A married couple and their three adult children have been accused of inflicting several types of abuse upon one of their legally disabled relatives, a woman with autism and other diagnoses, who has lived with them for the past three years. When the mother of a 22-year-old autistic woman passed…
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Dognapping Duo Steals 2 Puppies from Woman’s Arms
Two men are facing robbery charges after a woman who was carrying her two pedigree puppies through a Riverside mall parking lot was allegedly approached by them and assaulted before they took her dogs from her. On July 28, just before 7:30 pm, a woman was escorting her two young…
Cop Who Fell Asleep While Driving Arraigned for DUI
An off-duty Orange County police officer who was accused of driving under the influence in May after he was allegedly discovered asleep at the wheel on the freeway attended his arraignment on Monday. 32-year-old Jared Russell Doyle, an officer with the Garden Grove Police Department, was reportedly driving down the…
Robbery Occurred at Trumps Walk of Fame Star
On Thursday night an alleged robbery took place at the spot that hosts Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and the person suspected of the crime turned himself in on the following afternoon. On July 26 near 10:00 pm two men were reportedly involved in a physical altercation resulting…
Driver Accused of DUI for Marijuana Consumption
When deputies in the Florida Keys pulled over a vehicle because they suspected that the driver was under the influence of alcohol they allegedly discovered drugs and paraphernalia leading them to believe that he was stoned instead of drunk. On Saturday in the late afternoon, it was reported that several…
Man that was Too Hot to Walk Home Steals Ambulance
An Arizona resident who was exiting the hospital after receiving help for health problems relating to the extreme heat outside allegedly stole an ambulance so that he would not have to walk home in the high temperature. When 37-year-old Todd Shell, a former basketball player for Arizona State University, became…
Naked Man Caught Doing Jumping Jacks in McDonald’s Bathroom
After management called the police to report a man who was locked in the women’s bathroom inside of a Nashville McDonald’s he was caught naked and allegedly smelling like chemicals leading the responding officers to believe that he was under the influence of an inhalant intoxicant. When the manager of…
Man Arrested for Throwing Pregnant Girlfriend on the Ground
On July 24, in Pinellas Park, Florida, an expectant father and his pregnant girlfriend reportedly got into an argument that escalated into a battery charge when the man is said to have intentionally lifted the woman and dropped her to the ground. Just before 3:00 am on Tuesday, 22-year-old Roldan…
Woman Charged for Mailing Meth to Prisoner
When a letter that allegedly contained a hidden packet of methamphetamine arrived at a Texas prison addressed to an inmate serving a two-lifetime sentence, the sender was tracked down by the authorities and taken into custody. James Burkett was convicted in 2001 when he stood trial for his involvement in…
Owner of Auto Broker Lot Arrested for Tax Evasion and Theft
36-year-old James Hensley was the owner and president of Knoxville Auto Brokers in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 2012 until the day he shut his business down last April. When Hensley closed his doors for good he allegedly left some of the clients of his establishment with financial problems because he accepted…