse to send more …
Family Crime
September 1, 2017
Infant sits dead in hot car for HOURS, dad works all day and drives home before he remembers her: Police
This is the 36th child to die while in a hot car this summer
Child Abuse
September 1, 2017
Child-killer’s accomplice girlfriend gets 3 DAY jail sentence for 6-year-old’s beating death
The little boy was murdered because he wet the bed, prosecutors say
Murder
September 1, 2017
‘She is beautiful:’ Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind’s family finally see baby
Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind’s parents saw the baby girl on Wednesday that likely belonged to their slain daughter. Speaking with Valley News Live, Norberta Greywind said they met Haisley Jo despite awaiting DNA tests to confirm she’s her granddaughter. “She is beautiful,” Greywind said, noting that Haisley Jo looks just like her late daughter. LaFontaine-Greywind’s boyfriend, Ashton Matheny, was also …
Court
August 31, 2017
Court orders couple to cut their dogs’ vocal cords to stop their ‘incessant barking’
An Oregon appeals court ordered Wednesday that a couple’s loud dogs must undergo “debarking,” a controversial medical procedure that entails cutting a canine’s vocal cords, according to The Washington Post. The Oregonian reports that Debra and Dale Krein sued neighbors Karen Szewc and John Updegraff in 2012 after being fed up with the noises made by their many Tibetan …
Animal Crimes
August 31, 2017
Man with history of sex with animals requests chemical castration for early prison release
A Hobart, Indiana, man with a lengthy history of sexually abusing animals has reportedly asked a federal court for chemical castration as a condition of his release, according to the Chicago Tribune. The unorthodox request came from Michael Bessigano, 46, who has been jailed since January for consciously receiving “obscene matters from an interactive computer service.” …
Police
August 31, 2017
Cop fired after telling woman she won’t be shot because ‘we only kill black people’ [VIDEO]
“I don’t know what was in his heart, but I know what came out of his mouth,” said the department chief
Burglary
August 31, 2017
Man drags 17-year-old girl into home, holds a hatchet to her face in violent, chilling robbery [VIDEO]
Surveillance cameras caught the chilling moments a robber attacked a teen during a violent home invasion. KNBC reports that the terrifying ordeal occurred in Riverside, California, at around 2 p.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old’s sister, only identified as “Nicole,” claimed the man pushed the girl inside the home and held a machete to her face. Nicole told the …