A Texas mother was killed Monday after reportedly jumping in front of three children to shield them from a moving car near an elementary school parking lot. Per the El Paso Times, Roger Hawking, 58, was picking up his grandchildren from Mary N. Tippin Elementary’s parking lot when he was backing out of a space and hit …
Surveillance cameras reportedly captured the tense moments when a California gas station clerk helped a woman escape from men who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted her. Per KCRA, Savannah Pritchett was working at Triple R Gas and Mart in Waterford Wednesday afternoon when a distressed woman came in asking for help. The woman said she was kidnapped …
Two Ohio brothers are being hailed as heroes for spotting a 3-year-old drowning in a pool and—without the help of adults—jumping into action to save her. WTOL reported that Peyton and Bryant Switzer, 6, were on a family trip in Orlando, Florida, when the incident occurred. The Sentinel-Tribune reported that the girl’s mother was getting other …
One of the waitresses working at a Tennessee Waffle House in April when a gunman opened fire and left four people dead has received a touching gift of gratitude from a woman whose life she indirectly — but immeasurably — touched that fateful day. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Travis Reinking, who had exhibited a …
Officials said a California mother of two drowned Sunday night as she tried to save three children who were swept away by strong currents at San Francisco Bay Area beach. Aarti Senthilvel’s brother-in-law told The Mercury News said Senthilvel and 10 other people were standing in calm ankle-deep water when waves and an undertow pulled them …
Ohio police have arrested a man who allegedly attacked and tried to rape a pregnant woman as she walked her dog Friday morning. WXIX reported that the victim, who wished to remain anonymous but agreed to share her photo of the tragic incident, was walking her dog in Cincinnati’s East End when she spotted Anthony Smith, …
A 22-year-old man reportedly died Saturday morning after he leaped into a river at California’s Sequoia National Park to save a 5-year-old boy who had fallen in. KTLA reported that the child fell into the river while walking with his parents and family friend Victor Mozqueda near the Sequoia entrance sign in Tulare County. The man’s …
Police say the family dog of a Michigan boy helped them locate the child safely on Wednesday, coincidentally in a village named “Paw Paw,” after following the pup’s paw prints into the woods. Detroit Free Press reports that Dominic Peake, the father of 2-year-old Princeton, contacted authorities after the little boy vanished from their Paw Paw (Van …
A family in Georgia says they owe a debt of gratitude to a police officer who reacted immediately to save the life of a choking 2-month-old girl. According to ABC News, a Marietta resident contacted authorities when the infant began choking and stopped breathing. When Nick St. Onge arrived at the scene, the officer said …
An Army Reserve veteran reportedly drowned Saturday after saving his fiancé’s 6-year-old daughter from a Texas lake. The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that the body of Brandyn Mitchell, 25, was recovered Saturday afternoon from Ray Roberts Lake, about 35 yards from shore. Denton County game wardens said Mitchell managed to get his soon-to-be stepdaughter onto a flotation device …
Hours after finding a man lying face-down on the grass, a Maryland police officer reportedly jumped into action Tuesday afternoon to save a girl from a hot car. While responding to reports of an unresponsive man, Prince George’s County police Cpl. Darryl Wormuth recalled peering into a nearby car and spotting a 1 1/2-year-old girl …
A dog belonging to a missing Tennessee boy was praised for reportedly staying by the lost 6-year-old’s side until rescuers found them. According to WVLT, Kaydon Leach emerged from the woods Tuesday afternoon, locating responders about a half-mile from his Tallassee home. His small black and white terrier was with him when he was found. “The dog …
