UPDATE: Woman believed to been kidnapped by ex-boyfriend FOUND SAFE near Las Vegas, suspect arrested
Missing
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous
Unsolved
September 5, 2017
Police find woman’s body stuffed into trash bag and left on crime-infested city street [UPDATE]
Update: Authorities have identified the body found in a plastic bag as Lillian Duran, 43, of Trenton. Though an autopsy was performed Tuesday, a cause of death has not been revealed. Toxicology reports are also pending. Original Story: Police in Trenton, New Jersey, have launched an investigation after officers discovered a woman’s body in a trash bag …
Child Abuse
September 5, 2017
Infant declared brain dead after being violently shaken and abused: Sources
An 11-month-old Queens, New York, boy was declared brain dead over the weekend after being violently shaken and abused, officials revealed Tuesday. The New York Daily News reports that relatives called 911 Thursday afternoon after Jeremiah Callaghan vomited baby formula and fell unconscious. The child apparently passed out after coming home from the park. Callaghan …
Missing
September 4, 2017
HELP! Pennsylvania teens missing for more than a week, possibly in Philadelphia area or Poconos
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two Pennsylvania teens that haven’t been heard from in more than a week, as reported by CBS Philadelphia. Authorities note that Summer Gearhart, 14, of Henryville, (pictured left) and Meghan Dougherty, 15, (pictured right) of Collegeville, disappeared on August 27. Investigators suspect the teens are possibly traveling together and …
Suicide
September 4, 2017
Florida man accused of killing aunt, stabbing father 23 times found hanging in cell: Deputies
A Polk County, Florida, inmate awaiting trial for allegedly killing his aunt and stabbing his father 23 times was found hanging from a sheet in an apparent suicide, as reported by Orlando Sentinel. WFTS reports that Pedro Vega Jr., 46, was found dead in his isolation cell during a Sunday night inmate check. A detention deputy found Vega …
Domestic Abuse
September 4, 2017
Man hits ex-girlfriend in head with stapler and stabs her with scissors during barbaric attack over child support: Cops
Police say the victim’s skull was visible after the vicious attack
Sex Offender Registry
September 4, 2017
Federal judge rules Colorado sex offender registration unconstitutional—says registry puts offenders at risk for ‘violence’
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Colorado’s sex offender registration violated the rights of three sex offenders—possibly resulting in sweeping implications as to how the public gets the list. The Denver Post reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch determined that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the cruel and unusual clause of …
child endangerment
September 4, 2017
Woman who ‘didn’t know she was pregnant’ and left newborn in trash can sentenced to PROBATION
A Davenport, Iowa, woman who left her newborn baby in a hospital trash can last year was sentenced to probation on Friday. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Judge Marsha Bergan suspended a prison sentence and handed five years’ probation to Ashley Hautzenrader, 24. Hautzenrader gave birth to a baby boy in a University of Iowa Hospital …
Burglary
September 3, 2017
Burglars stole wedding cake, bat & booze during bizarre home invasion: Cops
Two Connecticut men are accused of stealing various items—including the top of a wedding cake—during an August 27 home invasion. The Hartford Courant reports that Zachary Jurewicz, 24, and Eric Rawson, 26, allegedly stole several items, including a bat they used to destroy property at the Tolland residence. Police said a man and his juvenile daughter were home at …
Sex Offenders
September 1, 2017
Fugitive sex offender caught operating kiddie rides at Ohio fair: Cops
Police have arrested an accused sex offender wanted on multiple counts of solicitation of a minor at an Ohio fair. Investigators say Brandon Walsh, 30, faces charges in South Carolina for creating fake Facebook profiles to solicit girls, ranging in age from 13 to 16. Police say that if the girls would refuse to send more …
Family Crime
September 1, 2017
Infant sits dead in hot car for HOURS, dad works all day and drives home before he remembers her: Police
This is the 36th child to die while in a hot car this summer
Child Abuse
September 1, 2017
Child-killer’s accomplice girlfriend gets 3 DAY jail sentence for 6-year-old’s beating death
The little boy was murdered because he wet the bed, prosecutors say
