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Woman Makes Murder Threats while Doubling as Ex-Boyfriend on Social Media

A woman from Texas allegedly created accounts online in her ex boyfriend’s name and used them to issue murderous threats to herself and another woman, causing him to be thrown in jail several times. In September, 22-year-old Lisa Marie Garcia purportedly began creating fake social media accounts on sites such…

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Home Based Child Care Providers Charged with Abuse of Toddler

At the Growing Well Child Care Center in Raleigh, NC, two women who provide day care services have been accused of abusing a 4-year-old boy enrolled in their program. The state-accredited day care owned by Shirley Leary Staten is run out of her home. She and Nina Staton Lassiter, the…

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Former Forever 21 Employee Finds Bathroom Footage of Herself on Porn Sites

An employee who used to work for the clothing store Forever 21 discovered video camera footage on various pornographic websites of herself using the employee bathroom. She is suing the company for negligence and invasion of privacy alleging that they should be held accountable for failing to prevent the camera’s…

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Lynwood Doctor Fighting Federal Accusations of Drug Dealing to Patients

From July 2011 through July 2014 a Lynwood physician allegedly prescribed narcotic prescriptions in large amounts and accepted cash payments for the transactions. The patients receiving the medication did not receive regular examinations and it is suspected that many of them did not have a medical need for the pills.…

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Guards Accused of Choking Man Trying to Pay Ticket in Pennies

A Michigan man attempting to pay a parking ticket with pennies at the District Court in February alleged that he was assaulted by two guards causing him to sustain injuries and defecate in his pants. On Wednesday the man filed a lawsuit against his purported assailants. Royal Oak resident Anthony…

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Orange County Probation Officer Accused of Stealing Cash on the Job

46-year-old Juan Manuel Rodriguez is employed as an Orange County probation officer. While on assignment with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Tactical Apprehension Team he has been suspected of taking money from the residents of the homes where he assisted in serving search warrants. On August 8 Rodriguez visited a…

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Lyft Driver Accused of Assault for Dispute over Money with Two Passengers

A man who provided services as a Lyft driver was in an altercation with two passengers early Sunday morning leading to allegations that he threatened the pair and wielded a metal pipe with intent to assault them. A Boston man and his girlfriend were given a ride by a Lyft…

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Police Use Tear Gas to Apprehend Suspected Car Thief Resisting Arrest

A man was driving in an Acura in Anaheim late Monday evening when police ran the plates and identified it as a vehicle from Downey that had been reported stolen earlier that day. As accounted by Sgt. Daron Wyatt of the Anaheim Police Department, officers pursued the car and the…

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Drunk Man Allegedly Having Sex While Driving Crashes with Infant in Car

A Washington couple engaged in sexual activity while driving with the woman’s 3-month-old daughter in the car were the victims of an accident when they slammed into a tree on Wednesday. They were both intoxicated at the time of the crash. The day before Thanksgiving Michael Tonkin was driving down…

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High School Students Record Teacher Snorting Drugs in Classroom

A high school teacher in Indiana has been accused of using drugs on school grounds inside of her classroom after students witnessed her snorting powder and one of them video recorded her on a cell phone. Samantha Cox, an English teacher at Lake Central High School, had been inside of…

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