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Detention Officer Caught Selling Drugs to Prisoners 

According to a press release from the Troupe County Sheriff’s Office, a detention officer has been accused of bringing contraband into the county jail and selling narcotics to several inmates.  The Sheriff’s Office sergeant disclosed in a news release that 23-year-old Steven Michael Crowder began his position as a Troup…

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Rapper Mystikal Arrested for Rape and Abuse 

Rap artist Mystikal has been accused of physically and sexually assaulting a woman during a fight about $100 that he claimed she stole from him.    51-year-old hip hop star Mystikal, whose birth name is Michael Tyler, is a Grammy nominee from New Orleans. He has been involved in several prior…

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Florida Inmate Punched Deputy in Face Out of Boredom 

A Florida inmate allegedly injured a deputy by punching her in the face while she was being escorted to a pod and said that she did it out of boredom.  23-year-old Jazmyne Levesque is from Tarpon Springs. She is currently an inmate at the Pinellas County jail.     In May, Levesque…

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Teen’s DUI Wreck Uncovered “Ghost Guns” and Drugs

A teen accused of driving under the influence after crashing his car in Santa Rosa was allegedly found with drugs and a ghost gun in his residence. 19-year-old Luis Fajardo Melgoza lives in Santa Rosa, California. Around 6:30 am on July 25, Melgoza was driving locally in a gray Honda…

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4 Caught for Car Theft and Burglary After Butt-Dialing 911 

Four people from Missouri suspected of theft and burglary were tracked down after one of the men reportedly involved accidentally butt-dialed 911.  Early in the morning on July 27, Cole County 911 received a call from someone who disconnected the line before they provided any information.  The authorities found the…

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Florida Man Robbed $150,000 Worth of Vases from Cemetery  

A Florida Man is facing several charges after being accused of stealing and selling a minimum of 125 cemetery vases so he could spend the money on fentanyl.  31-year-old Douglas Deck Jr. lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.  On July 21, a scrap metal yard in St. Petersburg notified the authorities…

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Man Accused of Driving Walmart Scooter While Intoxicated 

A man was accused of DUI after he reportedly drove a motorized scooter around the inside of a Florida Walmart store and nearly struck several people.  39-year-old Aaron Gregory is from West Melbourne, Florida.  On the morning of July 24, Gregory reportedly visited a Walmart store in Melbourne.  When he…

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Officer Pointed Gun at Woman During Domestic Dispute 

An officer with the Topeka VA reportedly got into a domestic dispute with a woman while off duty and allegedly pointed his gun at her head during the argument.  Alexander Morris Harris, 43, is a Topeka VA police officer. According to reports, he was recently demoted. Harris stood with other…

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Mom Left Ghost Guns in Reach of Unattended 5-Year-Old

46-year-old Lauren Tracy lives in Mammoth Lakes. She has a 5-year-old child. It was reported that at some point over the weekend, Tracy stepped out and left her child by themselves.  Around 7:00 pm, a babysitter hired through a service showed up at the vacation home and figured she would…

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Smugglers Packed 10 Kilos of Fentanyl in Chip Containers  

Two Washington men were indicted by a grand jury after they allegedly put 9,000 fentanyl pills in potato chip containers and smuggled them into Whatcom County.   Earlier this month, Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations Pacific Northwest received information that caused them to believe that a criminal organization from Mexico…

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