Kidnapped little girl swims to shore after being thrown off bridge by elite private school employee: Police
Juveniles
Suspect who allegedly choked, tossed little girl over a bridge was a guest at her family’s cookout earlier that day
Family Crime
August 28, 2017
Little girl, 7, kidnapped from grandparents’ house and tossed off bridge
The suspect allegedly choked the girl before throwing her into a lake
Bullies
August 28, 2017
Bus aide sprays Lysol in autistic student’s face
A Colorado bus aide who admitted to kicking, hitting, and spraying a student with autism in the face with aerosol disinfectant will spend 20 months behind bars. Monica Burke, 52, was also sentenced to five years probation and ordered to complete 360 hours of community service after pleading guilty to assaulting an at-risk person, ABC News …
Juveniles
August 28, 2017
Body of missing Fargo woman, 8 months pregnant, found wrapped in plastic in a river
The body of a missing pregnant woman has been found in North Dakota. KSTP reports that kayakers found the body of 22-year-old Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind wrapped in plastic in a river north of Fargo. The police department announced on its Facebook page that the body had been positively identified as Greywind on Sunday night. The police …
Child Abuse
August 25, 2017
Infant clings to life after father allegedly throws him into ceiling fan because he wouldn’t stop crying
A 1-month-old baby boy remains in critical condition after his father reportedly grabbed him by the throat, choked him, and threw him into a ceiling fan. Prosecutors said Robert Jackson Jones Jr., 24, of Muskogee, Indiana, also confessed to smothering and slamming his infant son to stop his crying. The boy’s mother, Emma Whitehead, 22, …
Child Abuse
August 24, 2017
Man kills mother and her 4-year-old daughter because he was ‘high on drugs’: Police
A New York man has admitted that he was on drugs when he murdered a mother and her young daughter by choking them and then slashing their throats earlier this month, the Post-Star reports. Bryan Redden, 21, told police that he was “high on drugs” and had “done heroin” when he killed 33-year-old Crystal Riley …
Child Abuse
August 24, 2017
Abusive parents take kids during supervised visit and go on six-month run; Family found in hospital as mom gives birth: Police
The six-month search for two Tulsa, Oklahoma, children has reportedly ended with the children’s safe return and their parents’ arrest. Christopher Smith and Shaquelle Cantrell are accused of taking off with their children during a supervised visit in February. According to KOKI, Department of Human Services (DHS) removed the couple’s 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter from …
Child Abuse
August 23, 2017
Parents kill 2-year-old son after placing a mattress over his crib and weighing it down with 50 pounds of rock salt: Police
Police have arrested a man and a woman and charged them with a litany of felonies after their 2-year-old son suffocated to death after they allegedly tied and weighted down a mattress over his crib so he wouldn’t be able to climb out, WGAL-TV reports. The parents, Justin Dwyer and Courtney Stash, are facing a …
Child Abuse
August 23, 2017
Savannah Leckie, autistic teen found dead on mother’s property, suffered horrific abuse before presumed murder
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
Child Abuse
August 23, 2017
Married police officers arrested for abusing adopted children
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested two police officers after they allegedly abused their adopted children. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Tracy Jones, 47, a Jacksonville, Fla. police officer and Rosemary Jones, 36, a Poulan, Ga. police officer, were arrested in Sylvester, Ga. on Tuesday, on child cruelty-related charges. Both suspects are facing two felony cruelty to …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Police arrest New Mexico religious group on ‘horrible’ child sex, abuse charges
New Mexico police reportedly arrested four members of controversial Christian sect Sunday on more than 100 counts of child abuse. The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Peter Green, Deborah Green, (pictured) Stacey Miller, and Joshua Green, all members of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. Allegations against the group range from allowing a …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Baby’s ashes confused with pet & moms charged with infant abuse
A Pennsylvania mom was shocked when she realized the bag of ashes she was given after her infant daughter’s death two years ago were the cremated remains of a dog. A funeral home director takes the blame for mixing up two packages from the crematory, giving Jennifer Dailey the pet’s remains rather than her child’s …