In an alleged attempt to gain recognition on YouTube, two teenagers reportedly scripted and acted out what appeared to be a real kidnapping at a mall in Forsyth County causing onlookers with massive concern to notify the authorities. Some of the visitors at The Collection mall were shaken up on…
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Prison Corrections Officer Snuck Drug Burrito Into Facility
A Colorado prison guard has been accused of attempting to smuggle a contraband-filled burrito inside of the prison with the alleged intention of distributing the contents. 27-year-old Trevor Martineau has been employed as a corrections officer at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility; a men’s state prison in Buena Vista County,…
Kids Rode in Blow-Up Pool Atop Car Driven by Mom
The mother of two daughters has been accused of endangering her children by having them sit in an inflatable pool on the roof of her vehicle as she drove. On Tuesday, just after 3:00 pm, the Dixon Police Department received notification from a person claiming they witnessed two children riding…
Man Busted When Drugs Discovered in Ironic Backpack
During a traffic stop, a deputy allegedly found a backpack with marijuana inside the vehicle and purported that it belonged to the driver. In the afternoon on July 5 in St. Petersburg, a deputy reportedly saw a vehicle traveling on the road with a burned out brake light on the…
Intruder Put Firecrackers Under Sleeping Child’s Bed
A man has been charged for several infractions after he reportedly went inside of a home without permission and tossed a lit string of firecrackers under the bed of a slumbering 9-year-old. 44-year-old Matthew Morrison has been sleeping on the premises of the residents of a home who allowed him…
Fully Dressed Couple Arrested for Obscenity
Though they were wearing their clothing during the incident, a model and her boyfriend have been suspected of acting in an obscene manner in public after footage of their allegedly naughty behavior was found in a youngster’s possession. 26-year-old Lorna Gudykunst, a promotional model by trade and mom to a…
Blue Bell Ice Cream Licker Will Not Be Tried as an Adult
When it was discovered that the suspect accused of licking ice cream for sale in Walmart is underage the authorities are now trying to determine what charges she might face in the juvenile justice system. At the end of June, a video that reached viral status on the internet depicted…
Mayor Blamed Dehydration For DUI Accusation
When the mayor of Richland was pulled over and suspected of driving under the influence he reportedly claimed his blood-alcohol level was elevated due to dehydration. 63-year-old Bob Thompson is the mayor of Richland, Washington, and he has been a member of the Richland City Council for 25-years. He has…
Man Attempted to Steal a Way Home From Jail
Minutes after his release from jail, a man who was lacking a ride was accused of trying to steal nearly 2 dozen vehicles in a purported effort to drive himself away from the facility. 68-year-old Dennis Libonati, who resides in Homosassa, spent a little over four months incarcerated in the…
$5000 Credit Charge Made in Retaliation to Fight With Beau
When a woman and her boyfriend got into an argument on vacation she allegedly got back at him by making an unauthorized transaction on his credit card in the amount of $5000 to tip a café server. 24-year-old Serina Wolfe and her boyfriend Michael Crane decided to plan a getaway…