Illinois

‘I don’t have an ounce of guilt’: Teen allegedly tries to kill infant niece by lacing breast milk with pain pills and caffeine

 ‘I don’t have an ounce of guilt’: Teen allegedly tries to kill infant niece by lacing breast milk with pain pills and caffeine
child endangerment

A Fort Wayne, Indiana, woman allegedly tried to kill her 11-week-old niece by giving her breast milk laced with pain medicine. WANE reports that Sarai Rodriguez-Miranda, 19, was charged Monday with attempted murder, though she is not yet in police custody. Rodriguez-Miranda was reportedly angry that her brother, his girlfriend, and their infant child were staying at …

Husband films wife begging for her life and then he shoots her dead: Police
August 18, 2017

Husband films wife begging for her life and then he shoots her dead: Police

Indiana police have arrested a man and accused him of shooting his wife after recording her begging for her life, according to PEOPLE. The Journal & Courier reported that Patrick Elliott, 50, allegedly shot his wife, Donita Elliott, 47, in their Lafayette home on August 8. According to an affidavit, Patrick originally told officers that he …

Business executive, escort girlfriend rack up $5.8M on company credit card: Feds
Scams
August 17, 2017

Business executive, escort girlfriend rack up $5.8M on company credit card: Feds

Illinois police have arrested a business executive and his ex-escort girlfriend and accused them of running up $5.8 million on a company credit card to fund their lavish lifestyle, as reported by CBS Chicago. The Chicago Tribune has reported that Scott Kennedy, 43, and Crystal Lundberg, 31, were indicted on six counts of wire fraud on …

URGENT! Teen girl is endangered, missing, and likely with her school janitor!
Missing
August 16, 2017

URGENT! Teen girl is endangered, missing, and likely with her school janitor!

Illinois police are looking for a 14-year-old endangered and missing girl who disappeared on early Monday morning. Her family reports that the teen battles with mental issues and self-harm, and didn’t bring any medication with her. Anna Racine disappeared from her mother’s home in Bureau sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m.  Anna’s mom, Karen …

Elderly man accused of assaulting little girl is facing MORE sex abuse charges
Sex Offenders
June 25, 2017

Elderly man accused of assaulting little girl is facing MORE sex abuse charges

An Aurora, Illinois, man accused of sexually assaulting a girl for eight years was charged with sexually abusing another child on Wednesday. The Daily Herald reported that Kane County prosecutors filed ten additional counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 against Inocente Delgado, 78. In May, Delgado was charged with five counts …

Bus aide caught on video slapping non-verbal 6-year-old autistic girl in the face
Juveniles
May 8, 2017

Bus aide caught on video slapping non-verbal 6-year-old autistic girl in the face

A father is heartbroken after school bus surveillance footage in Illinois revealed that a school bus aide slapped a young girl in the face repeatedly while on the way home from school. ABC 7 reports that the incident took place in New Lenox, Illinois, while 6-year-old Kaylee was sitting in a seat on the bus, across …

Jealous step-mom poisons tot, laces tot’s milk with poisonous polish remover
Family Crime
May 5, 2017

Jealous step-mom poisons tot, laces tot’s milk with poisonous polish remover

An Illinois woman is behind bars and headed to trial after she allegedly tried to poison her 17-month-old stepdaughter with nail polish. New details emerged about the incident on Thursday, during a hearing at the DuPage County courthouse. Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Carol Stream Police Department was called to a home off of Hearth Lane …