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Published on: September 22, 2023

Mom Left 11-Year-Old in Hotel Room with Dead Body

A Florida woman is facing charges after she brought her child to a hotel room where she and others allegedly did drugs, drank, and had group sex, and then left the youngster by himself with a dead body.

Last weekend, an incident occurred at the Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Palm Coast, resulting in a mother’s arrest and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) taking custody of her 11-year-old boy.

Early in the morning on September 10, a mother was hanging out at a bar while her son stayed with his grandmother. When the establishment was closing, the woman retrieved her child and reportedly headed to a hotel room at the resort.

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Published on: April 11, 2023

Nude Florida Man Stole Bus with Dead Deer on Board

by Staycie R. Sena

A man believed to be from Florida was in Pennsylvania when police accused him of stealing a school bus with a deceased deer inside.

On the morning of April 4, the Gettysburg Pennsylvania State Police received a report that a school bus had been stolen in Abbottstown.

Shortly after the report was made, the Carroll Township Police Station learned that the bus was seen in Dillsburg.

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Published on: September 23, 2022

Woman Went Shopping after Stabbing Roommates

by Staycie R. Sena

A Florida woman with two roommates reportedly went shopping at Publix after trying to murder them with a kitchen knife because she was asked to move out of the residence,

According to reports, a few months ago, the 30-year-old was told that her room was needed so that a relative of one of the other residents could live in the home.

The woman reportedly became enraged when she was informed that she would need to acquire new housing. She allegedly began plotting her revenge.

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Published on: November 13, 2021

Man Accused of Sexual Crimes against Child, Deer, and Canine

by Staycie R. Sena

Images of an Oregon man accused of raping a child he was babysitting reportedly depict him sexually engaging with a dog, and a dead or unconscious deer.

32-year-old Damon J. Cervantes resides in Portland.

On September 25, Cervantes was reportedly babysitting a 3-year-old child. Two additional children, whose relationship to Cervantes was not disclosed, were also at his home.

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Published on: January 13, 2021

DNA from Cigar Dug Up Florida Grave Robbers

by Staycie R. Sena

Two men were arrested after the authorities allegedly connected them to criminal activity using DNA left on a cigar at the site of grave robberies in a Florida cemetery.

43-year-old Brian Tolentino resides in Davenport, and 39-year-old Juan Lopez is a resident of Lake Wales. Both men originally hail from Puerto Rico.

Tolentino has a felony record, and Davenport worked as a police officer before they came to the incorporated U.S. mainland.

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Published on: September 28, 2017

Off-duty Officer Arrested in DUI Crash Leaving 3 Dead

by Staycie R. Sena

Officer Edgar Verduzco had been driving down the 605 freeway in Whitter when his car veered to the right into the adjoining lane and made impact with the back end of a Nissan carrying two parents and their child. The mother, father and teenage son were pronounced dead at the scene. Verduzco was suspected of DUI.

26-year-old Verduzco, an Army veteran who has worked at the front desk of the police department for two years, had allegedly been driving approximately 65 mph when he struck the Nissan causing it to combust, and leaving the victims without an escape from their vehicle. They have not yet been identified due to the state of the remains.

Immediately following the initial accident Verduzco’s car continued on and struck another vehicle before he came to a stop. The driver from the second vehicle was reported to have suffered minor injuries, and Verduzco acquired a broken nose.

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