Florida man’s $15k prosthetic leg, stolen when he was hit by a car, is returned to his family
Accident
Christopher Harris remains hospitalized in critical condition with head trauma, spinal damage, and broken bones.
Sex Crimes
June 8, 2021
Elementary school teacher put his genitals in hands of legally blind students: Lawsuit
The teacher is also accused of groping a girl’s breasts
child endangerment
June 8, 2021
Kentucky mom abandons toddler and steals van: Police
A Kentucky woman left her 4-year-old son behind a Lexington social services organization and took off in one of the facility’s vans. Jahaira Rivera had been charged with abandonment of a minor and theft by unlawful taking of a vehicle, …
Missing
June 8, 2021
11-year-old boy still MISSING weeks after vanishing while riding on bike
Authorities in Iowa have asked the public for tips in the ongoing disappearance of an 11-year-old boy who vanished on May 27. Xavior Harrelson was reportedly last seen on his bike near a Montezuma mobile home park where he lives …
Juveniles
June 8, 2021
Murder charge in road-rage shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos
Prosecutors in California have filed murder charges against one of the two suspects in custody for the killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, who was fatally shot while riding in the backseat of his mother’s car on his way to kindergarten. …
Court
June 8, 2021
Apple repair techs post customer’s nude photos on her Facebook page: Court
Apple reportedly paid millions of dollars to a 21-year-old Oregon woman after its contracted repair techs posted nude photos on her phone on her Facebook page. According to The Telegraph, in 2016 the woman brought her iPhone to a California …
Breaking
June 8, 2021
Mom of little boy found dead on Las Vegas hiking trail is arrested in Colorado after manhunt
Police have arrested a woman whose 7-year-old son was found in Nevada late last month, and she is awaiting extradition after fleeing the state. According to the Las Vegas Sun, 35-year-old Samantha Moreno Rodriguez was taken into custody in Denver, …
Child Abuse
June 8, 2021
‘F**k this baby’: Mom films herself beating & suffocating infant daughter, sends video to baby’s dad
A Florida woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly abusing her 5-week-old daughter in videos she sent to the newborn’s father. Bryunna Joyce, 19, reportedly sent videos depicting abuse following an argument with the baby’s father. The videos Joyce sent …
Juveniles
June 8, 2021
Prosecutor drops challenge to ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow incompetency claim in child murder case
The special prosecutor leading the murder cases against Lori Vallow and her husband Chad Daybell is no longer contesting the findings of a mental health expert who determined that Vallow was incompetent to stand trial for charges related to the …
Juveniles
June 8, 2021
SEE IT: Photos, videos of gun-nut and girlfriend just arrested in fatal shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos
Police received a tip about the vehicle involved in the fatal shooting and tracked the suspects down after enhancing an image of the license plate
Murder
June 7, 2021
Florida man’s rampage leaves ex, her friend dead and another ex wounded
A Florida man turned himself in to police over the weekend after he shot and killed his ex-wife and her’s friend and wounded another ex. Jeffrey Henley, 53, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count …
Child sex crimes
June 7, 2021
Houston cops seek Uber driver suspected of raping teen girl
Houston police are looking for an Uber driving accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old who had hired him to take her to a local Family Dollar store. Police said Leonel Medina, 49, picked up the girl on May 12 and …
Murder
June 7, 2021
Caretaker fatally poisons disabled friend with eyedrops, stages death to look like an overdose: Docs
A Wisconsin woman was charged on Friday with fatally poisoning a disabled friend in October 2018 — after stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the victim. Jessy Kurczewski, 37, had reportedly called police to the victim’s Pewaukee home, claiming …
Road Rage
June 7, 2021
Woman fires gun at vehicle carrying children: Report
A road-rage shooting has left one man injured after a woman allegedly fired a gun at a vehicle carrying four children in Missouri. Now the woman who fired the gun is facing multiple criminal charges in connection with the incident, …
Murder
June 7, 2021
Boy found dead near Las Vegas hiking trail identified as 7-year-old from California; suspected Killer Mom on the RUN
A young boy found murdered near a Las Vegas trail late last month has been identified, and Las Vegas police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of the boy’s mother on a charge of murder. Lt Ray Spencer told …
Murder
June 7, 2021
Dad kills estranged wife & stepson celebrating 17th birthday before turning gun on himself: Reports
A Texas woman and her 17-year-old son were found fatally shot on Tuesday in what police believe was a double murder-suicide carried out by the woman’s estranged husband. Holly Beverly, 39, and her son Titus Akins were found deceased at …
Missing
June 7, 2021
URGENT AMBER ALERT: Missing: 9-month-old girl abducted in New York City could be in ‘imminent danger’
A 9-month-old girl has been abducted in New York City and authorities believe she may be in grave danger, WNBC-TV reports. Around 12:30 p.m. Monday, authorities issued an Amber Alert for Mi Angel Gaines, who police believe was taken by Antonio …
