A Florida woman was placed under arrest and jailed after she reportedly walked up to police officers and handed over a couple of bags of methamphetamine before telling them that she wanted to be incarcerated. On the evening of August 30, officers with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were conducting an investigation…
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Special Ed Teacher Accused of Abusing Students
A special education elementary school teacher was arrested after three families accused her of physically and verbally assaulting their children. Last May, two teacher’s assistants reported that a special education teacher at Grassfield Elementary School in Chesapeake, Virginia, was treating some of her students abusively. The assistants said they saw the…
Store Manager used Teenage Son to Steal $5k in Staged Robbery
An assistant manager at a Florida Dollar Tree store allegedly took her 15-year-old son to the store to assist her in stealing over $5,000 during a staged robbery. According to reports, one of the duties of the assistant manager at Dollar Tree is to handle the after-hours cash bank deposits when the…
Drunk Driver tried Dancing Her Way Through Sobriety Test
When a Florida woman believed to be driving under the influence of alcohol was asked to take a roadside sobriety test, she performed several dance moves instead of following the officer’s instructions. On April 27, a woman was driving her vehicle within a mile of her residence in Madeira Beach…
Gun-Toting Suspect Forced Cops on High-Speed Chase
A man accused of carrying a gun around in an apartment complex was taken into custody after the police chased him and allegedly found him in possession of drugs and the firearm. Late in the morning on August 26, someone called the authorities and told them that a man holding…
Granddad Caught Daughter’s Fiancé Raping Granddaughter
A man physically attacked his stepson-to-be when he reportedly caught the man sexually abusing his five-year-old granddaughter. 22-year-old Aaron Michael Cunagin lives in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He is engaged to be married to a local woman. On August 24, Cunagin was spending time with his fiancé and her family members. His…
Intoxicated LA Deputy Left Scene after Crashing Patrol Car
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy allegedly crashed a patrol car while driving under the influence and fled from the scene before the authorities arrived. 50-year-old Carlos Lopez is a sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Santa Clarita Valley Patrol. He is on the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau. …
Sex Offender Arrested for Second Attempt to Buy a Child
A registered sex offender on probation for previously trying to purchase a child has been arrested for allegedly attempting to buy another youngster. 85-year-old Hellmuth Kolb lives northeast of Orlando in Port Orange, Florida. In 2018, he was convicted for offering to buy a child for $200,000. He is still…
Manager used Former Employees’ Timecards to Steal $260k
A Tennessee man is facing over three dozen theft charges after being accused of using the identities of others to steal over $260,000 from his job. 37-year-old Lashawn Green worked as a manager at the People Ready temp agency in Covington Pike from December 2020 until February 2022. Employees of…
Man Used Cat as Lure to Kidnap 3-Year-Old Girl
A man was arrested after allegedly kidnapping a child by using a cat to lure her out of her home in the middle of the night. Around 11:00 pm on August 20, the parents of a 3-year-old girl turned in for the night while their upstairs neighbors were having a…