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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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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 man in Massachusetts with several criminal priors was arrested and charged after allegedly hiding in a museum bathroom where he reportedly attacked a 15-year-old girl.

On October 13, a 15-year-old girl and her friend visited the Museum of Science in Boston together. Just before 1:00 PM, the 15-year-old needed to use the facilities and entered the bathroom without her friend, who waited for her outside the powder room. A woman who was also at the museum went in moments after the teen, and while using the bathroom, she reportedly heard what sounded like a female struggling and screaming.

When the authorities were notified, the Massachusetts State Police went to the location to investigate the situation. They spoke with the teenage girl, and she explained that while she was in the restroom at the sink, someone came up behind her and put their hand over her mouth. She reported that they tried to strongarm her, but she broke free and exited the bathroom. She provided what the police considered a good description of the suspect. The woman who was in the restroom when the incident occurred also spoke to the police. She said that before hearing what she thought was a scream, she saw the shoes of the person who grabbed the teenager.

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Last week, two men were arrested for allegedly stealing a deputy’s firearm from a bathroom at a RaceTrac gas station in Oviedo, Florida.

On August 29, around 5:30 p.m., a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped at the RaceTrac gas station to use the bathroom. While inside, the deputy placed his vest on the ground and his gun belt over the handicapped railing in the stall. After finishing, the deputy put his vest and gun belt back on and left to respond to another call.

Not long after, the deputy realized his firearm was missing. He returned to the gas station to look for it and wondered if someone might have taken it while he was in the stall. When surveillance footage was reviewed, it showed that the deputy was alone in the bathroom. After he left, two men went into the bathroom, and when they exited, one of them appeared to have a noticeable bulge in his waistband. It was believed he had taken the deputy’s missing gun.

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A Florida elementary school teacher is facing charges after allegedly mistreating a student with disabilities at an elementary school in Palm Bay.

According to reports, on August 22, a 41-year-old teacher at Sunrise Elementary School in Palm Bay attempted to move a student, who was described as low-functioning and only slightly verbal. When the child did not want to cooperate, the teacher allegedly pushed her. The girl threw herself on the floor and the teacher allegedly grabbed the youngster and pinned her arms down while straddling her. Afterward, she reportedly dragged the student by her wrists across the classroom toward a bathroom and held the door shut so the child was unable to get out.

After the authorities were notified, officers from the City of Palm Bay Police Department went to the school to investigate. They reported that several people talked to them and said they witnessed the incident, and that they had concerns about how the teacher treated the students. They also told the officers that the woman put other children in the bathroom to punish them.

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A man from the central east coast of Florida was arrested after reportedly keeping out of sight in the bathroom of a drugstore and helping himself to snacks after the business closed for the night.

According to reports, at around 9:45 PM on July 14, a 46-year-old man went into a Walgreens in New Smyrna Beach to use their bathroom. He was permitted to use the facilities, but the man reportedly stayed in the restroom much longer than anyone anticipated.

The store closes at 10:00 PM, and the employees reportedly did not realize the man was still in the bathroom when they left and locked up for the night. He reportedly stayed put for approximately five hours before he walked out of the lavatory. He started perusing the shelves and allegedly helped himself to some snacks while he wandered around the store. According to the authorities, he ate chips, Tostitos dip, and candy, and washed it down with Dr. Pepper.

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A Florida man was arrested after allegedly trapping a gas station attendant in the bathroom with him, attacking and cutting her with a box knife until the police arrived.

Early in the morning on June 1, a 62-year-old man went to a RaceTrac Gasoline Service Station in Longwood and bought a cup of coffee. It was reported that he left, but returned a bit later and went into the men’s bathroom.

He reportedly came out of the facilities and let one of the staff members know that there was no toilet paper, and asked if they could get some for him. When an employee went in to restock, the man, who reportedly had a box knife, allegedly trapped her and locked the door. He then reportedly attacked her and threw her on the ground. As she struggled to break free, the man allegedly started cutting her with the blade.

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The adoptive mother of a 22-year-old with special needs is facing multiple charges after she allegedly chained the woman to a bed frame by the neck and left her in her own excrement for almost a week.

Just after midnight on May 29, a woman returned home from the store and reportedly heard screaming coming from the second floor. When she went to inspect, the woman reportedly discovered her mentally disabled adopted older sister. She allegedly had a chain around her neck keeping her bound to the bed frame in the room. Her hips were held in place with a bicycle lock, and her sister found the key and freed her.

The authorities were notified, and it was reported that the mother returned to the residence until she learned the police were coming. Her younger daughter kept her away from the room. She did not want her mother to move anything around before the officers could inspect it. Before the police got there, the mother reportedly took the chain and lock and left the residence.

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A construction worker in Central Florida was accused of stealing personal items, including prescription medication, from a home he was hired to work on.

On March 21, several construction workers were on a property in Alachua that they were hired to work on. While they were there, one of the crew members reportedly asked the owner of the home if he could use the bathroom. The owner told the worker to go ahead and use the facilities.

It was reported that after the worker left the home, he realized he was missing his bandana. He thought he had left it in the house when he used the bathroom, so he asked the man if he could go back inside and check. Again, the owner told him it was okay to do so.

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A man who went into the bathroom at a Florida Walmart store reportedly found someone’s cell phone and allegedly used it to make a false report to the authorities, saying there was a bomb at the location.

On the afternoon of January 12, a man in a Port Charlotte Walmart entered the bathroom. While there, he reportedly discovered a cell phone sitting out, but no one else was in the restroom. The man had allegedly seen several videos on TikTok showing people going into stores and calling in fake bomb threats. He reportedly dialed 911, and after a dispatcher answered he said there was a bomb in the store. It was noted in the police report that he ended the call by saying “tic toc tic toc.”

Law enforcement from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office went to the location to investigate. When they arrived, they saw the rightful owner of the phone, and he told them he was able to digitally track the device’s location to the Walmart bathroom where he had been shortly before the call was placed.

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