A Florida man with an alleged penchant for fire reportedly tried to light himself on fire after being apprehended for setting trash bins ablaze and stealing the fire truck of the district fire chief. On the evening of November 23, a suspect reportedly went to an office building in Cocoa…
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Man Stole Electric Shopping Cart For Bar Hopping
When a man reportedly decided he would use an electric shopping cart for transportation so he would not get in trouble for driving his vehicle after consuming alcohol, he was instead charged for taking off with a store’s property. Just after midnight on November 10, someone placed a call to…
Man Says He Stole Dogs For Therapy Reasons
A man who allegedly stole two dogs from their owner’s property reportedly said that he took the animals because they provided him with therapeutic benefits. A 73-year-old dog owner and resident of Pasco County recently found that his two dogs were taken from their pen at his residence. When the…
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…
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…
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…
Looter Accused of Stealing from First Responders during North Bay Fires
While the North Bay fires continue to burn, a man was arrested for allegedly stealing from a car in an evacuation zone. Upon investigation police also discovered other items believed to be stolen such as pharmaceuticals, sunglasses and a fire department’s emergency fire shelter kit marked “SMFD.” Sgt. Spencer Crum…
Dozens of Immigrants Scammed by Woman Impersonating Attorney
36-year-old Jessica Godoy Ramos has been accused of posing as an immigration attorney and representing several immigrants seeking legal citizenship status, charging thousands of dollars for services she never provided. Ramos allegedly assumed the identity of a New York lawyer with a similar name and stole her bar license number…
$28,000 in Cell Phones and Cash Stolen from Verizon Store
Three males were arrested for allegedly stealing 28,000.00 dollars’ worth of cell phones and cash from a safe at a Verizon store in Fountain Valley. On Saturday, officers responded to a robbery call at a Verizon store on Warner Avenue and Magnolia Street in Fountain Valley. Reports indicate that three…
Owner of Axis Benefit Administrators is Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud
On Wednesday in Portland, Oregon a U.S. District Judge sentenced Darren Bottinelli to 46 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for healthcare fraud. Bottinelli was also order to pay $3,093,918 in restitution to his victims. The purpose of his company was to put money into…