An Indiana father is accused of forgoing medical treatment for his 8-year-old son who ingested his meth and ultimately died of an overdose. According to The Tribune, a toxicology report released Thursday revealed Curtis Collman III had 18,000 nanograms of methamphetamine—180 times the lethal limit—of methamphetamine in his bloodstream when he died June 21. The 8-year-old reportedly …
By MANUEL RUEDA, Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — This is the story of a drug dog with a bounty on its head. Sombra, a six-year-old German shepherd, has helped Colombia’s police detect more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine hidden in suitcases, boats and large shipments of fruit. But as the dog sniffs her way toward …
Authorities in Indiana say a mother and her girlfriend used marijuana to reward or punish a boy in their custody. According to Fox News, 36-year-old Milissa Burton and her partner, 36-year-old Susan Glascock, admitted to giving the child marijuana as a reward for good behavior. The minor reportedly told police that he had received the …
An Ohio woman stands accused of leaving her boyfriend’s body to rot in a motel room for days after he reportedly overdosed on heroin. According to WKRC Cincinnati, 34-year-old Kathryn Carmen allegedly told authorities that nothing was amiss when they initially responded to report of a foul odor in the room, located at Crossland Motel …
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is back in jail, accused of taking drugs in violation of the conditions of her release on bond. Tonya Couch was booked into a Fort Worth jail on Thursday. The arrest warrant issued Wednesday …
The mother and grandparents of a 9-month-old New York boy were recently arrested after the infant reportedly choked on a plastic bag containing drugs and nearly died while in their care. Police responded to the Rochester home at 2 p.m. Sunday, following reports of an unresponsive baby. Upon arrival, first responders performed CPR on Prince DeJesus …
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A New Hampshire couple is facing multiple criminal charges after their 20-month-old child died at their apartment last week. According to Fox News, Manchester police conducted a search of the apartment occupied by 31-year-old Joshua Garvey and 33-year-old Christen Gelinas. https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterNHPolice/posts/1054566798025608 Reports indicate investigators seized a variety of illicit drugs including about an ounce of …
Bodycam footage reportedly captures the moment Florida officers rescued two young children after their mother allegedly dragged them onto a second-floor apartment ledge. Delray Beach Police Department uploaded the video to Facebook Wednesday, which they said showed a 23-year-old woman acting “erratically” while on the narrow ledge with her two young children, ages 1 and 3, who …
A Florida couple was arrested Wednesday after their 8-month-old son died of an apparent fentanyl and cocaine overdose. According to WKMG, David Williams Chappele Jr., 29, and Jessica Marie Strickland, 27, were arrested eight months after officers found their son, Tanner, unresponsive at their Brevard County home on September 6, 2017. The child was pronounced dead …
A Texas father has turned himself in weeks after his three-year-old daughter reportedly drowned in a pool at a Motel 6 in Lufkin. KTRE reports that police have accused Rondarius Smith, 26, of “staying up all night using drugs and alcohol” before he dozed off, leaving Arianna Smith to her own devices on March 20. Arianna reportedly …
A Washington emergency room nurse is accused of infecting at least two patients with Hepatitis C by using some of their narcotics for herself and injecting them using the same needle. KOMO reported that Cora Weberg, 31, was arrested Thursday night while trying to cross the Canadian border. Puyallup Police Captain Ryan Portmann said they don’t …
