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A woman who works at a McDonald’s on Florida’s Western Gulf Coast was arrested for child abuse after she allegedly attacked a teenage girl for helping herself to Ranch dipping sauce without the assistance of an employee.

Late in the afternoon on April 4, a 17-year-old girl went to a McDonald’s in St. Petersburg. When she received her order, the teen realized there were no containers of Ranch sauce in the bag. The young woman tried to get the attention of the employees to ask for the dip, but she alleged that no one would help her. She took it upon herself to remedy her problem by stepping behind the counter and grabbing what she needed.

A 31-year-old employee noticed the teen as she went back to the public area and allegedly became physically aggressive by first grabbing her by the arm. According to the police report, the girl “tried to break free” from the worker’s hold. She was unsuccessful, and the employee reportedly pushed the girl to the ground while holding her by the neck before allegedly choking her.

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A married special education teacher at a high school in northeastern Illinois was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in a classroom last December.

On March 15, the mother of a teenage boy who attends Downers Grove South High School was setting up her teenage son’s new cell phone when she spotted disturbing messages containing discussions about sex. The other party, believed to be the teen’s soccer coach and tutor, allegedly messaged the boy about how much she liked their physical encounter. According to reports, the alleged connection between the two started in a classroom on campus before a tutoring session. The boy reported that he later realized it was wrong and ended things with her. His mother reported the situation to the police, and an investigation was opened.

On March 16, the woman and her husband were pulled over by Downers Grove police while driving in Chicago, and she was told to get out of the vehicle. The woman, who was visibly upset and crying, was taken into custody. She is expected to face charges of two felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one felony count of criminal sexual assault against a minor. She was released with the condition that she is not allowed to enter the high school or have contact with anyone age 18 or younger.

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A 35-year-old Texas man with a history of family violence is facing several charges after allegedly severely injuring his elderly girlfriend by pouring burning hot soup on her because he believed she was talking too much.

According to reports, on April 3, the authorities were notified by a 65-year-old woman when she stopped by the local police station on her way to an appointment at the Social Security office. She explained that she wanted to contact them sooner, but she lacked a phone and vehicle, so she was forced to wait. The woman reported in a written statement that she and her 35-year-old boyfriend, who had been dating for approximately a year, share a residence. The man allegedly physically attacked her by choking her at times, and on February 28, she obtained third-degree burns from an incident between them.

The woman told the police that she was heating up soup in the microwave when the couple was in the middle of a verbal disagreement. The man reportedly told his girlfriend she was talking too much. She got her soup out of the microwave, and her beau allegedly purposely shoved it, causing the scalding liquid to spill on her and burn her arm and shoulder.

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A Florida charter boat captain is facing multiple charges after he allegedly climbed on someone else’s boat and threatened to physically harm him.

On April 1, a 40-year-old military veteran who is now a charter boat captain for his Punta Gorda business “Tarpon Coast Fishing Charters.” The man was on the water and encountered another boater with whom he had a previous tense engagement, and things reportedly heated up between the pair again. The 22-year-old in the other boat accused the charter boat captain of going through a nearby tunnel too quickly and without headlights, and the criticism was not well received. The older man reportedly positioned his boat next to the other and climbed on board without permission. The authorities believe he issued verbal threats in addition to grabbing the alleged victim.

On April 4, the suspect was taken into custody and booked into the Charlotte County Jail. He is facing a preliminary charge of felony burglary with assault or battery and was released the following morning after posting a $20,000 bond. It was reported that the US Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission could also add charges.

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A Florida woman was arrested when the police reportedly caught her and a man having sexual relations in a cemetery and allegedly found her with drugs and paraphernalia.

The Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery in Sumter County is a burial site that serves as the final resting place of veterans, county commissioners, and former slaves. It earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. On the afternoon of March 27, a man and woman entered the location, which was reportedly closed to the public and had a lock on the entrance. While there, they decided to have sex in the graveyard. At the same time, a state trooper stopped in the parking lot to let their K9 have a break. The trooper saw an unattended vehicle and decided to have a look around.

It was reported that the trooper and other law enforcement officers who arrived at the cemetery discovered the couple mid-coitus. The officers accompanied them to their vehicle so they could get dressed, and the K9 reportedly signaled them to the possible presence of narcotics. When the car was searched, they allegedly found substances believed to be Xanax, Oxycodone, methamphetamine, marijuana, and paraphernalia.

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When police approached an Alabama man parked on the side of the Interstate, they accused him of trafficking drugs after they allegedly discovered he was holding a sizeable amount of narcotics.

