Articles Tagged with mental health

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A man allegedly held three of his family members hostage in their home for nearly 17-hours and reportedly shot and injured three responding officers during the standoff.

Last Sunday afternoon, a man reportedly angrily burst through the door of his family home in Cedar Park, Texas while his mother and siblings were inside.

The man’s mother feared for her safety and the safety of her children, and she called the authorities to report a possible domestic disturbance. She explained that her son was refusing to allow the family to exit the home.

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While a man was at the polls voting in the primary in New Hampshire he reportedly smacked a teenage boy who was showing his support for President Trump and wearing a MAGA hat.

On Tuesday, Windham High School served as a designated polling location for the first national primary, and Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle made personal appearances at the site during the day.

A tent was set up where Trump supporters were gathered on the school grounds, and a 15-year-old boy whose mother described him as “the most patriotic kid you’d ever meet in your life” was wearing a MAGA hat while reportedly extending wishes of a good evening to the people as they were leaving the polling place.

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A Tampa woman with a young child in tow was accused of collecting items in Walmart in a purported effort to cause an explosion in the store.

On the evening of January 11, Emily Stallard and a child whose relation to her has not been made public visited Walmart in Tampa and reportedly spent over 60-minutes walking through the aisles of the store collecting items.

Stallard and the child caught the eye of a security guard working in the store, and he allegedly watched as they both grabbed and opened many items including packages of nails, ethanol, and matches.

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A suspect in a Florida Target has been accused of destroying merchandise by allegedly using two plush toys, one of which from a Disney collection, to gratify himself sexually.

On Tuesday afternoon at the Target store in Pinellas Park, a man reportedly went to the section of the establishment where the stuffed animals are shelved.

The man allegedly proceeded to remove from the merchandise display a large stuffed unicorn, in addition to a plush snowman licensed by Disney in the image of Olaf from the movie Frozen.

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When a man believed his roommate was a vampire he allegedly responded by becoming alarmed and attacking him with a metal rod.

A 40-year-old man and his roommate who live together in Washington had an interaction on the evening of October 13, wherein the man believed his housemate was not human.

After a reported exchange between the two, the man asked his roommate if he was a vampire and the question was met with the response, “Is that what the kids are calling me nowadays?”

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A Texas man has been accused of robbing a bank in order to pay for the costs associated with his wedding, including his bride-to-be’s ring.

After getting engaged early in the summer, 30-year-old Heath Edward Bumpus and his fiancée were reportedly planning to wed on Saturday, October 5, and they intended to hold their reception at the Cochino Lodge in Houston.

On Friday, around 11:30 am, Bumpus allegedly showed up at the Citizens State Bank in Groveton and calmly went inside using the entrance at the back of the building.

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A man was arrested on Sunday after police reported that he called to let them know that he was in possession of marijuana.

21-year-old Joshua Simmons is documented as a homeless man in the St. Petersburg area of Florida.

Just before 11:00 pm on Sunday, Simmons reportedly dialed 911 and informed the operator that he was carrying drugs.

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When police investigated a woman’s claim that her neighbor physically assaulted her they alleged that the wounds were actually fake and created with vampire makeup.

20-year-old Christine Benoit and her neighbor reportedly got into a fight around 9:30 pm on August 5. The woman alleged that the dispute became physical, and she notified the police for help.

With what appeared to be wounds upon her face and body, Christie fled from her house in an attempt to feel safe until the authorities arrived, and she recruited another neighbor to sit with her at the residence.

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A man who spent over two decades working with law enforcement is facing several criminal charges for allegations that he was the perpetrator of child sexual abuse.

50-year-old Kip Wayne Teal had a 22-year career in Spartanburg County law enforcement agencies, the past four of which he was with the Coroner’s office.

Teal, who resigned from his position approximately a year ago for unrelated reasons, has been accused of incidents involving the sexual assault of a minor that purportedly took place from August 2013 until July 2016. The youngster in question’s reported abuse began when she was 6.

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A college attendee who also serves as a resident assistant has recently been linked to several fires that were lit on the campus.

Since the end of November, the McIntire dormitory building, which is home for 120 students on the Wheaton College campus, has experienced six small fires for which the origin was unknown.

Between 3:30 and 4:00 am on Thursday, another fire was reported inside the McIntire halls, but it was caught on the security cameras that the school had recently put in place for student safety.

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