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A Florida woman was found by the authorities after a sub shop employee found a note in the bathroom saying her boyfriend was holding her captive and she needed help.

On May 27, a couple visited a Jersey Mike’s in Navarre and said they needed to pick up orders for DoorDash clients. The woman visited the restroom before the pair left the restaurant. Shortly after, an employee entered the bathroom and spotted what turned out to be a note from someone asking for help. According to reports, the person who wrote it said they were being held captive and abused, along with giving her name and the address of the residence where she could be found. The authorities were notified, and an investigation was opened.

When the investigators learned the name written on the note, they reported that they knew her because they had multiple prior interactions with the couple. The sub shop’s security footage was reviewed, and it was noted that the woman walked into the bathroom after she entered the restaurant. Deputies went to the residence with a search warrant, and the woman was there when they arrived. She reportedly had a black eye, and her arm appeared to be badly hurt. She and her family members told the deputies she had been the victim of long-term abuse at the hands of her boyfriend, and he would not let her leave their home.

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The aunt of a 1-year-old may face charges after the boy reportedly got his hands on her marijuana vape pen and inhaled THC from the device.

On the afternoon of May 14, a toddler was with his dad, aunt, and grandmother at their home in El Paso while his mother was working. While his dad was in the garage and his grandma was in the bathroom, the boy wandered into his 20-year-old aunt’s room while she was in another part of the house. He reportedly got ahold of a THC vape pen that was sitting on her dresser. The woman thought she heard him choking, and when she went to see what was going on, she reported that the child was still coughing, had a red face, and she thought she saw a small amount of smoke near him.

Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office went to the residence and noted that the father of the youngster was holding him. The boy was crying, and they reported that he seemed tired. When they talked to his aunt, she brought them to her room and pointed out the spot where she had left the vape pen. She explained that she did not think the child could access it since it was on the dresser. She also reportedly said she thought it was empty and needed to be charged.

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A 43-year-old U.S. Army combat veteran is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into the home belonging to the CEO of Beanie Babies and violently attacking a woman.

Late in the afternoon on May 21, the 80-year-old CEO of Beanie Babies and others who live in his Montecito, California, residence were at home when a strange man reportedly walked in. The alleged intruder reportedly said it was his house and ordered everyone to get out before locking himself in a bathroom. The authorities were notified, and they went to the address to see what was going on.

When they arrived, deputies from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office noted that a 60-year-old woman who appeared to be seriously injured was outside the house, and everyone else appeared to have gotten out unharmed. The woman was taken to the hospital, and it was reported that she sustained a brain injury that left her in a coma. The deputies also learned that the suspect was still inside the home. Law enforcement from several agencies went to the scene to assist, and when a crisis intervention specialist tried to coax him out of the restroom, the man reportedly refused.

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A child’s teacher was arrested after it was suspected that she gave an intoxicant to a 4-year-old Alabama girl who was taken to the hospital and found with an exceedingly high level of ethanol in her system.

April 28, a student at Collins-Rhodes Elementary School in Mobile went limp in her classroom and had to be taken to the nurse’s office. When the parents of the girl, age 4, were notified, they picked her up from the school and took her to the USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital, where she was admitted to the intensive care unit. When the doctors studied the results of the toxicology tests, it was reported that the child, who was also drooling and listless, had a 0.29 blood alcohol concentration. The girl was treated in the ICU for two days before her parents took her home to continue recovering.

The authorities were notified about the incident, and an investigation was opened. On May 6, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office began working on the case, and detectives talked to the child about what occurred. The youngster reportedly told them she felt sick a little while after her teacher gave her something to drink.

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An officer was allegedly physically attacked when responding to a report of a possible domestic violence incident between two city officials in Boston.

Early in the morning on May 15, a couple reportedly became embroiled in an argument regarding fidelity in their relationship. The 26-year-old man, who worked at the city Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, accused his 27-year-old girlfriend of cheating on him with his boss. He reportedly felt like she was taunting him about the situation and wanted to check her phone messages to try to confirm his suspicions. The woman allegedly became angry, and according to reports, the situation intensified. She reportedly struck and bit her boyfriend and then called the police.

Officers from the Boston Police Department went to the address to see what was going on. When they arrived and talked to the woman, her story about what reportedly occurred was inconsistent. She allegedly said her boyfriend was forcibly holding her by the wrists when she bit him to force him to let go. It was noted that her wrists appeared to have red marks on them. When the police arrested the man, who reportedly had visible bite marks, his girlfriend allegedly recanted her story and said she made the whole thing up to try to stop them from taking him into custody.

