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A Florida woman is incarcerated for allegedly kidnapping a toddler from a family’s fenced backyard without parental permission.

On the afternoon of November 25, a 39-year-old woman from Hallandale Beach was strolling down a local street when she walked past a residence with a fenced-in backyard. A 3-year-old was playing alone in the private yard, and they caught her attention. Though she reportedly did not know the family, she allegedly lifted the youngster over the enclosure.

According to reports, some of the neighbors saw the woman as she was walking away from the residence with the toddler in her arms, and one of them was able to take a picture. The child’s mother was quickly alerted by the bystanders. When she went outside, she reportedly saw the woman still holding her youngster and he quickly ran to her as soon as he was put down. She immediately notified the authorities about the incident.

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A Louisiana man is facing multiple charges after an 11-year-old brought gummy candy laced with THC to school and gave them to several classmates.

On December 5, an 11-year-old from LaPlace who is enrolled at East John Preparatory Academy left home with a bag of gummy candies that contained THC. He brought them to the school and reportedly shared them with four classmates: two 10-year-olds, an 11-year-old, and a 12-year-old. According to reports, the children ate the candy, and at least one of them became ill enough that they had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

The authorities were notified, and the St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation to look into the situation. They found out where the child lived and petitioned the court for a search warrant. When it was authorized, they went to the address, and a man identified as the youngster’s guardian was home. The man allowed the deputies to come into the house without incident. It was reported that when they searched the house, they reportedly discovered several types of illegal narcotics including more than 1,300 grams of THC edibles, multiple tablets believed to be methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia.

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An intoxicated mother in Oklahoma was arrested after allegedly attempting to leave her youngsters at a gas station so she could go to someone’s home to have a sexual encounter.

According to reports, on the evening of June 13, the mother of a 6-year-old, 4-month-old, and 11-month-old put her kids in the car while reportedly trying to connect with their father to exchange custody of them. Her 6-year-old unexpectedly jumped out of the vehicle, and she had to call the police for assistance locating them. Multiple officers responded and looked for the youngster. They were initially unsuccessful, but after a more extensive search, they found the child at a relative’s home.

With her two younger children and an adult passenger, the woman drove to a nearby 7-Eleven gas station. Someone at the store reportedly saw her pull in, and they believed she had been drinking alcohol. They reportedly watched as the woman allegedly grabbed one of the babies by the arm and dropped them on the ground. The adult passenger reportedly put the child back into the automobile while the woman was allegedly trying to remove the other. Ultimately, she drove away with both youngsters.

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A Missouri man could be facing up to 30 years in prison after allegedly severely injuring his wife’s preteen daughter by striking her in the head multiple times.

According to reports, early in the evening on November 22, the man was angry with the 12-year-old when he told her to clean her room, and she refused. Her mother tried to get her to straighten the mess, but she still would not budge. When the woman went downstairs and entered the kitchen, her husband told her if she couldn’t deal with the situation he would.

Her husband went back to her daughter’s room, and the woman went up shortly after. She allegedly saw the man hit her daughter in the side of the head three times, and the girl appeared to be seriously injured. The woman ordered her husband to keep his hands to himself, and he left the home. The girl reportedly began screaming, and her breath was labored. Her mother called 911, and a deputy from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was sent to investigate the situation.

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A grandmother in Tennessee is facing several charges after an incident on Thanksgiving allegedly led her to stab two of her family members.

Holiday celebrations with family are often cited as stressful, and this year, family members in a household in South Memphis reportedly experienced a potentially dangerous situation involving a mother, her daughter, and her grandson. According to her daughter, the 55-year-old mother and grandmother was rather intoxicated after she had been drinking throughout the day. The woman allegedly shoved her grandson, and her daughter confronted her about it, which incited an argument between them about various subjects.

The verbal disagreement continued, and things intensified after the daughter turned her back. Her mother allegedly went into the kitchen and retrieved a knife. She reportedly ran up to her daughter and plunged the blade into her left hand. She also allegedly stabbed her grandson in his left hand. The authorities were notified, but the woman left before the police got to the home.

