A Los Angeles man accused of stealing diapers from stores for close to a full year tried to escape police on Wednesday by leading them on a chase that resulted in an accident. A small child was in the car with the driver during the event. 23-year-old Darrion Tyrone…
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Dad Locks Unattended Baby and Toddler in Car While at Strip Club
A Florida father allegedly left his two young sons in the back of his locked car in a parking lot while hanging out in a strip club. He has been accused of child neglect. According to staff at the establishment Willie Lee Jordan Jr., 23, visited Fort Myers gentleman’s club…
Couple Accused of Embezzling High School Band Trip Payments
A married couple who own a travel business were charged with embezzlement after they allegedly accepted payment for booking international trips to Japan for San Diego high school band members and their parents, and then cancelled the trips. The company then filed for bankruptcy and the people were not offered…
DUI Lawyer Enters Stranger’s Home Wearing Only T-Shirt and High Heels
According to Rutherford police, a Hackensack attorney who specializes in DUI cases let himself into the Rutherford, NJ home of an unsuspecting couple late on Saturday afternoon. They were further bewildered by the man’s attire which consisted only of a t-shirt and a pair of high heels. He allegedly came…
Firefighter Arrested for Soliciting Detective Posing as 14-Year-Old in Online Sting
A Florida firefighter working with Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department was arrested on Tuesday for exchanging online messages of a sexual nature with a person that he believed was a 14-year-old girl. In actuality, the man had been speaking with an undercover detective impersonating the teenager for over three months. In…
Arkansas Razorbacks Quarterback Suspended after DWI Arrest
University of Arkansas Razorbacks freshman quarterback Cole Kelly was accused of reckless driving, and driving while intoxicated on Sunday. In the early morning hours of November 12, Kelly was driving in his Toyota Tundra when a nearby officer spotted him as he made impact with a curb. When the vehicle…
Third Grade Boy Arrested When Gun in his Backpack Fires in Classroom
On Friday morning at an elementary school in Milledgeville, Georgia a third grader was arrested when a gun allegedly went off in his backpack while he was in his classroom. The 8-year-old boy attends Lakeview Academy, a private college preparatory school in Baldwin County. He was tardy when arriving on…
Restaurateur Accused of Choking Customer in Feud over Cold French Fries
On November 3, a man who owns a restaurant in Memphis was implicated as the assailant in an incident involving the choking of a customer who complained about the temperature of the fries in her take-out order. Rinesha Moore, a frequent customer of Crumpy’s Hot Wings in Memphis, Tennessee, called…
Parents Charged with Neglect for Daughter’s Untreated Dental Condition
A Florida couple has been accused of failing to seek needed dental attention for their daughter, and refusing to accept outreach offered to assist them in obtaining the treatment. Reports indicated that the parents neglected the child’s needs for close to two years before they were arrested. When the young…
New Jersey Volunteer Santa Arrested on Drug Charges
A Pompton Lakes man who volunteers as a Santa Claus impersonator was pulled over while driving on Monday and arrested for alleged drug charges. Charles R. Smith, a retired New Jersey Transit worker, currently does volunteer work dressing as Santa Claus for the Toys for Tots Foundation. He had been…