Just after midnight on April 2, a man from Athens was riding his motorcycle, which was reported as having a concealed license plate, on I-65. According to reports, the 52-year-old pulled over and stopped on the side of the road, when officers from the Priceville Police Department spotted him. They pulled over and approached him to see if the man needed help and noted that there was tape covering part of the motorcycle’s license plate. When the officers started talking to him, they believed the man was behaving suspiciously. They also thought he smelled like he had marijuana. They decided to call for backup and requested the assistance of a K9.

According to reports, when the other officers got to the location, they used the K9 to help them investigate, and the police dog reacted in a way that indicated it was likely narcotics were present. The police searched the man and reported that he had a pair of brass knuckles. They also allegedly discovered several pieces of drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and a large amount of something they believed to be an illicit substance. It was reported that the authorities later learned it was a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

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A former NFL player started a GoFundMe to garner support for the father of three youngsters in Georgia who was arrested after reportedly leaving his children by themselves at McDonald’s while he went to a job interview nearby.

On the afternoon of March 22, a 24-year-old father of children ages 10, 6, and 1 took the kids to a McDonald’s with a playground near their Augusta residence. Since the family is carless, they walked to the restaurant. According to reports, around 4:30 PM, the man walked out of the establishment without the youngsters. Shortly after, he came back but then took off a second time. Someone became concerned after seeing him leave the kids alone, and the authorities were notified.

The police were already at the restaurant when the man returned around 6:15 PM. When asked about the situation, he explained that he only left the children because he needed to attend a job interview nearby. He was arrested on suspicion of deprivation of a minor and booked into the Richmond County Jail. Online facility records indicate that the man is no longer in custody.

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A 59-year-old woman from Florida is facing charges after allegedly holding two teenagers who were fishing near her home at gunpoint with a fake weapon that they believed was real.

On March 28, two teens, ages 13 and 15, were fishing near a residence in Melbourne. Though they were reportedly past the property line, the woman who lives in the home believed they were in her backyard. She allegedly intervened before notifying the authorities. According to reports, the woman approached the boys with what looked like a firearm but was later identified as a pellet gun. The teens, who dropped to the ground when they saw her, reported that they were afraid and believed the gun was real. The woman allegedly threatened to shoot them in their heads as they lay on the ground. A few minutes later, her husband went up to her and took the faux firearm away from her.

The woman called the authorities and told them what happened, and deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office went to the address to investigate. When they talked to the teens, the boys gave their account of what happened and added that they thought the woman was going to shoot and kill them. When the piece was inspected, the authorities confirmed that it was a long pellet gun and not a real firearm. They also asserted that the boys were over 25 feet from the woman’s property line.

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A Utah teen may face multiple charges after a single-vehicle accident alleged to be caused by his driving under the influence reportedly took the life of his 16-year-old passenger.

In the early morning hours of March 30, an 18-year-old was driving a truck on Utah State Route 36 in the Rush Valley area of Tooele County with a 16-year-old young man in the passenger seat. The posted speed limit was reported as being 65 MPH, but the man was allegedly traveling at 85 MPH. According to reports, the pickup ended up going off the road and rolling over, and both men were thrown from the vehicle onto the ground, and the 16-year-old was severely injured.

When the authorities learned about the accident, a trooper from the Highway Patrol headed to the site, where a sheriff’s deputy was there and giving the younger man CPR. The trooper, who believed he smelled alcohol, took over for the sheriff, but when EMS arrived, the teenager was pronounced dead. The driver was given a breath test, and his BAC was recorded as 0.18. When speaking with the authorities, he allegedly said he had a few beers at a social gathering. His truck and the surrounding area were searched, and several empty alcohol containers were reportedly found.

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Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men from north central California after they reportedly found them sitting in a parked vehicle with narcotics and weapons in the car.

Last weekend, deputies from the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling in a residential area in Elverta when they noticed three people sitting in a car parked in a driveway, and they believed it looked suspicious. They decided to check things out, and before they got to the vehicle, the person in the front passenger seat got out and went towards the home. When interacting with the driver, they reportedly found out he did not have a driver’s license. The backseat passenger was identified as a 44-year-old local man, and he was allegedly found with a pipe believed to be used for smoking meth.

The passenger walked back to the car and reportedly told the deputies he put a bag of meth in the back of the vehicle. When they searched, they reported that they found a bag of something they believed was methamphetamine, in addition to paraphernalia.

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