Mom beat life out of infant daughter because she reminded her of ex-boyfriend: Prosecutors
Child Abuse
Prosecutors, who also accused Nina Singleton of slamming the 2-month-old onto a floor, said the girl is unlikely to survive
Violent Crime
December 1, 2019
2 young boys shot dead while playing in yard, possible hostage situation under way in Minneapolis
Two young boys are dead and an apparent hostage situation ongoing in Minneapolis, police said, where a SWAT team has surrounded a house in the southern part of the city. Police said they found the two boys in the snow-covered front yard and that the suspect fled into the home. “All indications are that the …
December 1, 2019
2 children dead, 1 missing after Arizona floodwaters sweep up family’s car
Two children have been found dead and a third is missing after being swept up by floodwaters in central Arizona, CNN reports. The children disappeared on Friday afternoon when a vehicle they were in was caught by a flooding creek in Tonto Basin, Arizona. The incident occurred about 60 miles west of the Arizona-New Mexico border, …
Murder
December 1, 2019
8-year-old boy whose father is accused of murdering 2 children & their mother may be forced to testify against him
A young Iowa boy could be required to testify against his father, who is accused of murdering a woman and two of her children, the Des Moines Register reports. According to the report, Marvin Escobar-Orellano, 31, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of 29-year-old Rossibeth Flores-Rodriguez and …
Violent Crime
December 1, 2019
BREAKING: Nearly a dozen shot in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Nearly a dozen people were injured in a mass shooting in New Orleans early Sunday morning, with two people in critical condition. Citing police sources, NBC News reports that 11 people were shot on Canal Street in the French Quarter, the city’s popular tourist district. Two people are reportedly in critical condition among 10 people …
Attempted Murder
November 30, 2019
2 Florida men tried to burn woman alive in car: Police
Daytona Beach, Florida, police are searching for two men who allegedly zip-tied a 22-year-old woman to a car steering wheel, doused her and the vehicle with rubbing alcohol, and set it alight. Gibbon Agledor, 37, and another man identified only as Eric in police documents reportedly drove the woman to a location behind a restaurant …
Missing
November 30, 2019
MISSING: Deputies find Kansas woman’s car abandoned in Arkansas; No sign of Sherry Babcock
Authorities in Arkansas are looking for a Kansas woman who hasn’t been home since November 16 and was last heard from in the Searcy, Arkansas, area on November 21. Newton County deputies said Sherry Lynn Babcock’s car was found abandoned in Ponca, about 140 miles away, on November 22, unlocked and with her purse and …
Child Abuse
November 30, 2019
Boyfriend scalds woman’s 7-year-old in shower over bad grade: Cops
A Texas woman and her boyfriend have been arrested over an incident in March when the man put hera 7-year-old son in a scalding shower because of a bad grad in school. John Terrell, 28, has been charged with abuse for putting the boy in the hot shower, which caused burns over 26 percent of …
Heroes
November 30, 2019
HERO DELIVERY MAN: Driver interrupts fast food armed robbery
A bread delivery man is an honorary sheriff’s deputy in Clayton County, Georgia, after he helped stop an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant. Joseph Chilton arrived at the Hardee’s in Ellenwood at about 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning as employees were running out of the restaurant’s back door, saying they were being robbed, 11 …
Assault
November 30, 2019
Tot boy, 2, in critical condition after father stabs him in temple with metal comb: Police
A Brooklyn father is under psychiatric evaluation after he stabbed his 2-year-old son in the temple with a metal tail comb during an argument with the child’s mother, NBC New York reported. The boy is said to be in serious but stable condition at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, according to PIX 11. The 26-year-old man also …
Police
November 30, 2019
UPDATE: Starbucks fires disrespectful barista who gave Oklahoma officer ‘PIG’ label on coffee
Starbucks announced on Friday that they have fired a barista who allegedly gave an Oklahoma officer coffee cups with “PIG” on the labels. Calling the term “offensive to all law enforcement,” the company said an internal investigation determined that their employee’s reported actions violated policy. Starbucks also said that they personally apologized to the officer …
Teacher Scandals
November 30, 2019
‘I can’t remember anything’: NO jail time for married teacher who sent naked pics to students before having sex with them
A married Texas teacher with two children of her own managed to escape prison time after plying two boys with alcohol and having sex with them. KXII reports that 33-year-old Lynn Burge took a plea deal earlier this week, which kept from serving a lengthy sentence behind bars. A judge sentenced Burge to probation and …