Man arrested for helping girlfriend with terminal cancer kill herself by ‘taking a bunch of pills and slitting her wrists’: Police
She reportedly wanted to ‘die in his arms’
Homicide
October 17, 2017
Body of missing autistic boy found stuffed in dumpster; teen relative in custody
Authorities found the body of a little boy on Tuesday in Snohomish County, Washington, after he vanished the day prior from his family’s apartment. Seattle Times reports that police said the body found is likely of 6-year-old Dayvid Pakko. According to the boy’s mother, David vanished on Monday afternoon; he was last seen at his apartment …
Consumer
October 17, 2017
Angry woman pours scorching hot nacho cheese on 7-Eleven clerk: Police
Police arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly became so irate she threw a sandwich and scorching hot nachos cheese on a convenience store clerk on early Monday morning in Melbourne. Miami Herald reports that Stephanie Hicks walked into the 7-Eleven convenience store at at 1262 Aurora Road, at around 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning. She …
Juveniles
October 17, 2017
Two small children found dead inside bathtub; police are searching for motive
A Delaware mom is facing murder charges after her little boys were found dead inside her Delaware home, in a bathtub on Monday morning. NBC reports that the suspect contacted authorities on Monday and said that two boys, a 2-month-old infant and a 5-year-old, had died. According to the police report, one child belonged the …
October 16, 2017
Manhunt underway after two reported violent inmates escape jail through air duct
Authorities issued a statewide manhunt in Missouri after two inmates escaped through an air duct from the Pemiscot County Jail in Caruthersville. ABC News reports that William Carter (pictured left), 27, who’s facing first degree murder charges, and Joseph Latamondeer (pictured right), 41, who’s facing felony assault and kidnapping charges, somehow managed to sneak out of their cells, and sliver their …
Child Abuse
October 16, 2017
Possible prison time for unlicensed daycare worker after baby dies in her care
A Virginia daycare worker pleaded guilty to felony child neglect charges on Thursday after an infant died in her care last year in her Chesterfield home. ABC3 reports that 3-month-old Peter Hitt died while in the care of Carrie C. Persichini, a 53-year-old unlicensed childcare worker who admitted to putting the baby down on his stomach …
Theft
October 16, 2017
Airport worker caught red-handed opening passengers’ bags and stealing items: Police
Authorities say an employee of a baggage handling company was caught on surveillance camera rifling through passengers’ bags and taking items. New York Post reports that police arrested Abdullah Hayee Mayeh, 27, for theft after the surveillance camera reportedly caught him taking items from passengers’ bags while at the Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Oct. 12. …
Missing
October 15, 2017
Disappearance of Texas toddler shrouded in mystery; police ask why family SUV left the home same morning child vanished
A 3-year-old disappeared from her Richardson, Texas, home on Oct. 7, and so far, she’s yet to be located. As additional clues emerge, police continue to piece the puzzle together, hoping to locate the missing girl. Wesley Mathews, the 37-year-old man who adopted Sherin Mathews from India when she was infant, told police he made …
October 14, 2017
Man leaves woman trapped inside car, engulfed in flames as he runs away: Police
A man was allegedly caught on surveillance camera fleeing an early morning car crash in New York that left a woman dead. New York Post reports that Saeed Ahmad, 23, crashed his 2007 Infiniti G35 on early Friday morning at around 4:35 a.m., off of the Gowanus Expressway. Police said that after the crash, Ahmad fled the …
Missing
October 14, 2017
Young girl disappears after school; family desperate for answers
Authorities in New Orleans are searching for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen being dropped off at school on Oct 12. The Times-Biscayne reports that Priscilla Elizabeth Moreci was dropped off at Einstein Middle School by her dad at around 8:30 a.m., off of Michoud Boulevard, in the Village de l’Est area of East New Orleans. …
Celebrity Justice
October 12, 2017
Nancy Grace argues for full-scale criminal investigation of Harvey Weinstein
Is Harvey Weinstein a serial rapist?
October 12, 2017
Topless woman hangs out of car window and smiles for camera when she smashes into street sign, dies
A Russian woman lost her life while playfully hanging out of the passenger side window of a car while topless in the Dominican Republic. The Mirror reports that Moscow native, Natalia Borodina, 35, was riding in a car with her friend, Ivanna Boirachuk, 32, on October 11, when she decided to take her bikini top off and go …