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A man who was seen wearing only a diaper on the grounds of an elementary school is facing charges after two young girls reported that he made baby noises and loudly stated that he needed to be changed.

On August 6, youngsters were outside enjoying the summer day when two girls who were riding bicycles had an encounter with a stranger that the authorities said left them both “visibly shaking” and “truly petrified.”  According to reports, they were near the Andy Woods Elementary School when a man wearing a diaper with a pacifier around his neck reportedly came up to them and yelled, “Goo goo, ga ga, I need a diaper change,” He allegedly asked if one of them would do it for him, and the girls quickly rode off.

They went to the nearby home of an adult they knew, and after telling them what had reportedly happened, the individual called their parents, and the authorities were notified. Officers from the Tyler Police Department responded to the call and spoke with the people involved, as well as individuals who reported they were in the area and saw the incident occur. Using the information they were given, they believed they knew who the suspect was. They obtained an arrest warrant and went to his job.

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A Pennsylvania man who was arrested for allegedly masturbating in his vehicle while parked near a grocery store is also being investigated for his possible involvement in violent criminal activity.

Early in the morning on August 2, a home and two vehicles were damaged during a shooting that occurred in Ridley Township, but the police were still searching for the party or parties involved. A while later and a few blocks from the scene, a man was sitting in his parked vehicle in the parking lot at a Wawa store when an officer from the Ridley Township Police Department spotted the car. He reportedly became suspicious and went to see why the driver was hanging out there. According to reports, when he walked up to the vehicle, he saw more of the driver than he bargained for.

The driver reportedly had the seat reclined, and the officer believed the man was sexually pleasuring himself. When he looked around inside the car, the officer reportedly spotted a handgun, ammunition, and shell casings sitting out in the open, which led to additional problems for the man, who has a criminal record that disallows him from owning a firearm. The authorities purported that he could be the person who shot the gun earlier that morning.

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A Michigan man is facing charges after he was named the aggressor in a physical altercation between himself and an 84-year-old man.

On the evening of July 4, a 55-year-old man from Westland was at Kroger in Dearborn. When he was leaving the parking lot, the driver in front of him pulled out very slowly, and the man allegedly became angry. The other driver, later identified as an 84-year-old local man, pulled back into the lot to mail a letter, and the man in the other car reportedly followed him. The drivers reportedly exchanged heated words and gave each other the finger, but things allegedly intensified when they both got out of their vehicles.

When the reportedly slow driver went to put his mail in the box, the other man allegedly came up to him and got too close for comfort. He told him to back off and eventually tried to push him away. They reportedly scuffled until the older man fell down. People nearby saw him on the ground and stayed with him until he was taken to a local hospital. The authorities were notified, and the Dearborn Police Department began investigating.

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A reportedly intoxicated Virginia radio host was arrested after allegedly driving through a crime scene and arguing with law enforcement when they told him he was not allowed to be there.

According to reports, around 9:00 AM on June 4, a 43-year-old man who owns a skating rink and is known for his work as a morning show host on Virginia Beach’s Z104 WNVZ was driving a few feet from his business. At the same time, officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department were looking into an incident involving a shooting that occurred between a teenager and an officer that morning. The area was closed off while law enforcement conducted the investigation, but the man reportedly tried to drive through anyway. Things allegedly went south when he was informed that he would not be able to enter the zone.

It was reported that when the man was told he could not proceed, he began yelling and using foul language towards the officers. When they continued insisting that he would have to route around the scene, he reportedly insisted he was allowed because he was trying to get to the property he owns. The police reported that the man smelled like alcohol and was displaying several additional signs that caused them to believe he had been drinking.

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When a Virginia man was released from incarceration, he was arrested again a few hours later for allegedly stealing a vehicle and attempting to burglarize a residence.

On May 9, a 28-year-old man from Woodbridge was arrested on suspicion of auto theft, eluding or disregarding the police, and exceeding the speed limit. He spent 18 days in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. After a bond hearing on the morning of May 27, he was released on his own recognizance. The man enjoyed approximately 10 hours of freedom before he had an encounter with the police regarding criminal activity that happened after he was freed.

According to reports, around 7:00 PM, a woman was in her Burke home when someone she did not know let themselves in. She grabbed a weapon to protect herself, and the individual ran out of the house and drove away. She notified the authorities about the incident, and officers from the Fairfax County Police Department went to the address to investigate. They collected details about the alleged burglary and also learned that a vehicle, which might have been the one the suspect was driving, was reported stolen from the courthouse parking lot. It was suspected that the auto thief was the man who was released that morning. After a short search, he was found with the vehicle and accused of stealing it and breaking into the woman’s residence.

