Attempted Texas kidnapping; cellphone scares would-be abductor away
Juveniles
Police need your help in locating the man who tried to kidnap a boy on his way to school
Child Abuse
February 10, 2017
Alabama adoptive parents starve teen, force him to live in basement
He weighed just 47 pounds when discovered
Weird Crime
February 9, 2017
‘Newlywed’ 76-year-old shoots wife in the butt for no sex
He’s only been married seven months, but there’s already trouble in paradise for an elderly Lee County, Florida, man, who was arrested for shooting his wife for lack of sex. New York Daily News reports that Donald Royce, 76, confessed that his sex life hasn’t been ideal, which made him pick up a gun in his …
Arson
February 9, 2017
Couple intent on killing police officers set house on fire to lure them in
A San Angelo, Texas, man and woman are behind bars after they allegedly set their own house on fire in an attempt to lure police officers over, with a mission to kill them. The Dallas Morning News reports that Gary Ray Wright and Brenda Joyce Wright were arrested on January 13 after police responded to a …
Kidnapping
February 9, 2017
North Carolina woman found chained in shed
A North Carolina man is facing kidnapping charges after deputies in Hoke County found a woman locked inside a shed and chained up. WSBTV reports that Gary Allen McNair, 52, allegedly grabbed the female victim, bound her with rope and chains, and locked her in a shed behind a Raeford, North Carolina, residence. Police officers overheard clamoring …
Court
February 9, 2017
Video: Woman tries to escape abusive boyfriend at McDonald’s drive-thru window
Terrified mom tries to hand her 2-year-old to an employee through a drive-thru window
Sex Offenders
February 9, 2017
Firefighter who dressed as clown arrested for child sex abuse; another suspect in custody
Police are concerned there may be more victims
Sex Offenders
February 8, 2017
Soccer referee charged with sexual assault
“Complaint: The suspect was deported to Mexico…..TWICE”
Consumer
February 8, 2017
Consumer fraud: New study shows hackers can attack your phone through popular iOS apps
During an iPhone security testing process, Will Strafach, CEO of Sudo Security Group, found that dozens of iOS applications could expose users to silent interception data, while a total of 76 apps may contain data that can be intercepted and manipulated. Strafach reported the most important findings in a recent Medium article. He wrote that the …
Child Abuse
February 8, 2017
Daycare worker on trial for murder of 4-month-old girl
A Noble, Oklahoma, home daycare worker will go to trial on murder charges. A judge ruled on Tuesday that the case has enough evidence to move forward. News 9 reports Melissa Clark said nothing as she was escorted out the courtroom after learning she’d face murder charges for the death of 4-month-old Braelyn Zachary. The baby …
Child Abuse
February 8, 2017
Police: Parents lock autistic girl in cage
A Washington County, Tennessee, man and woman were arrested on Monday, accused of locking a 10-year-old little girl in a cage. Both suspects claimed it helped them “control the girl.” Johnson City Press reports that after an anonymous tip, authorities went to the suspects’ home found the girl inside a wooden cage that permeated a strong odor …