Juveniles

10-year-old boy who died from alleged torture was slashed with a belt, deprived of food, hung upside down by ‘mom’ and boyfriend, prosecutors say

 10-year-old boy who died from alleged torture was slashed with a belt, deprived of food, hung upside down by ‘mom’ and boyfriend, prosecutors say
Child Abuse

A California mother and her boyfriend are facing numerous criminal charges for the alleged torture and murder of the woman’s 10-year-old son. The Los Angeles Times reports that Heather Barron, 29, and Kareem Leiva, 32, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in the death of Barron’s 10-year-old son Anthony Avalos. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony died …

High school cheerleader handed out pot brownies to get votes for homecoming queen: Report
Drug Crime
October 3, 2018

High school cheerleader handed out pot brownies to get votes for homecoming queen: Report

Police in Michigan are investigating after a high school cheerleader allegedly passed out brownies laced with marijuana oil in her bid for homecoming queen. Per WXMI, a criminal investigation began at Hartford High School after police said school officials received a tip that a 17-year-old female student gave brownies to the football team. Twelve brownies were reportedly …

SEE IT: Dunkin Donuts employees fired for dumping water on sleeping homeless man
Bullies
October 2, 2018

SEE IT: Dunkin Donuts employees fired for dumping water on sleeping homeless man

Two Dunkin’ Donuts workers in New York were fired after a viral video appeared to show them dumping water on a homeless man who was sleeping in the restaurant. The Post-Standard reported that Jeremy Dufresne was charging his phone at a Syracuse Dunkin’ Donuts on Sunday so he could call his mother to tell her good …

Young boy, 13, in critical condition after shark rips his collarbone
Juveniles
September 30, 2018

Young boy, 13, in critical condition after shark rips his collarbone

A 13-year-old boy is in the hospital with serious injuries after a shark bit him Saturday morning along a California beach, KSWB-TV reports. The attack occurred at about 7 a.m. on the first day of spiny lobster season at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas, California. The boy had been diving for lobsters when he started yelling, …

‘The kids are dead’: Two teens, 14, die in apparent murder-suicide
Juveniles
September 28, 2018

‘The kids are dead’: Two teens, 14, die in apparent murder-suicide

Police in North Carolina are investigating after a girl and a boy—both 14—were reportedly found dead in the boy’s home Monday in an apparent murder-suicide. WRAL reported that family has identified the deceased teen girl as Sara Hill. Her family told the news station that the boy asked her to come over Monday, to which …

Whoops! Teens break into marijuana dispensary—and mistakenly steal OREGANO
Drug Crime
September 27, 2018

Whoops! Teens break into marijuana dispensary—and mistakenly steal OREGANO

A group of teens who allegedly broke into a Colorado marijuana dispensary Wednesday didn’t leave empty-handed — but didn’t get what they bargained for. According to KKTV, an unidentified group of at least four teens used a stolen van to drive into the storefront of Native Roots in Colorado Springs at around 1 a.m. After the ill-fated …