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An Iowa woman was recently arrested after the authorities alleged she delivered a pan of lasagna that had been laced with a controlled substance to a family with the intent of causing a pregnant woman to miscarry.

According to a statement from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, deputies began investigating the incident in early January after receiving a report that a family-size tray of lasagna had allegedly been contaminated with a drug. Detectives from the sheriff’s office, working with multiple agencies, launched a lengthy investigation into the claim.

During the investigation, the authorities obtained and executed several search warrants to determine who was responsible for preparing and delivering the food. Investigators allegedly discovered that a 36-year-old woman and another individual had worked together to place a controlled substance in the lasagna before it was delivered to the family on December 28, 2025. Officials said the household included a pregnant woman.

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An inmate assigned to help at a sheriff’s office fundraiser in Florida was reportedly charged with attempted escape after leaving his work assignment to meet a woman inside a portable toilet during the event.

According to reports, the incident occurred last Wednesday during the 32nd annual barbecue fundraiser hosted by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in Vero Beach, Florida. The event included jail tours and demonstrations by SWAT and K9 units. Attendees were also offered food such as hot dogs and barbecue plates.

Authorities said several inmates were allowed to assist with the fundraiser as part of a trustee work program. These inmates were assigned duties such as serving food and helping maintain the event grounds.

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A North Carolina woman who was reported missing more than two decades ago was recently located and arrested after the authorities discovered she had an outstanding charge dating back to the time of her disappearance.

According to reports, the woman was 38 years old when her husband reported her missing after she failed to return home from a shopping trip to a K-Mart in Martinsville, Virginia, at the end of 2001. She reportedly left him and their three children behind.

Court records from Rockingham County District Court reportedly show that the woman had been issued a citation for driving while impaired on November 11, 2001, along with a civil revocation of her driver’s license. Authorities reportedly issued an arrest warrant on December 27, 2001, after she failed to appear in court.

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A 36-year-old dentist was recently arrested after she allegedly treated a patient while intoxicated at a pediatric dental office in north Texas, according to the authorities.

The incident reportedly occurred on February 16 at a dental practice in Sherman. The authorities stated that officers were dispatched to the business in the afternoon after receiving a report that a dentist was practicing while allegedly showing signs of intoxication.

When the police arrived, they reportedly located the dentist inside the office and observed indicators that reportedly suggested she was under the influence. The authorities did not specify what substance was involved. As part of the investigation, the Criminal Investigations Division reportedly obtained a search warrant to collect a sample of the dentist’s blood. The authorities stated that field sobriety tests were also conducted at the scene before she was taken into custody.

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An 18-year-old Kentucky woman is facing a potential felony charge after she allegedly falsely reported being sexually assaulted inside a Walmart restroom earlier this month.

According to reports, the incident occurred on February 4. Officers went to a Walmart Supercenter in Glasgow after receiving a call about an alleged sexual assault that reportedly took place inside the store’s bathroom. Patrol officers and detectives with the police department’s Criminal Investigations Unit responded to the scene and began investigating the claim.

The authorities reportedly said the allegation was treated with the seriousness such claims require, and the investigators conducted interviews and collected both digital and physical evidence as part of what was described as a thorough and methodical review of the situation. According to authorities, cases involving allegations of sexual assault require careful handling and significant investigative resources.

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A Florida woman contacted the authorities after months of alleged ongoing harassment from her former boyfriend that reportedly escalated into stalking and intimidation.

According to a probable cause affidavit, sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Parkland on the afternoon of January 28. They met with an adult woman who said her ex-boyfriend had been repeatedly contacting her in unwanted and disturbing ways. She reportedly said the two dated for about two years and had broken up roughly eight or nine months earlier.

The woman told investigators that the alleged contact began as attempts to reconnect. She said her ex reached out, saying he still loved her and wanted to get back together. She reported that, over time, the behavior had become more aggressive and frequent. For several months, she was allegedly bombarded with text messages, handwritten letters, and social media messages.

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On the afternoon of December 20, a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer encountered a vehicle being driven in Chattanooga. When the registration number was checked, it appeared that it was not the proper tag on the license plate. The trooper pulled over the driver, identified as a 35-year-old local woman, and they noted that a youngster was in the front passenger’s seat without a child restraint. After collecting the driver’s license, the woman presented, it was reportedly learned that it had been suspended.

The situation worsened when the trooper told the woman that it was recorded that she had multiple warrants out of Georgia, and she would need to have the youngster’s father take a 90-minute cab ride to retrieve the child. It was chilly outside, and the trooper made space in his vehicle to allow her and the youngster to wait inside with his heater on. According to reports, instead of taking the trooper’s offer, the woman quickly drove away. He was able to follow her, and the woman ended up on a dead-end street. The trooper’s vehicle was behind her, and she allegedly backed up and slammed into it.

The woman was taken into custody and booked into the Hamilton County Jail. She is facing multiple preliminary charges, including evading arrest, driving on a revoked, suspended or canceled license, child neglect, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, financial responsibility, failure to carry and display license, driving an unregistered vehicle, unlawful removal of a registration decal or license plate, improper backing of vehicle, driving without exercising due care, and a child restraint law violation. At the time this was written, facility records showed that she was being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

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A Manchester University student with a “dark sense of humor” was arrested after allegedly sending students text messages containing gun emojis and threats.

On November 6, several students at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana reportedly received threatening text messages from someone they believed was their 23-year-old fellow attendee. In addition to threats to physically harm or shoot them on campus, the messages reportedly contained gun emojis. According to reports, the woman also made verbal comments to the students that were interpreted as threats to shoot them in class.

Some of the students began reporting the situation to the school in emails, and they said they felt vulnerable to potential gun violence since the campus was not secure enough for them to believe they would be protected in the event of a dangerous incident. They also said that many students chose not to come forward because they feared they would put themselves at greater risk if they reported the situation. Screenshots of some of the allegedly threatening text messages were attached to the emails.

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A woman who reported someone for showing up at her residence and making threats to harm her was arrested when the police determined she falsified the claims against the man, who they believed she had never met before.

Just after midnight on June 16, 911 Emergency Assistance received a call from a woman in Iowa City who said she needed help from the police. She told them that she was pregnant with the child of a man she was no longer dating, and he was outside sending text messages that indicated he was going to harm her. She added that the man had a history of violent behavior.

Officers went to the residence and noticed a man walking away from the building. They started talking to him, and according to the police report, he said he never met the woman in person. He informed them that they began talking approximately a week ago on Snapchat. He said he had also been sending SMS messages and showed them his message history. The officers believed the content confirmed his statement regarding the situation.

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A couple in Wisconsin accused of having sex in the lobby of the Waukesha County Jail in view of surveillance cameras is facing charges, but the authorities did not approach or interrupt them during the alleged incident.

Early in the morning on May 2, a 28-year-old man and 67-year-old woman were in the lobby of the Waukesha County Jail. Surveillance camera footage showed the woman lying on the floor. The man reportedly approached while carrying a large floormat, and he got on the floor next to her, and the pair reportedly covered themselves and used it as a blanket. The couple allegedly began having sexual intercourse. A few minutes later, the man left the building, but the woman remained.

The Waukesha County supervisor said law enforcement is unsure if they can intervene in situations like this because the city currently lacks a stable loitering ordinance, but the sheriff’s office was still notified about the situation.

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