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A 21-year-old Indiana mother is facing a felony neglect charge after investigators said her 4-year-old daughter was left without adequate supervision while staying with her at a hotel.

The investigation reportedly led to allegations unrelated to what initially brought police to the location, as authorities said they had reason to believe that the mother was soliciting customers for sex work from the room and allowing multiple people inside while her daughter was there. Investigators said they could not determine who was watching the child during those encounters.

According to reports, the police also found evidence of drug activity. They reported that a search of the mother’s cellphone showed that she used the internet to look up methamphetamine and ecstasy. Investigators later said the mother attempted to avoid a drug test by submitting water instead of urine. She allegedly admitted she substituted the sample because she had been smoking marijuana.

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A Florida man was accused of refusing to let a passenger out of his truck before leading police on a chase that reached 100 mph and ended when the vehicle crashed into a ditch.

The passenger reportedly begged the 38-year-old man to stop and let her out, but he allegedly refused. According to a probable cause affidavit, he told her, “I got this,” before continuing to drive.

The truck eventually became too damaged to make a turn and crashed into a ditch, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The driver allegedly ran from the wreck and hid in nearby grass before troopers found and arrested him.

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A South Florida man was facing several felony charges after investigators allegedly found stolen mail, identification cards belonging to other people, and multiple types of drugs inside a vehicle during a mail theft investigation in Miami-Dade County.

According to the authorities, investigators had been looking into recent mail thefts connected to a residential community where individuals previously reported stolen checks, credit cards, and personal property. Surveillance footage from one of the incidents allegedly showed two people working together before leaving the area in a white SUV with what was assumed to be stolen mail.

During the investigation, postal inspectors and local deputies reportedly went to a home in southwest Miami-Dade. Investigators allegedly saw the suspect sitting inside a gray Chevrolet parked in the driveway. As he got out of the vehicle, opened mail reportedly fell onto the ground.

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A Milwaukee landlord was taken into federal custody after investigators alleged he ran a long-term scheme that allowed drug trafficking operations inside his rental properties.

According to a criminal complaint, the 52-year-old property owner controlled more than 150 buildings with over 500 units across the city. Authorities claimed at least 25 of those locations were linked to drug sales, overdoses, or were allegedly used by dealers. The properties were reportedly organized under dozens of LLCs tied to a single real estate business.

Investigators said the operation had been under review since May 2024. During that time, agents allegedly found that various narcotics, including fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana, were being distributed from multiple units connected to the landlord’s portfolio. When arrests were carried out, authorities reported seizing cash, firearms, scales, and hypodermic needles.

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A discarded backpack filled with suspected drugs led the authorities to arrest a man and woman after they reportedly returned to retrieve it hours later near a highway bypass.

According to the authorities, the investigation began when a resident called 911 to report that two individuals in a white SUV had allegedly thrown a black backpack onto private property along a road just off the highway. Deputies later recovered the bag and said it contained a large quantity of suspected meth, a smaller amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and personal belongings.

The investigators removed the suspected drugs and placed the backpack back where it had been found while monitoring the area with a trail camera. The authorities said they believed the individuals would return.

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A woman from Alabama was arrested in Florida after allegedly attacking two elderly women in a retail store parking lot and later resisting the authorities.

The incident occurred on the evening of March 23 at a Walmart Supercenter in Panama City Beach. According to the authorities, officers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. after they received reports of a disturbance in the parking lot.

Investigators alleged that, before their arrival, the woman had approached a vehicle traveling through the lot around 7:40 p.m. The vehicle was occupied by two older women, one driving and the other in the passenger seat. Without any known provocation, the suspect allegedly began striking the vehicle when it neared her.

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Two women were taken into custody after the authorities reportedly intercepted an alleged attempt to deliver illegal narcotics to inmates at the Henderson County Jail.

According to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, investigators had been looking into suspected narcotics trafficking activity in the county in the days leading up to the incident. During that investigation, the authorities reportedly received information indicating that two women from Eustace were planning to bring drugs to the jail on a Saturday morning.

Deputies and narcotics investigators monitored the situation and reportedly intercepted the pair before the suspected drugs could reach the facility. The authorities said the alleged delivery had been disguised as a tube labeled eczema cream.

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Two roommates were reportedly arrested in St. George, Utah, after the authorities executed a search warrant at their residence and allegedly discovered 19 firearms along with several types of suspected drugs.

According to reports, the investigation began at approximately 10 p.m. on March 4 when two officers who were on foot patrol and reportedly smelled the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the backyard of a nearby home. The officers contacted the residents and asked for permission to search the property, but consent was allegedly denied. The authorities searched after obtaining a warrant.

Court documents stated that officers first located marijuana-related drug paraphernalia in the backyard, including items that had been placed inside a smoker grill. Some of the paraphernalia was reportedly claimed by another individual who was present at the residence.

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A fire that burned an apartment building in Milwaukee reportedly started over a tenant’s issue with marijuana smoke.

According to authorities, the incident happened early in the morning on January 17 at an apartment complex on the south side of the city. The fire was reported just after 6 a.m., and firefighters arrived about 30 minutes later. By then, the fire had already spread through parts of the building, forcing emergency crews to rescue several residents from the second floor.

Investigators later determined the fire was intentionally set. Officials said the blaze started near the front entrance of the building, where fire damage and burn patterns pointed to the use of an accelerant.

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A teenager who allegedly tried to steal from his uncle is facing charges after he reportedly threatened to shoot the man with a high-capacity gun when he was told he would have to leave the home and go stay with his aunt.

On October 27, an 18-year-old man was at his uncle’s home in Memphis, Tennessee, when the pair had an altercation that reportedly became intense. According to reports, his uncle got angry when he believed his nephew tried to steal from him. He decided not to allow his nephew to stay with him. The man informed him that he would be taking him to stay at his aunt’s home instead. The situation escalated when the teen allegedly pulled out a gun.

It was reported that the firearm had a magazine, and the teen reportedly discarded it for what the authorities called a “100-round drum.” Afterwards, the teen allegedly told his uncle he would shoot him if he did not drive away fast enough when leaving him at his aunt’s house. His uncle notified the authorities, and officers from the Memphis Police Department went to the address to investigate the matter.

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