Murder
June 7, 2021
SEE IT: Suspect in 6-year-old Samuel Olson’s death in court after neighbor says they heard ‘really loud scratching noises’ coming from apartment [VIDEO]
The woman accused of killing a 6-year-old Texas boy who was found dead last week appeared in court for a bond hearing Monday. And this weekend, a neighbor told a news outlet that she heard scratching noises coming from Balboa’s …
child endangerment
June 7, 2021
SEE IT: Fleeing suspect hurls 2-month-old boy at cops following car chase [Police]
A Florida man allegedly threw a 2-month-old boy at a deputy following a police car chase. Indian River County police released dashcam and aerial footage on Friday showing the May 26 incident involving officers and suspect John Henry James III, …
Bullies
June 7, 2021
School district agrees to pay $3M in bullied 8-year-old’s boy’s suicide — while denying wrongdoing
Days before the third-grader’s death, he was reportedly attacked and left unconscious in a bathroom
Juveniles
June 7, 2021
Woman, boyfriend arrested in fatal ‘road rage’ shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos
Correction appended Two suspects have been apprehended in the road-rage killing of a 6-year-old boy. According to NBC Los Angeles, Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, were arrested at their Costa Mesa home on Sunday night in connection …
Missing
June 6, 2021
Toddler missing after SUV is stolen, recovered
A 2-year-old boy was inside a black Jeep Renegade when it was stolen in southeastern DC late Sunday. The vehicle has been recovered, according to NBC 4, but Renerando Brown was gone. The toddler is described as Black, wearing a …
Missing
June 6, 2021
13-year-old South Carolina girl missing since Friday
South Carolina police are looking for a 13-year-old girl who’s been missing since Friday. Emily Marie May was last seen on foot at her home in Mauldin, about 8 miles southeast of Greenville. She’s described as 5 feet 5 inches …
Murder
June 6, 2021
The state of Alabama took a former cop’s gun away, then gave it back days before he murdered his wife
Jason McIntosh, a former small town Alabama police officer, pleaded guilty in March to the murder of his wife, a reduced charge that took away the death penalty and sent him to prison instead for 30 years. Megan Montgomery, 31, …
Murder
June 6, 2021
Suspect in Georgia dismemberment death in custody in South Carolina
Georgia authorities believe a 33-year-old man currently in jail in South Carolina is responsible for the death of a person found on the yard a home in a small Hancock County town on Friday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has …
Murder
June 6, 2021
MANHUNT: Dunkin’ Donuts manager shot in the head during early morning store robbery, perp escapes
Police are looking for a man they say shot a Dunkin’ store manager in the head during and early Saturday morning robbery in North Philadelphia. Christine Lugo, 41, was just opening the store when an armed man approached and forced …
Missing
June 6, 2021
MISSING: Alabama teen girl has been missing for 3 weeks
Law enforcement in Jefferson County, Alabama, is looking for a 16 year old girl who’s been missing since May 16. Alexus Grace Henderson is described at 5 feet 3 inches tall and 115 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, …
Murder
June 6, 2021
Facebook Marketplace ATV sale ends in murder
Kyle Craig’s family knew something was wrong when they didn’t hear from him for 24 hours after he headed off to buy an ATV he found on Facebook Marketplace. On Thursday morning, they reported him missing and took off from …
Shooting
June 6, 2021
Florida corrections officer one of 3 killed in shooting outside graduation party
Three people were killed and six other wounded early Sunday morning in a mass shooting that followed a graduation party in south Florida. Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez said the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. when people were leaving …
June 6, 2021
Child dead, another injured in overnight NYC shootings
Two children were shot, one of them fatally, in at least five shootings in New York City on Saturday evening, the New York Post reports. In the fatal shooting, 10-year-old Justin Wallace was killed while he and his 29-year-old uncle were inside a …
Celebrity
June 5, 2021
‘Gone Girl’ actor Lisa Banes in critical condition after New York hit-and-run
Actor Lisa Banes was in critical condition Saturday after she was struck by a hit-and-run scooter driver Friday night on a New York street. Banes, 65, was headed out to meet her wife for a dinner party at a friend’s …
Child sex crimes
June 5, 2021
5-year-old boy crawls under stall to escape sexual assault in rec center bathroom
A 5-year-old boy crawled out from under a bathroom stall this week to escape a sexual assault in the locker room of a Utah recreation center. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jonathan Jareth Soberanis, 26, on Tuesday, charging him …
Murder
June 5, 2021
3 days, 3 murder victims: ‘I can’t say that it’s normal,’ suburban cop says
It was shocking enough on Tuesday when Huntersville, North Carolina, police officers responded to call for assistance at a home in a small mobile home community Kendrick Eugene “Cowboy” Knight called home and found a 58-year-old man — a friend …
Murder
June 5, 2021
2nd suspect charged in death of woman whose dismembered body was dumped on a stranger’s driveway