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A Florida woman was recently legally ordered not to go back to her home after she allegedly crammed nachos down her wife’s pants during a domestic dispute.

Early in the morning on March 3, an officer from the Port St. Lucie Police Department went to a local residence after the authorities were notified by someone asking them to check on her friend. The caller said she had been talking to her on the phone when she thought she heard the woman’s wife becoming physically violent, and she wanted to make sure everything was okay.

According to the arrest affidavit, both individuals were home when he arrived, but each provided the officer with a different account of what happened. The 39-year-old woman who answered the door reportedly told him that her 40-year-old wife was intoxicated and became angry. She alleged that her spouse “made several holes in the wall,” but assured the officer that the fight did not become physical.

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A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly shooting into her housemate’s bedroom multiple times during a dispute over who had control over the residence.

According to reports, on the evening of April 27, a man returned to the Miami home he shares with a 59-year-old woman and overheard part of her conversation while she was outside talking to someone. He believed she was telling the individual that she was the person who ran their home, and her claim angered him. He stopped on his way inside to tell her she was wrong and then went to his room. His housemate allegedly went inside and spat at him, and he responded by shoving her. The woman reportedly proceeded to grab a revolver from her bedroom before heading to his room and knocking on the door.

The situation intensified when she allegedly shot into the man’s room at least four times, and he stayed on the floor to protect himself. He called the authorities, and officers from the Miami Police Department went to the residence to see what was going on. The man provided the police with an account of his version of the events, and when the woman told them she did not shoot a gun into the room, she showed them that there were no bullet holes in the door.

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A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple charges after allegedly torturing his girlfriend and burning over 60% of her body because he believed she was having an affair.

According to reports, last weekend, a man and his girlfriend were in their Pittsburgh residence, and they began arguing when he accused her of cheating on him. The woman repeatedly denied the accusations, and he allegedly refused to accept her answer and spent the next four hours physically assaulting her. The man reportedly bound her hands and feet and began hitting her in the face and striking her with a belt. He also allegedly turned on the clothes iron and burned her all over her body. The woman needed to go to the hospital, but her boyfriend reportedly refused to let her go.

A few days later, the woman went to a local hospital, and they began treating her for multiple injuries, including burns on 60% of her body. They notified the authorities, and officers from the Pittsburgh Police Department went to the hospital to talk to the alleged victim. It was reported that she told them her boyfriend had instructed her to say she was injured when she was attacked by a stranger.

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The mother and stepfather of a 10-year-old are facing charges after she reportedly had her hand burned on a stovetop as a form of punishment.

On April 19, a young girl and her brother were at their Biscayne Gardens, Florida, home with their stepdad, who was taking care of them while their mom was at work. The child pushed her sibling, and their stepdad reportedly forced her into the kitchen and made her hold her hand on a hot, coiled burner on the stovetop to punish her. After she got away from the 42-year-old man, the injured girl reportedly called her mother to tell her what happened. The woman allegedly did not try to help her, and the child was reportedly not taken for medical treatment.

When the child returned to school on Monday, her teacher saw that her hand was badly burned, and the girl told her that her stepfather had hurt her. The school notified the authorities about the situation, and an investigation was opened. Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office went to the family’s residence, where they found the parents.

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The ex-girlfriend of a married Florida man reportedly pretended she was an ICE agent and allegedly kidnapped his wife from her place of employment.

On April 10, a woman was working a shift at the Days Inn in Panama City when someone wearing clothing giving the impression they were an ICE agent came to the hotel and asked for her. The employee noted that in addition to the outfit, the woman was carrying a walkie-talkie and a card that appeared to be from the sheriff’s office, causing her to further believe she was a legitimate law enforcement agent. When the employee was told she would need to accompany the woman to the sheriff’s office, she willingly got into the back seat of their vehicle.

According to reports, when they were in the car, the driver took the woman’s cellphone away and said she could make a call when they arrived. During the ride, the driver reportedly made comments about the passenger’s husband and told her she would be held responsible for his wrongs. The man’s wife, who knew where the sheriff’s office was, realized the driver had passed the location. The driver reportedly informed her that they were going to a different office, but instead allegedly drove the woman to an apartment complex and told her additional ICE agents were awaiting their arrival. When she was told to get out of the vehicle, the passenger was able to run away.

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