Stepfather of emaciated 5-year-old boy found trying to eat cereal scraps from the floor says ‘not my responsibility’: Police
Child Abuse
‘I am not his father. I come from a rich and white family.’
Consumer
July 5, 2017
Hobby Lobby smuggled millions in ancient Iraqi artifacts from the Middle East: Prosecutors
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally mislabled. Prosecutors filed a civil complaint in New York on Wednesday in which Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby consented …
Domestic Abuse
July 5, 2017
Domestic violence victim leaves puppy in airport bathroom with heartbreaking note
A chihuahua puppy found abandoned in a Las Vegas airport bathroom came with a handwritten note from his owner explaining why she’s leaving him behind. The pup, named Chewy, was abandoned in Las Vegas International Airport over the weekend, according to Fox 11. In the letter, the woman explains she was leaving her abusive boyfriend but was …
Drug Crime
July 5, 2017
Pope Francis ‘enraged’ after cardinal secretary allegedly throws drug-fueled sex party in Vatican-owned building
The building is part of a congregation dedicated to fighting sex abuse in the church
July 5, 2017
Husband of woman lost at sea deletes Facebook post, family launches campaign to bring baby back to U.S.
The FBI and the Coast Guard are reportedly continuing to investigate Lewis Bennett in connection to the disappearance of his wife in an increasingly confounding case that has the woman’s family in public conflict with the father of Isabella’s infant girl. As Crime Online previously reported, Bennett posted a lengthy Facebook message last week, admitting …
child endangerment
July 5, 2017
Police: Parents leave baby and toddler in truck; both children dead after truck rolls into nearby pond
A man and woman in Arkansas are behind bars after allegedly leaving their two young children strapped inside a pickup truck on Wednesday, that rolled into a pond. CBS reports that Jonathan Daniel Welborn, 30, and Britney Nicole Hairston, 26, were arrested in connection with the deaths of Sophia Welborn, 2, and Zane Welborn, six …
Drug Crime
July 5, 2017
‘Pharma Bro’: Is drug investor Martin Shkreli a con man or mad genius?
Martin Shkreli earned his “Pharma Bro” nickname when he bought rights to an AIDS drug and then raised the price from $13 to $750 a pill. The 34-year-old Wall Street investor’s move to hike the drug price by 5,000 percent even drew the attention of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump who suggested he was a spoiled …
Family Crime
July 5, 2017
Police: Mom sent a ‘final memory’ photo to toddler’s father before suffocating her to death
On Tuesday, prosecutors said that a woman who deliberately smothered her toddler to death sent the child’s father a photo of the little girl before killing her. The Stoke Sentinel reports that Cody-Anne Jackson, 20, reportedly sent a string of threatening text messages to her former boyfriend, Paul Hogan, after he ended their tumultuous relationship. During trial at Stafford …
Elderly Abuse
July 5, 2017
Horror Video: ‘Caregiver’ beats bedridden grandpa while changing his diaper
A homecare worker was caught on surveillance punching an elderly dementia patient at least 11 times while changing his diaper. The Ottawa Citizen reports that although staff members at the Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home in Ottawa were aware that the patient’s family installed a high-definition camera in his room, it didn’t stop one of …
Murder
July 5, 2017
Multiple fatal 4th of July shootings in New York City as one victim still clings to life
It was a violent Fourth of July in New York City this year, as a veteran NYPD officer was shot and killed in a targeted police attack, while a Queens resident was shot to death during the Macy’s Fireworks display. READ more: Lady cop assassinated, ambushed during July 4th celebrations NBC News reports that a …
Juveniles
July 5, 2017
Hot car deaths continue: Infant dies after being left in van, marking 18th child to die in a hot car this year
A 7-week-old baby died on Sunday after being left in a van in Mary Esther, Florida, marking the 18th time this year a child has died in a hot vehicle in 2017 alone. NWF Daily News reports that the baby was left in the van for around eight hours. At around 9:30 p.m., a family dialed 911 …
Arson
July 5, 2017
Police: Angry ex sets fire to former boyfriend’s home, drives car through kitchen
A California woman was arrested Monday evening after allegedly attempting to burn down a former boyfriend’s home and driving her car through his kitchen. KTXL reports that Arr-Nivia Patron, 33, is accused of dousing gasoline all over the outside the Stockton home where her ex resides with his current girlfriend. After setting a match to …