North Carolina officials have identified a dismembered body found in a Goldsboro resident’s driveway two weeks ago and have arrested a second person in connection with the victim’s murder. The Goldsboro Police Department preliminarily identified the victim as Heather Diane …
Murder
June 5, 2021
Georgia investigators look into body found ‘in plastic bags’ in small town yard
State law enforcement agents are investigation a body dumped onto the lawn of a house on Main Street in a small Georgia town Friday evening. Mary Chandler, special agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Milledgeville office, told …
Missing
June 5, 2021
Missing woman reappears unharmed a year after mysterious disappearance
A woman who vanished last year has been found alive, but questions remain about what happened to her and why, NBC News reports. Monica Decker was last seen in May 2020, worrying her family who feared for her wellbeing. “This is …
Cold Cases
June 5, 2021
Police bust alleged killer, rapist half a century after 15-year-old girl found stabbed to death in cornfield
Julie Ann Hanson was just 15 years old when her body was discovered in a Naperville, Illinois, cornfield on July 8, 1972. She had been stabbed 36 times and investigators believe she was also sexually assaulted. Nearly 49 years passed …
Child Abuse
June 5, 2021
Samuel Olson: Dad’s girlfriend planned to flee state with boy’s body
A Texas woman behind bars in connection with the death of 5-year-old Samuel Olson reportedly had plans to flee the state with his body. According to a motion for bail obtained by the Daily Beast, 26-year-old Theresa Balboa is accused …
Murder
June 4, 2021
Missing Georgia teacher found dead, suspect in custody
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Friday they believe they have found the body of a Georgia teacher who was last seen a week ago at a Sandersville Mexican restaurant. Tina Prince, 46, was having dinner with family on May …
Burglary
June 4, 2021
SEE IT: Convicted killer caught peeping into 17-year-old girl’s bedroom window [Reports]
A Florida man was arrested last week, hours after he was allegedly caught looking into a family’s home a second time. A neighbor’s surveillance cameras reportedly filmed Santos Pantoja, 39, standing outside an Auburndale home before 7 a.m. on May …
Police
June 4, 2021
Hero cop dies trying to save drowning teen
A Massachusetts police officer and the Worcester teenager he was trying to save both drowned Friday afternoon at a pond in Green Hill Park. Police were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m., Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent said, …
Manslaughter
June 4, 2021
Remains of missing 13-year-old Florida girl found off I-75
Human remains found in northwest Alachua County in Florida on Wednesday are those of a missing 13-year-old girl whose guardian and aunt were arrested last week in connection with her disappearance and death. Deputies followed a tip to the area …
Family Crime
June 4, 2021
Barry Morphew arrest affidavit will remain sealed to protect Suzanne Morphew’s daughters: Court officials
The arrest affidavit is 130 pages long, the longest and most detailed in the history of the Colorado Court
Unruly passengers
June 4, 2021
Belligerent passenger fights other passengers, off-duty deputy
A Delta passenger was arrested at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida on Friday after he struck another passenger and slapped the badge out of the hand of an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer. Sources told News4Jax that the man was …
Child Abuse
June 4, 2021
Suspect throws infant at deputy after 40 minute vehicle pursuit
A 32-year-old Florida man led police on a 40-minute chase through the Gifford community last week with a 2-month-old baby boy in his car. Deputies eventually cornered John Henry James III at the Taylor Pointe Apartments, where James bailed out …
Missing
June 4, 2021
Three children missing in Texas after mom is found shot to death; boyfriend may have taken them
Police are urgently searching for three children whose mother was found dead of a possible homicide. According to ABC 13, police responded to a call about a possible suicide in West Houston early Friday morning and found an unidentified woman …
child neglect
June 4, 2021
Toddler overdoses on cocaine; mom says he put something in his mouth while on a walk
A Florida couple has been charged with child neglect after their 21-month-old child overdosed on cocaine. The incident took place in January, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to a home in Venice to assist medical personnel …
Missing
June 4, 2021
Investigator says missing Lauren Spierer’s boyfriend wasn’t ‘properly alibied’
Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old college sophomore when she vanished 10 years ago
Hot car deaths
June 4, 2021
3-year-old dies in hot car while mom tends marijuana plants for hours
A 3-year-old California girl died on Thursday after she was left in a parked car for 3 hours in 100 degree heat while her mother tended a marijuana grow. Visalia police said they were contacted shortly before 6 p.m. about …
Murder
June 4, 2021
Teen girl to be held at youth services center until she’s 21 for deadly Uber Eats carjacking
One of two teen girls involved in a deadly DC carjacking earlier this year was ordered committed until she’s 21 to the the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. Uber Eats driver Mohammad Anwar, 66, was killed on March 23 …