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Published on: December 8, 2024

Man Caused Brain Trauma by Striking Preteen in Head

A Missouri man could be facing up to 30 years in prison after allegedly severely injuring his wife’s preteen daughter by striking her in the head multiple times.

According to reports, early in the evening on November 22, the man was angry with the 12-year-old when he told her to clean her room, and she refused. Her mother tried to get her to straighten the mess, but she still would not budge. When the woman went downstairs and entered the kitchen, her husband told her if she couldn’t deal with the situation he would.

Her husband went back to her daughter’s room, and the woman went up shortly after. She allegedly saw the man hit her daughter in the side of the head three times, and the girl appeared to be seriously injured. The woman ordered her husband to keep his hands to himself, and he left the home. The girl reportedly began screaming, and her breath was labored. Her mother called 911, and a deputy from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was sent to investigate the situation.

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Published on: October 1, 2023

Woman, 86, Stole $10K from 99-Year-Old Disabled Vet

by Staycie R. Sena

An 86-year-old woman is facing charges for allegedly bilking a 99-year-old legally disabled veteran who lived in the same retirement community out of $10,000 and successfully concealing it until he passed away.

Holiday Lake Ridge Village is an all-inclusive independent living community in Eustice, Florida. One of the positions at the facility is “ambassador.” The ambassador collects the mail, works on putting together events, and shuttles other residents to appointments. An 86-year-old woman residing in the senior living facility was given the job, and she held it until she moved out in the summer.

While the woman was still living there, a 99-year-old legally blind and deaf veteran was involved in a financial scam that was discovered by his family in June, after the man passed away. His son said he saw unusual activity after he found evidence of a $10,000 cashier’s check drawn from his father’s account and made out to a woman whose name he did not recognize.

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Published on: September 28, 2017

Off-duty Officer Arrested in DUI Crash Leaving 3 Dead

by Staycie R. Sena

Officer Edgar Verduzco had been driving down the 605 freeway in Whitter when his car veered to the right into the adjoining lane and made impact with the back end of a Nissan carrying two parents and their child. The mother, father and teenage son were pronounced dead at the scene. Verduzco was suspected of DUI.

26-year-old Verduzco, an Army veteran who has worked at the front desk of the police department for two years, had allegedly been driving approximately 65 mph when he struck the Nissan causing it to combust, and leaving the victims without an escape from their vehicle. They have not yet been identified due to the state of the remains.

Immediately following the initial accident Verduzco’s car continued on and struck another vehicle before he came to a stop. The driver from the second vehicle was reported to have suffered minor injuries, and Verduzco acquired a broken nose.

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