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A West Virginia couple were arrested after one of the four children in their care reported them to the authorities for alleged child abuse including residing in a filthy home filled with raw sewage.

On May 18, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a situation involving a 13-year-old who reported that abuse was taking place at the Grant Town home in which he and 3 younger children reside. An investigation was opened, and deputies were sent to the residence to follow up on the report. When they arrived, they suspected there was truth to the claims.

According to reports, the deputies spotted trash all over the front yard and the floor of the home. They saw the youngster who made the report and they noted that he had visible bruising and blood on his body. A strong odor was present, and the deputies alleged that the toilet was overflowing with raw sewage, and the bathroom had “an infestation of flies.”

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A Florida man on probation for multiple charges reportedly fled from the police in a pickup truck with his father as a passenger and he began smashing into every vehicle that was in his path.

Early in the afternoon on November 20, officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department set out to arrest a man on probation until 2033 who has several pending criminal charges. Before they could take him into custody, he got in his truck, where his father was in the passenger seat, and sped away. The department’s Homeland Security Bureau and Priority Response Team assisted in locating the suspect. When he was found, pursuing deputies tried to pull him over, but the man reportedly sped away.

In what one onlooker said was “a little bit crazy like a movie scene,” the suspect, who got stuck in traffic, allegedly began slamming into the other vehicles on the road in a purported attempt to escape. He was ultimately unsuccessful, and the police forced him to get out of his truck at gunpoint.

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An employee at a school in Ohio was arrested after her ex-boyfriend accused her of stalking him and stealing items from his car.

Last April, the romantic relationship of a woman who works for North Ridgeville Schools as a fourth-grade teacher at Ranger High-Tech Academy ended, and she reportedly refused to make a clean break. According to her ex-boyfriend, the woman spent the next six months contacting him by making many unannounced appearances at his job, his residence, and his parents’ home.

On the evening of November 6, she went to the man’s home and confronted him, resulting in an argument. His car was unlocked, and when his ex walked away, she allegedly opened one of the doors and took two backpacks out of the vehicle. The bags reportedly contained his wallet and two laptops, and the man called the police to report the incident.

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Three elementary school employees were arrested for an alleged history of abusing special needs students by feeding them spicy foods and using inappropriate methods when punishing them.

In February 2024, the authorities in Smyrna, Delaware were notified about three elementary school workers who were allegedly mistreating special needs children. An investigation was opened, and the police reportedly discovered that the abuse, such as children having objects thrown at them and being ridiculed, had been going on for a couple of years. They also allegedly discovered that one of the youngsters had allegedly been hit and sprayed in the face with water as punishment. Another child, who suffers from a digestive disorder that is aggravated by spicy food, was reportedly fed Takis and hot sauce. Using the evidence collected, the authorities were led to believe that three women, ages 31, 26, and 21 were the likely suspects.

The 31-year-old, who started in 2022 as an instructional paraeducator and substitute teacher, was arrested on suspicion of third-degree child abuse, 9 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and offensive touching. She was held on a $12,500 unsecured bond.

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An Indiana woman is facing charges after reportedly telling her dog to “sic” the police when she was being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol with two children in the vehicle.

On the evening of October 5, someone called the authorities to report that they saw a vehicle that they believed was being driven by someone who was intoxicated. They provided the authorities with a description of the car, and the police went out to try to locate it.

While they were searching, a 24-year-old woman from Evansville who was driving with two youngsters and a dog in her car stopped at a local gas station. She was approached by officers from the Evansville Police Department. They said they noticed the woman’s vehicle because it resembled the one they were looking for. While the officers were interacting with her, the woman was reportedly overly chatty, and they allegedly smelled alcohol on her breath. They suspected the report that the driver had been drinking was valid. When they asked her to take roadside sobriety tests, the woman declined to participate.

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