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Published on: May 2, 2025

Mom Brought Jell-O Shots to Elementary School Party

A woman was jailed after reportedly bringing Jell-O shots containing alcohol to an elementary school party, though she explained to the police that she was unaware they had booze in them when she bought them.

It was reported that on December 20, an elementary school in Tyler, Texas, held a Christmas party for the students. Food and drinks were provided to the guests, and the students and their families provided the treats. The mother of one of the fifth graders who regularly assisted at school events bought small cups containing Jell-O and brought them to the event for the guests. Several students helped themselves to the dessert, and after eating it, they began feeling unwell and sick to their stomachs. All students who ate the Jell-O were sent to the office and assessed by school nurses. It was believed that the children got ill because the Jell-O cups contained alcohol, and just after 11:00 am, the assistant principal notified the authorities. An investigation was opened, and some of the leftover cups of Jell-O were tested and found to have been made with vodka.

On April 21, the woman was taken into custody and booked into the Smith County Jail. She is facing a preliminary charge of reckless bodily injury to a child. According to reports, she was released later that day, after posting a $75,000 bond.

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Published on: October 28, 2024

Man Arrested for DUI After Calling 911 Four Times

by Staycie R. Sena

A Southern California man was arrested after he called 911 several times, and the responding officers reportedly found him intoxicated and sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle.

Early in the morning on October 19, a man in San Marino was sitting in his car when he made a series of calls to 911. The dispatcher believed he sounded upset, and officers from the San Marino Police Department worked on finding him to see what was going on. The man had called four times before they came across his vehicle, and when the officers first spotted him, they reported that he seemed disturbed and stressed out. He was also sitting behind the wheel.

According to reports, when the officers began interacting with him, he told them he was sick and needed assistance, and they called San Marino Fire Department paramedics to the scene, and the police reported that the man smelled strongly of spirits and displayed several indicators of intoxication. While peering at the inside of the car, the officers reportedly saw an open bottle of what appeared to be alcohol. They asked the man to take roadside sobriety tests, and he reportedly consented. When he failed to complete the exercises to the satisfaction of the officers, they determined that he was drunk.

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Published on: December 26, 2023

Florida Man Doused Nephew’s Sandwich in Visine

by Staycie R. Sena

A Florida man’s uncle is facing a felony after buying him a sandwich and allegedly poisoning it by dousing it in Visine eye drops to make him sick.

On the evening of December 13, a man went to a convenience store in Pinellas Park that he visits regularly. When he was talking to the clerk, he reportedly told them he was suffering from dry eyes. He asked to purchase a bottle of Visine. The man started to discuss the tense relationship he has with his nephew, with whom he resides and allegedly expressed hatred towards him.

The man reportedly opened a container holding a meatball sandwich and started pouring the Visine all over the food. The clerk, who reportedly saw the man dousing the sandwich with the eye drops, said he tried to tell him it could cause someone harm if they ingested the food.

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Published on: December 22, 2018

Cops Found Kids at Home Alone Viewing Home Alone

by Staycie R. Sena

The mother of two children has been accused of neglecting them when the authorities found them inside of their home without an adult in charge.

When the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that two kids were suspected to have been left home unsupervised they went to the address to investigate the report.

Officers arrived at the house just before 1:00 pm and a 7-year-old boy reportedly came up to the door. As reported in the affidavit, he stated, “It’s the police” and instead of opening the door he made a phone call to his aunt to tell her what was happening.

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