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Two mothers from Arizona were arrested when the police accused them of drinking at a bar for hours and leaving their youngsters alone in their vehicle with a bag of marijuana.

Late in the evening on March 8, two moms in Glendale were driving near the Westgate Entertainment District with four young children, one of whom was an infant in a safety seat. The driver pulled into the lot and parked the car, and both women reportedly got out, but allegedly left the children alone in the vehicle when they walked away. While they were gone, the authorities showed up and met with a bystander who called the police when she reportedly saw a youngster running around the parking lot by herself. She reported that she also found the others in the car without supervision. Upon searching the vehicle, one of the officers allegedly found a bag of marijuana in the glove compartment.

The police went to a few establishments in the center to see if they could find the mothers of the children, but they were unsuccessful. They reportedly stayed with the kids for 45 minutes before the women returned to the car. When asked, both mothers said they went into the Salt Tacos y Tequila bar and restaurant to use the bathroom and were not gone for long. The officers reported that they smelled alcohol on the women, who allegedly added that they had a drink while there.

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A Florida woman who was reportedly driving under the influence with drugs in her car allegedly nearly slammed into a police vehicle when she reportedly tried to speed away from pursuing officers.

On the morning of January 19, a 30-year-old Cape Coral woman was sitting in the car in a local Dollar Tree parking lot. At the same time, Cape Coral police officers showed up after they were told someone was stealing a vehicle from the location. When they spotted the woman, they headed towards her car, and she allegedly sped out of the lot after nearly striking a police vehicle.

According to reports, as the police pursued her, the woman drove erratically until she struck the center divider, and it rendered her car undriveable. Before officers reached her, she allegedly started running in the opposite direction. An officer with a K9 chased after her, and when she reportedly continued fleeing, the dog was released. The woman halted, and the officer called off the K9. They handcuffed her, and the officers reported that they found fentanyl and paraphernalia around the path on which the woman was running, and they asserted that it belonged to her.

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A Louisiana man allegedly made racist comments to a group of Black individuals in a parking lot in Monroe, causing one of them to punch him in the face before the man was arrested. 

Late in the evening on January 5, officers from the Monroe Police Department went to the local Shoe Show parking lot in response to an altercation between two men. When they arrived, they saw that a white man and one of the Black men at the scene were wounded. When the police talked to the black man, whose foot was hurt, he said that he and his friends were sitting in a car in the lot, and a vehicle parked next to them. He said the driver, identified as a 51-year-old white male from Monroe, began yelling derogatory remarks at them and he stepped out of his car. According to the police report, one of the things he shouted was “I hate n*ggers!” Afterward, he tried to pull away, and the black man’s foot was run over when he attempted to stop him by standing in his path. The police were told that the white man sustained his injuries after the man whose foot he ran over started punching him.

It was reported that the suspect was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital. After he was treated and released, he was booked into the Ouachita County Correctional Facility. He is facing preliminary charges of one felony count of aggravated battery, a misdemeanor count for hate crimes, and a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer. According to jail records, at the time this was written, the man was still in custody in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

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A central California man who is currently on parole is facing multiple charges after allegedly smashing a stolen car into several vehicles in a grocery store parking lot before trying to flee from the authorities.

Early in the afternoon on December 8, a man was allegedly driving recklessly in a Trader Joe’s parking lot in Santa Barbara. It was reported that he backed into one car and struck several other vehicles in the lot, in addition to nearly hitting pedestrians. After the alleged event, the man reportedly sped away. The authorities were notified, and officers from the Santa Barbara Police Department headed to Trader Joe’s to investigate.

At the same time, someone who saw the vehicle on the road called 911 to give them the car’s license plate number after witnessing the driver allegedly fail to stop at a red light and nearly crash into people riding bicycles. Officers began searching for his car when they received the suspect’s location.

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A woman in Canada is facing several charges after turning herself in for her alleged involvement in several recent auto thefts.

On the afternoon of September 6, an 18-year-old woman went to the Mississauga residence of a person with a 2022 Porche for sale. She let the owner know that she was interested in purchasing it, and she said her father was going to meet her so they could look at the vehicle. Before her dad arrived, the woman told the owner she would like to check it out.

He did not have a problem with her request, and the man allowed her to sit in the driver’s seat. He was walking behind the vehicle, and the woman reportedly backed over him before taking off in the Porche. The man got off the ground, and when the authorities got involved, he gave them footage from his doorbell camera that showed the incident as it happened.

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