Thursday Crime Stories: Mom charged with delaying son’s medical care after suspicious injury
child endangerment
ALSO: 10-year-old victim of ‘bullycide’
Heroes
December 7, 2017
SEE IT: Man risks his life to save rabbit from raging California wildfires
A video reportedly shows a panicked man rescuing a rabbit from California wildfires that raged mere inches away. The Sacremento Bee reported that the incident occurred Wednesday along Highway 1 near La Conchita. So far, the Thomas Fire has destroyed at least 90,000 acres and is only five percent contained. The now-viral video shows an unidentified …
Juveniles
December 7, 2017
Boy, 14, accused of sexually assaulting classmate in what police are calling the ‘most vicious’ case they’ve seen
A 14-year-old boy is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping a female classmate in the stairwell of their Warren, Michigan, high school. According to WDIV, Khymani Jamal Tolbert is accused of raping a freshman girl at Lincoln High School on November 28. Officials revealed that the entire incident was caught on school surveillance cameras. Authorities claimed …
Unsolved
December 7, 2017
Missing teen Maggie Long found dead in burned family home; homicide investigation underway
Authorities announced Thursday that the remains of missing Nebraska teen Maggie Long were found in her family’s burning home. According to KDVR, Long, 17, has been missing since December 1, the day her Bailey home caught fire. She was reportedly last seen near Platte Canyon High School and was believed to have headed home. Park …
Violent Crime
December 7, 2017
Ex-cop gets 20 years for Walter Scott slaying
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — One by one, relatives of the late Walter Scott urged a judge to mete out a significant punishment for Michael Slager, the white former police officer who fatally shot Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back after a 2015 traffic stop. Through tears, Scott’s family told …
Sex Crimes
December 7, 2017
Man has sex with dead girlfriend after tying her wrist and ankles to the bed, claiming he was trying to wake her up
A Connecticut man has reportedly confessed to having sex with his dead girlfriend, claiming he thought it would help her regain consciousness. The Hartford Courant reports that Aaron Graser, 39, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree sexual assault along with violation of probation, after admitting that he had sex with his girlfriend after finding her unresponsive and …
Police
December 7, 2017
VIDEO: Officer reportedly beats Walmart customer mercilessly over a stolen tomato
An off-duty Atlanta officer who was moonlighting as a Walmart security guard was reportedly recorded battering a customer over a stolen tomato. WSB-TV reported Thursday that a jury is deliberating whether Trevor King exercised exessive force during the taped October 2014 incident. According to WGCL, U.S. Attorneys claimed that King’s repeated baton strikes left Tyrone Carnegay with a …
Juveniles
December 7, 2017
Woman murders pregnant teen, performs C-section with stiletto knife and claims the baby is hers: Report
The suspect told police that her boyfriend threatened to leave her after she had a miscarriage
Sex Crimes
December 7, 2017
Olympic doctor sexually assaults gymnasts and collects child pornography gets 60 years in jail
RAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An elite Michigan sports doctor who possessed child pornography and assaulted gymnasts was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in federal prison in one of three criminal cases that ensure he will never be free again. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff followed the government’s recommendation in the porn case, saying Larry …
December 7, 2017
Homeless man seeking shelter run over by an 18-wheeler
A homeless man searching for warmth and shelter Thursday was reportedly run over by an 18-wheeler. KTRK reports that the man had been lying under an empty trailer located in the loading dock area of a Houston Sam’s Club. He used a wheelchair and kept it nearby while he slept in the relative warmth of …
Juveniles
December 7, 2017
BREAKING: Three dead, including two students, at school shooting in New Mexico
Over a dozen more are injured
December 7, 2017
Sen. Al Franken announces resignation from Senate amid sexual assault allegations, but still denies any wrongdoing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Thursday he will resign from Congress in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star. “I may be resigning my seat, but I am not giving up my …
