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Investigators used DNA evidence recovered from a wooded area to identify a Tennessee man accused of abducting a 10-year-old girl from her home.

According to reports, the girl was taken from her bedroom after the suspect allegedly removed an air-conditioning unit from the window. He reportedly brought her outside and into the woods, where she was allegedly restrained with a belt. The man also reportedly held a knife at her throat and threatened to rape her.

The girl eventually got away and went to a nearby residence. She used their doorbell camera to try to get someone’s attention, but the suspect allegedly found her and began choking her behind a neighboring apartment.

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A 12-year-old South Carolina girl was rescued from an Arkansas home and later reunited with her parents after the authorities received information that she had been abducted.

The girl was discovered in a bathroom. According to the arrest affidavit, she was shaking while facing the wall. An officer identified himself, and she thanked him for coming before saying she wanted her mother.

The girl reportedly told the investigators that she had met the couple online. She believed she was talking with a 15-year-old boy and understood the female suspect to be his roommate. She alleged that the male suspect sexually assaulted her after she arrived at the house.

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A West Virginia woman was charged after her husband died following an alleged 19-hour forced stay in a bathroom, where authorities said he was unable to get off the toilet without help.

According to reports, the 76-year-old man had several serious medical conditions, including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and legal blindness, and his 75-year-old wife had been his caregiver.

The incident reportedly occurred at the couple’s home in Morgantown. The man was reportedly found unresponsive during a home visit from a speech therapist. The therapist called 911, and the man was taken to a hospital, where he died ten days later.

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Two older children gave police information about their 4-year-old brother’s severe burns and the days he went without medical treatment. The alleged victim was eventually taken to an Indianapolis hospital with burns on his back and left shoulder that extended down his left arm.

According to authorities, the older children said the injuries were visible right away. They allegedly told investigators the suspect had tried to hit her husband with boiling water during an argument involving the husband’s mistress, but the water struck their sibling instead. They also reportedly said their mom did not want to take the child to a hospital because she did not have enough money, and she was afraid of being blamed.

The suspect gave investigators a slightly different account of the incident. She reportedly said she had been in a domestic dispute with her husband when she threw boiling water toward him, but it struck her son instead. She said she did not initially notice that the boy had been injured and waited several days before seeking medical care.

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A Pennsylvania man was accused of stalking and threatening a co-worker through disturbing messages, unwanted physical contact, and repeated appearances at the person’s home.

The alleged victim told authorities that the suspect had grabbed them inappropriately on two occasions. The person also reported encountering him at their residence while preparing to leave for work.

During one of those encounters, authorities said the alleged victim discovered the suspect in the garage. The suspect allegedly backed the person against a wall before leaving through a side door.

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A Colorado college student was suspended after police investigating a reported domestic dispute allegedly found a firearm, suspected narcotics, and other prohibited items on campus.

Police in Grand Junction arrested the 18-year-old student after obtaining a search warrant. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, officers recovered a gun, a substance they suspected was cocaine, alcohol, drug paraphernalia, and identification cards bearing another person’s name.

The student was taken to the Mesa County Detention Facility and charged with first-degree criminal trespass of an inhabited dwelling, obstruction of telephone service, unlawful possession of a firearm at school, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, minor in possession of alcohol, criminal possession of an identification document, and domestic violence.

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A New Mexico father is accused of leaving his 20-month-old twin sons locked inside a hot vehicle for more than two hours while he went dancing at a nightclub.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Albuquerque police responded to the Dirty Bourbon Dance Hall & Saloon shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday after a security guard found two young children alone in the back seat of a vehicle.

The children were sweating, and security guards broke the driver’s side window before officers arrived to get them out of the vehicle.

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A 6-year-old Florida boy was reportedly left without adult supervision for nearly an hour after his stepfather dropped him off at his apartment.

The boy’s mother reportedly had asked the 32-year-old man to pick him up from school and allegedly already told him she would not be home. Police said he left the child outside the apartment complex without checking whether anyone was inside.

The child left the complex and walked to a nearby Family Dollar. He began approaching people for help and asked someone to call the police. It was reported that a witness returned the boy to the apartment. After discovering the home was empty, the witness stayed with him, fed him, and cared for him while contacting authorities.

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A 21-year-old Indiana mother is facing a felony neglect charge after investigators said her 4-year-old daughter was left without adequate supervision while staying with her at a hotel.

The investigation reportedly led to allegations unrelated to what initially brought police to the location, as authorities said they had reason to believe that the mother was soliciting customers for sex work from the room and allowing multiple people inside while her daughter was there. Investigators said they could not determine who was watching the child during those encounters.

According to reports, the police also found evidence of drug activity. They reported that a search of the mother’s cellphone showed that she used the internet to look up methamphetamine and ecstasy. Investigators later said the mother attempted to avoid a drug test by submitting water instead of urine. She allegedly admitted she substituted the sample because she had been smoking marijuana.

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A 10-year-old Florida boy was hospitalized after reportedly overdosing on fentanyl in a Fort Myers hotel room.

His father called 911 after finding him unresponsive at the Quality Suites. When deputies arrived, the boy was unconscious and had only a faint pulse, according to the affidavit.

Paramedics suspected a drug overdose and gave the child Narcan. When the first dose did not work, they administered the medication through an IV. The boy responded and was taken to a hospital for further evaluation.

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