An 81-year-old pharmacist allegedly traded more than one person his drug inventory from his establishment for sexual favors. Martin Brian owns and operates Murray-Overhill Pharmacy in Media, Pennsylvania. It is reported that his store is no longer open. In April, the local authorities were notified about two people in a…
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Merrillville Councilman Arrested for Domestic Violence
An elected town councilman in Indiana was charged with many crimes after an alleged domestic violence-related situation brought the authorities to his home. 69-year-old Donald Spann resides in Merrillville, where he was also elected as the town councilman for Ward 1. In the afternoon on October 31, Spann was reportedly…
Victim of DUI Accident Trapped Suspect at the Scene
A woman accused of driving under the influence reportedly got into an accident with another vehicle and tried to flee, and the alleged victim used his car to trap her at the site. Dana Winfrey, 24, resides in Antioch, Texas, approximately 12 miles from Nashville. On October 30, Winfrey reportedly…
Woman Aimed Gun at 7-Year-Old Trick-or-Treater
While children were trick-or-treating in a Hayes County, Texas, neighborhood, a woman reportedly pulled out a loaded firearm and aimed it at a young child. On Halloween, 35-year-old Monica Bradford was reportedly at home when children began trick-or-treating. According to reports, the woman had the light on her front porch…
Nude Sex Offender Invited Trick-or-Treaters into his Home
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.…
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…