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Published on: May 21, 2024

Abandoned Child Started 20 Day Trek to Missouri

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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Published on: March 21, 2023

Several Women Robbed and Sexually Assaulted at Bus Stops

by Staycie R. Sena

A man in Florida was arrested for many charges after being accused of sexually assaulting women at gunpoint while they were standing at bus stops.

Early in the morning on New Year’s Day, a woman was waiting at a bus stop in Orlando when she was reportedly approached by a stranger wearing a mask. She was allegedly assaulted by the man.

At approximately 6:00 AM on February 2, a woman at a different Orlando bus stop reported that a man she did not know walked up to her with a firearm. He allegedly told her to give him her money before he sexually assaulted her.

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Published on: May 24, 2021

Blue Slime Helped Police Capture Wanted Attempted Kidnapper

by Staycie R. Sena

The authorities believe they located a man who tried to kidnap a young girl from a bus stop when they matched blue slime on his arm to the squishy toy the girl was playing with at the time of the attempted abduction.

A few weeks ago, an 11-year-old girl was sitting at her bus stop in Pensacola waiting for the school bus to arrive when a man reportedly began to interact with her. The girl reportedly felt uncomfortable about the situation, and she alerted her school about it.

Around 7:00 am last Tuesday, the girl was waiting alone for the bus when the same man allegedly showed up at the stop.

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Published on: March 1, 2019

12-Year-Old Used as Bait to Catch Elderly Molester

by Staycie R. Sena

When a preteen informed the authorities that she had been sexually assaulted by a man that repeatedly followed her home from her school bus stop they apprehended the suspect by using her to help catch him in the act.

A 12-year-old girl from Largo who takes the bus to a stop near her residence each afternoon recently reported that an older and man had been present and seemingly waiting for her every day for over a month. The girl alleged that the man, with whom she was not acquainted, would then follow her between the stop and her home while reportedly pestered her during the trek.

On Thursday, when the girl reached her stop and disembarked the bus, the stranger was reportedly waiting once again to trail her without invitation. Before she made it to her home the girl reported that the suspect grabbed ahold of her, grabbed her bust, and tried to plant a kiss on her.

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