A man with a prior sex conviction allegedly opened his door for trick-or-treaters while in the nude, and reportedly invited the youngsters to come inside. 48-year-old Steven Kelley Little lives in Provo, Utah. He is a sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2019 to charges of lewdness involving a child.…
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Teacher of the Year Arrested for Felony after Abusing Student
A teacher in Florida was accused of assaulting one of the school’s students two days after she received the Teacher of the Year award. 60-year-old Caroline Melanie Lee is an English teacher at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School in the Jacksonville area. Last week, she was awarded Teacher of the Year by…
Wife Scammed Husband out of $600k by Telling Him he has Alzheimer’s
A woman in Connecticut allegedly defrauded her husband out of more than half a million dollars by reportedly convincing him he had Alzheimer’s so he wouldn’t try to work with the finances. 63-year-old Donna Marino has been married to her husband since 2009. In March 2020, Marino’s husband got in…
Despicable Smugglers Stashed Drugs in Children’s Lunchboxes
The New York authorities have arrested five men who allegedly smuggled millions of dollars of narcotics from Puerto Rico in children’s lunch boxes displaying popular cartoon characters. Earlier this year, several New York law enforcement agencies joined DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force to investigate a situation involving purportedly…
Fentanyl Rehab Clinic Operator Sold Drugs to Patients
A woman who operates a Florida fentanyl rehabilitation center was arrested for allegedly selling drugs to the patients at the facility. 50-year-old Misty Leigh Gilley is the manager and owner of Simply Recovery LLC in Altamonte Springs. The website for the facility says they aid with many aspects of recovery,…
3 Charged for Bilking Thousands from Seniors in ‘Grandparent Scam’
Three men are facing charges after allegedly taking money from elderly people in Rhode Island in what is referred to as a “Grandparent Scam.” 21-year-old Bryan Valdez-Espinosa and 22-year-old Diego A. Alarcon reside in Union City, N.J. They were reportedly working together with Jason Hatcher, 39, from New York City…
Drunk Woman Lost License after Driving Golf Cart to Bank
A Florida septuagenarian accused of driving a golf cart to a local bank while under the influence of alcohol had her driver’s license suspended as a part of her ordered probation. 70-year-old Janis Withrow Kampka lives in the Glenbrook neighborhood in The Villages. In the afternoon on July 23, Kampka…
Mom Battered in Dirty Taco Attack
A woman’s daughter allegedly threw tacos at her when they were having a disagreement about whether their house was too dirty. On the night of October 23, 20-year-old Braiden Lankford was with her 50-year-old mother in their family home in Tampa Bay, Florida. According to reports, her mom was sitting…
Unsatisfied Customer Walloped Underage KFC Employee
A Florida woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly assaulted an underage KFC employee by reaching into the drive-thru window. 23-year-old Alexandra Maldonado lives in St. Petersburg. Just after 5:00 PM on October 22, Maldonado was reportedly at a local KFC restaurant. The inside was not accessible to customers,…
Livestreaming Kidnapper Arrested after 19-Hour Standoff
A couple in Palmdale allegedly kidnapped a child, and the woman and youngster remained barricaded in the apartment for nearly a full day while she streamed a live feed of the event on the internet. Around 5:00 pm on October 21, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and…