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Published on: July 9, 2025

Intoxicated Teen Runaway Crashed into Walgreens in Stolen Car

A teenage runaway in southwestern Florida is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving under the influence in a car he stole that was registered to his father.

Just after 5:00 am on June 27, a Nissan Sentra was seen in the parking lot at a McDonald’s in Cape Coral. The juvenile in the driver’s seat was believed to be a 15-year-old, and five of his friends were riding as passengers. The driver was reported as a runaway, and someone called the authorities to let them know where he was. Officers from the Cape Coral Police Department went to the location to investigate.

When they arrived, the police reported that they had spotted a vehicle matching the description of the one the individual had called about. They tried to get the driver to pull over, but he allegedly ignored the officer and continued driving until they reached the parking lot of a nearby Walgreens. The vehicle crashed into the side of the building, and the driver was identified as a teenager who had reportedly run away from home.

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Published on: March 21, 2022

Missing 13-Year-Old Found with Man in Semi at Truck Stop

by Staycie R. Sena

A 13-year-old girl who was missing for days was reportedly found at a truck stop in Wyoming in a semi-truck with a man that she met using Oculus.

On March 8, a 13-year-old girl from Roosevelt, Utah, was reported missing to the authorities.

The Utah Internet Crimes Against Children task force, the FBI, the State Bureau of Investigations, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office worked together to try to find the teenager quickly.

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Published on: December 5, 2020

Sex Traffickers Caught with Teenage Runaway

by Staycie R. Sena

A man and woman in Arizona are facing charges after the authorities asserted that they were forcing a young runaway girl to sell her body for sex and give them the profits.

In early October, a detective with an Arizona State Gang Task Force saw a group of women that he asserted were prostitutes, and he believed an underage girl was among the bunch.

He decided to stay at the location to keep an eye on the girl in question, and the detective reported that she approached a car and talked to the driver before getting in the vehicle.

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Published on: June 19, 2020

Suspected Internet Predator Drugged and Raped Minor

by Staycie R. Sena

A man from Loma Linda reportedly talked to a minor using online communications and convinced her to meet him at a hotel room, where he allegedly forced her to remain while he drugged and raped her.

Last Friday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office was reportedly alerted about a girl who was believed to be a runaway, and it was purported that she might have been trapped by someone at the Loma Linda Hotel against her will.

When the police went to the location and inspected the situation, they reported that they discovered 31-year-old Joshua Lewis Blackwell-Tallen and an underage girl were in a room together, and it was asserted that the man was forcing her to stay.

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