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Student Recants Previous Refusal to Report Alleged Sex with Teacher

A Beaumont, California teacher is facing charges for allegations that she had sexual relations with a student on various occasions. She was also reported to have supplied alcohol for the encounters. Samantha Ciotta began working as an English teacher at Beaumont High School in 2015. In August this year, a…

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Mothers Boyfriend Accused of Beating Child for Opening Christmas Present Early

An Oklahoma man who was left to care for his girlfriend’s child as she ran errands on Saturday is suspected of causing injuries to the boy by striking him as punishment for opening a Christmas present early without permission. Bridgette Payne enlisted her boyfriend, Wesley McCollum, to babysit her 5-year-old…

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Man Gets Stuck in Chimney after Santa-Style Burglary Attempt

Last Wednesday, a California man was accused of using the chimney of a local Citrus Heights pub and grill in an attempted burglary. On his way down the flue he became stuck and unable to proceed with his alleged plan. Jesse Berube, a regular customer at Loree’s Little Shack on…

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Reckless Driver Found with Hundreds of Prescription Pills

When a Garden Grove woman was pulled over for reckless driving on Saturday morning, police discovered she was carrying a rather large quantity of prescription narcotics in the vehicle. Shauna Kester had been driving near the Festival of the Arts grounds in Laguna Beach when she was reportedly seen by…

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NJ Councilman Suspected of DUI after Crashing into Tree at His Home

A Councilman from Plainfield, New Jersey was arrested on December 9 for allegations that he was driving under the influence of alcohol after a series of curious events took place during and after he struck a tree in front of his home. As reported by neighbors, a Hyndai Elantra allegedly…

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More Than a Dozen Charged in Heroin and Cocaine Delivery Service Bust

A business in Van Nuys that is suspected of selling drugs through a telephone operated delivery service led to sixteen people facing charges. The service is said to have been selling heroin and cocaine to purchasers phoning in personal orders, in addition to selling bulk amounts to a drug ring.…

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Two Teenagers Arrested for Costly Mischief from Church Break In

On Wednesday in Seymour, IN, two teenagers were arrested as the suspects of an incident involving a church that was broken into and desecrated in November. 18-year-old Shawn Battice and a 16-year-old unnamed adolescent allegedly used the double doors in the back of the Seymour First Presbyterian Church to illegally…

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Man Accused of Human Trafficking and Selling Underage Girl for Sex

After a year-long investigation police have arrested a man for allegedly selling sexual acts from a teenage girl who was smuggled into the United States from a country that has not yet been determined. A young girl was brought to America when her sister made arrangements with a coyote who…

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University Student Arrested in Sting for Soliciting Sex from Teen

An Orwell, Ohio man attending Youngstown State University was arrested as the result of an ongoing local police department sex sting. The man believed that an undercover officer was a 15-year-old boy, and he allegedly pursued a physical relationship with the teenage imposter through online communication. On December 5, 22-year-old…

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Parents Charged with Neglect for Leaving Boy Alone in Trailer for Months

A juvenile boy was reportedly left by his parents to fend for himself in an unfurnished trailer for approximately two months, and the couple is now facing charges. Jennifer Nichols and Joshua Sanders of Pensacola, Florida rented a trailer in the beginning of September this year. The woman who rented…

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