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A first date in northern Minnesota ended in potential criminal charges when a man from Illinois was taken into custody after an alleged confrontation with the woman he had met that night.

According to reports, the two had connected online and decided to meet in Virginia, Minnesota. They spent part of the evening at a local bar, but according to the police affidavit, the man appeared to become upset at some point during their time there.

After leaving the bar, he offered to drive the woman home, he reportedly drove past her residence and stopped at a nearby convenience store. It was reported that when the woman tried to get out of the car, her date pulled back into the vehicle, though it’s unclear what led up to that moment or what the man’s intent may have been.

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A 34-year-old Georgia woman who was believed to be intoxicated is facing many charges after reportedly leaving her youngsters at a fire department and forcing the police to chase her as she drove away.

According to reports, late in the afternoon on March 23, a woman who was believed to be intoxicated and her two young children were passengers in a vehicle, when the driver was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence. Just after 1:00 AM the following morning, the woman, again with her youngsters as passengers in the vehicle, drove to a fire station in Meldrim. She reportedly parked her car and passed out, and when she was seen by the firefighters, they went to see what was going on.

They reported that the woman looked like she had passed out, so they took the children out of the vehicle. She woke up and allegedly told the first responders that she had consumed a lot of alcohol, and then drove away and left the youngsters behind. They were able to trail her until sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit and eventually used a PIT maneuver to force her to stop. The deputies reported that they found several alcohol containers in the car.

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An intoxicated woman reportedly left an infant later identified as her grandchild alone in a ditch in the woods.

On the rainy afternoon of October 29, a woman in Fergus Falls was reported walking in the woods that line Cedar Park Loop while holding a baby. She was reportedly wandering while shoeless and caught the attention of one of the people driving on the road. The man stopped his vehicle to see if they needed help, but the woman assured him they did not, and she walked away. Shortly after, the man saw her again and recognized that she was not carrying the child anymore.

According to reports, the man looked around and found the baby in a ditch. He called the authorities and told them about the situation. Deputies from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to investigate the report and do a welfare check on the infant. When they arrived, the woman was still walking through the woods, and the deputies approached her. They reported that she appeared to be intoxicated and confused. When they checked her identity, it was discovered that she was the baby’s grandmother.

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A mother who recently moved to Florida is facing charges after allegedly leaving her preteen son at a bus stop knowing he intended to walk for 20 days to go back to Missouri to live with his grandmother.

On May 15, a 32-year-old woman and her two children, ages 12 and 2, were at a bus stop in Hialeah. They recently relocated from Columbia, Missouri, and the 12-year-old was reportedly unhappy about the move. He started arguing with his mom and told her he wanted to go back to Columbia. He let her know he calculated the travel time by foot and said he would stay with his grandmother when he got there after the 20-day trek.

It was reported that the boy walked away from his mother, who began calling his name, but when he did not answer she didn’t chase after him or try to stop him from leaving.

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A father in Pennsylvania is facing several charges after allegedly running away and abandoning his 3-month-old daughter in a store when he was accused of shoplifting.

According to reports, late in the evening on January 18, a man with an infant and two other adults went to a Walmart store in Philadelphia. While they were there, the group allegedly picked up items and tried to leave the store without paying for them.

Store security noticed the three suspected thieves, and when they tried to confront them about the allegedly stolen goods, they fled from the premises. The 2-month-old’s father reportedly left her behind at the store.

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A woman in Florida was arrested after allegedly abandoning two of her three children at a local hospital.

On August 14, a woman from Dothan, Alabama, was driving in Destin, Florida, with her three children, one of whom is an infant, in the car. She reportedly did not stop the vehicle, but she allegedly told one of the older children to take the baby from the car seat and change their diaper. It was reported that the youngster refused to remove the baby from the car seat while the car was moving.

According to reports, the woman stopped at HCA Florida Destin Emergency. She reportedly told the older children she needed money for gas, and she told them to go into the hospital to see if they could find anything. When they got out of the vehicle, a security guard allegedly saw their mother drive away with the baby, leaving the other youngsters behind. The guard accompanied them into the hospital.

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The parents of seven children in Pennsylvania are facing serious charges after allegedly forcing their children to live in deplorable conditions with caged rats and installing a lock on the refrigerator so they could not eat.

According to reports, on April 23, the neighbor of a family with seven kids who live in a three-bedroom mobile home in Sellersville saw one of the children going into an abandoned trailer. They believed the youngster looked malnourished, so they called 911 to report the situation.

Officers with the Pennridge Regional Police Department were dispatched to the residence to investigate.

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After a night of camping on Cemetery Island with her three children, a woman and her boyfriend reportedly disappeared and allegedly left the kids to fend for themselves. 

Courtney Danielle Taylor has three kids, ages 12, 13, and 15, and they live in upstate South Carolina. 

Cemetery Island, known to some as “Ghost Island,” sits in Lake Hartwell. The island is home to an estate owned by a Revolutionary War soldier, and many grave sites are still accessible. 

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A 10-year-old boy was reportedly left behind with injuries after his dad fled the scene of a four-vehicle accident he allegedly caused by driving under the influence.  

Late in the afternoon on December 11, 29-year-old Christopher Hernandez, a resident of Joliet, Illinois, was driving around town with his 10-year-old son. 

Hernandez reportedly slammed into the back of the car in front of him, and it caused the vehicle to skid erratically on the road. Hernandez’s car also began to skid from the impact. 

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Two men have been taken into custody after a grandmother was found in need of life support outside of an abandoned church in Detroit after being raped and beaten. 

On the morning of November 14, a woman who was visiting Detroit to spend time with one of her three sons for his birthday went out for a stroll.  

When the woman, who was reported as having familiarity with the area, was walking around she was attacked by someone.  

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