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A Florida teaching assistant faces criminal charges after authorities accused him of physically abusing a special needs student on campus.

According to authorities, the incident occurred on the morning of October 14, 2026, at a local high school gymnasium. The physical altercation was captured on school surveillance cameras and a cellphone video recorded by another student.

A school resource deputy reviewed a student’s cellphone video, and surveillance footage provided by the assistant principal that reportedly showed the suspect and the student walking toward a gymnasium doorway before the student fell backward. The probable cause affidavit stated that the suspect moved toward the student on the ground, pulled off one of his shoes, and struck him approximately four times. The impacts allegedly landed on the student’s bottom, head, and right arm. Footage then showed the suspect grabbing the child by his feet and dragging him across the floor.

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A University of Wyoming graduate student is accused of poisoning a fellow student with acrylamide, a chemical investigators say she purchased online.

The 32-year-old woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on October 6. Prosecutors allege she was attempting to travel to China. Investigators said the woman bought acrylamide twice through eBay during the summer and later asked the company to delete her account. Police also reviewed surveillance footage from an office the two students shared.

An affidavit described two incidents recorded by cameras installed by the alleged victim and campus police. On September 27, the woman was allegedly seen going through her colleague’s desk. Footage from October 1 reportedly showed her handling notebooks on the desk, taking photographs of them and rinsing his mug with liquid from her own mug.

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An Uber Eats driver was injured in a shooting at a Miami apartment complex after a man accused him of trying to get his girlfriend’s phone number.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the driver delivered food to the Pearl Dadeland Apartments earlier that morning. He spoke briefly with a woman who met him outside the main lobby and later returned to the complex hoping to see her again and ask for her number.

The driver was walking back to his vehicle when a man arrived in a gray Corvette. The man allegedly pointed a gun at him and ordered him to lie on the ground. After the driver was on the ground, the man reportedly fired a shot that grazed the alleged victim’s right buttock.

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An Indiana man is accused of pointing a gun at a restaurant cook and firing a shot during an argument about the cook and the man’s wife. The 28-year-old is also accused of leading police on a chase that ended when his SUV hit a brick house.

The incident happened at an IHOP in Muncie on October 8. Police responded to a report involving a man who entered the restaurant with a gun and fired it. The caller said the man accused a cook of having sex with his wife.

An employee told investigators that the man appeared extremely intoxicated. They reported that he pushed the cook and pointed a handgun at him, and when they tried to intervene and take the gun it fired. The man then reportedly left in an SUV.

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Two men in Arizona were accused of taking more than $90,000 in property from a storage facility, including baseball equipment belonging to former Major League Baseball player Daniel Johnson.

According to reports, police found some of the missing belongings at a home connected to the investigation. Some of the items that were taken were things Johnson had collected throughout his professional baseball career. He played for Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco and Houston, and his stored belongings included gear from multiple teams. The collection had taken about 10 years to build, and he did not know whether all of it could be replaced.

According to reports, Johnson and his fiancée had moved their belongings into storage while work was being done on their home. Along with the baseball memorabilia, the missing property included clothing, purses and computers. Police identified items such as batting gloves, hats, jackets, shorts, shirts and hoodies among the stolen belongings.

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A police officer in North Bay Village, Florida, was arrested and placed on paid leave after Hialeah police notified her department about allegations involving her boyfriend.

The man reportedly had three bite marks on his left arm, one of which broke the skin. Police took pictures of scratches on his face, arms and other parts of his body. Those injuries were documented after he reported the incident to two Hialeah patrol officers on October 6.

According to the arrest affidavit, the man had gone to the officers after leaving his girlfriend’s home. He said the two had been together for two years and that he planned to end the relationship that morning.

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A woman was walking in Atlanta when a man allegedly followed her from a commuter train, attacked her, and took her phone and driver’s license.

According to police, the incident happened around 2 p.m. Saturday at a location in Atlanta. Police video showed a man chasing the woman before tackling her. He allegedly punched her while she was on the ground and then ran away with her belongings. Some people were nearby but they did not immediately assist the alleged victim.

Police later identified the man and arrested him at a residence around 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Officers said he became angry when they approached him and raised his fists. He allegedly made statements about the earlier assault and then threatened the officers, saying he would shoot them and others.

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A woman was accused of entering a Milwaukee high school by posing as a substitute teacher.

According to the criminal complaint, the 23-year-old had attended Rufus King International High School in the past. A week before the incident, she reportedly visited the school and learned that faculty used a substitute teaching agency. She allegedly entered the school by blending in with students.

On September 24, several teachers were absent and multiple substitutes were working. An open substitute position remained, and the woman reportedly signed in and went to a classroom that another teacher had prepared. That teacher stayed in the room for about 20 minutes before leaving.

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A Florida woman is accused of stealing more than $3,400 worth of merchandise from the same Target store in Naples after making 18 visits over several weeks.

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Target employees noticed problems with her self-checkout purchases and contacted detectives. Investigators reviewed store surveillance while looking into what happened.

Authorities say she bought some items during the visits but took other items without paying for them. Investigators say 151 items were taken, with a total value of $3,472.02. The reported thefts happened between November 30, 2024, and February 2, 2025.

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More than 100 students and staff members were assessed after a chemical incident at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, on September 8.

At least seven people needed medical treatment, and the school evacuated the students and staff to nearby athletic fields while people affected by the incident were assessed and treated.

A 15-year-old student was hospitalized in critical condition after reportedly mixing chemicals he had brought from home. Police later clarified that he had inhaled gases produced by the mixture. The authorities initially suspected the gasses included hydrogen sulfide, but the substances have not been officially identified.

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