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Taylor Williams: Remains found confirmed as missing Florida girl. Her mother refuses to cooperate [Police]

 Taylor Williams: Remains found confirmed as missing Florida girl. Her mother refuses to cooperate [Police]
Juveniles

Florida authorities confirmed that remains found two weeks ago are of Taylor Williams, a 5-year-old Florida girl reported missing earlier this month. According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Chief of Investigations, T.K. Waters, DNA analysis confirmed the girl’s identity. During a Monday afternoon press conference, Waters said that authorities are still investigating the incident. A cause …

‘Just do it’: After distraught boy tells his dad he is suicidal, father allegedly forces gun into his hands and tells him to kill himself
Family Crime
November 24, 2019

‘Just do it’: After distraught boy tells his dad he is suicidal, father allegedly forces gun into his hands and tells him to kill himself

A father accused of abusing his son, who became suicidal, allegedly forced a gun into his hands and told him to shoot himself. Court documents obtained by Baltimore ABC affiliate WJMAR allege that Maryland father Anthony Lewis, 46, put a gun into his suicidal son’s hands and said “Just do it.” The 14-year-old boy reportedly …

Juveniles
November 23, 2019

Police seize assault-style rifle, arrest 13-year-old boy after he threatens to shoot school

A 13-year-old boy was arrested Friday and an assault-style rifle was seized from his home after he threatened to shoot people at a Los Angeles-area middle school, CNN reports. Peers told teachers and administrators at Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School they heard the boy threaten to shoot fellow students and staff, according to Los …

2 Los Angeles area students arrested for threats since Saugus High shooting last week
Juveniles
November 22, 2019

2 Los Angeles area students arrested for threats since Saugus High shooting last week

Two Los Angeles County students have been arrested for making criminal threats in the week since a Saugus High School student killed two classmates and wounded three others before killing himself, authorities said Friday. Sheriff Alex Villaneuva said a 13-year-old student at Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School was arrested after classmates reported hearing the …

5-year-old boy shot dead inside home; may have fired the gun himself: Report
Family Crime
November 21, 2019

5-year-old boy shot dead inside home; may have fired the gun himself: Report

A 5-year-old boy is dead after he was shot inside a Los Angeles-area home. KTLA reports that the unidentified boy was shot Wednesday afternoon in the Leimert Park area of south Los Angeles. He was reportedly transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. A spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department told the news …

Video shows toddler’s final moments before plunging 11 floors on cruise ship, holds key evidence in homicide case against grandfather: Report
Juveniles
November 21, 2019

Video shows toddler’s final moments before plunging 11 floors on cruise ship, holds key evidence in homicide case against grandfather: Report

Surveillance footage provided to CBS showed the final moments of a toddler’s life before she fell to her death while aboard a Caribbean cruise ship in July. Chloe Wiegand, an 18-month-old toddler from Granger, Indiana, was on the cruise with family when she lost her life aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. …