On February 5, 2017, following the 51st Super Bowl game, a man who authorities came to believe was driving under the influence of alcohol was involved in a hit-and-run accident when his vehicle made impact with a bicyclist. He reportedly drove off quickly without stopping after the incident took place.…
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Teen May Face Charges for Leaving Bus Driver with a Bloody Head
On Thursday afternoon in Stafford County, Virginia, a teenager was accused of assaulting a school bus driver after having a verbal altercation over the release of one of the students on the bus. Between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. a teenage boy approached a school bus in order to pick up…
Wife Accused of Posting Ad Soliciting Sex Using Husband’s Girlfriend’s Name
A Texas woman has been charged with creating an account on Craigslist in her soon-to-be ex-husband’s new girlfriend’s name and personal information and using it to place an ad seeking married sexual partners. 48-year-old Tamantha Johnson, a woman married to a divorce attorney and working as a nurse in Houston,…
Ex-Employee of Fannie Mae Suspected of Wire Fraud Real Estate Scheme
A Riverside County woman who worked as a foreclosure specialist at Fannie Mae in Irvine has been accused of taking over $1 million through accepting bribery and employing fraudulent sales practices with company-owned properties. Shirene Hernandez, a 45-year-old resident of Riverside County, was a real estate owned foreclosure specialist for…
Man Hired Through Online Service Gets DUI While Captaining Boat
A Florida man employed by an online company that offers their customers by-the-hour service of a skilled captain for their personal boats has been accused of DUI while operating a client’s vessel. A boat owner seeking a captain to take him and his guests to the yearly Gasparilla invasion festival…
Date Planned From Online Connection Turns into Armed Robbery
An Alabama man who set up a date with a woman he had met online was the alleged victim of a robbery by four people, one of which was identified as the woman he was supposed to meet for the date. The purported victim had made the acquaintance of 29-year-old…
Man Fighting Allegations That He Put Toddler in Heated Oven
A man who was being sought by the authorities for allegedly abusing his ex-girlfriend’s 3-year-old child by hitting her with a belt and sticking her in the oven turned himself on Thursday, and he is vehemently fighting the accusations against him. 45-year-old Terry Lee May, a father of five, had…
Bride Punches Uninvited Wedding Guest for Groping Teen Girls
A man who crashed a wedding in Wisconsin took a blow from the bride when she learned he was allegedly acting in a lewd manner by touching and flirting with several of the teenage girls in attendance. 25-year-old William Dickinson and a male coworker had been hanging out in a…
Man Accused of Causing Conflict over Unavailable Condiment
A Georgia man who was dining at a Waffle House on Tuesday has been accused of disorderly conduct after an alleged argument with the employees over the establishment’s lack of barbecue sauce. When Willie Edward Drake went to a Waffle House in Macon for a meal in the early morning…
Felon Father Found With Firearms in Reach of Children
Four children were taken into custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services on Tuesday when a child abuse investigation at their home uncovered illegal firearms and ammunition stored in the open and unsecured. Paul Anthony Cruz, a father and convicted felon, was being interviewed by…