‘Felony was committed’ in connection to Devonte Hart family crash: Police
Murder
Investigators searched the Hart family home looking for suicide notes
Teacher Scandals
April 1, 2018
Private school counselor who ‘developed a passion for working with teens’ admits to having sex with boy student: Police
A South Carolina private school counselor lost her job on Saturday after she allegedly admitted to police that she carried on an inappropriate relationship with a male student. FOX Carolina reports that Kenleigh Prendergast, 25, allegedly admitted to police on March 30 that during school hours she would call, text. and Facetime a teen male student …
Wanted
April 1, 2018
Suspect wanted for reportedly punching a pregnant mom, causing her to miscarry: Police
Police in Kentucky are searching for a suspect who allegedly punched a pregnant woman and caused the fetus to die, the Lexington Herald Leader reports. According to the Laurel County (Kentucky) sheriff’s office, Cindy L. Caudill, 46, got into a fight with a woman who was pregnant on Tuesday and punched her in the stomach. Shortly …
Murder
April 1, 2018
Nurse who claimed Stephon Clark ‘deserved to die’ is fired
A nurse in California who said an unarmed black man whom police shot to death “deserved” to die has been fired, the Sacramento Bee reports. The nurse, Faith Linthicum, reportedly wrote a comment on her since-deleted Facebook about the March 18 police-involved shooting of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. “Yeah but he was running from the police …
School Crimes
March 31, 2018
Ted Nugent: Parkland teens attacking the NRA have ‘no soul’, are “mushy brained children”
By The Associated Press Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have “no soul” and are “mushy brained children.” The 69-year-old made the comments Friday while defending the National Rifle Association as a guest on the Joe Pags show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program. Nugent, a longtime member of the …
Sex Crimes
March 31, 2018
Royal relative Pippa Middleton’s father-in-law arrested on charges of raping a minor: Reports
A member of Duchess Kate’s extended family was arrested recently on suspicion of raping a minor about 20 years ago. According to USA Today, 74-year-old David Matthews was arrested in France this week in connection with the alleged crimes between 1998 and 1999. Matthews is Pippa Middleton’s father-in-law. Middleton’s sister is a member of the …
Child Abuse
March 31, 2018
‘They were pretty controlled’: Former neighbor says Devonte Hart and siblings may have been told not to talk
The 15-year-old boy missing after his family’s SUV plunged from a cliff into the Pacific Ocean went to a neighbor’s house begging for help three times the day before the family is believed to have fled their home. Devonte Hart, the subject of a famous photograph taken at a 2014 Portland protest, and his sisters …
Organized crime
March 31, 2018
Six suspected MS-13 gang members executed series of violent crimes, including murder: Cops
A half dozen young men believed to be members of the violent MS-13 street gang are facing a litany of criminal charges including murder and racketeering in connection with multiple crimes. According to Fox News, each of the suspects — who ranged in age from 19 to 22 — were detained in Annapolis, Maryland, where …
Juveniles
March 31, 2018
Boys, 12 and 14, try to steal Domino’s delivery car but can’t figure out stick shift: Cops
Authorities in Florida have arrested two boys on suspicion of attempted vehicle theft after the suspects were allegedly unable to operate the targeted car’s manual transmission. According to Fox News, 14-year-old Rojelio Sebastian and 12-year-old Miguel Garcia set their sights on a pizza delivery vehicle Friday when its driver, Isaac Javier Ortez, left it idling …
March 31, 2018
Judge reportedly admits to breaking into neighbor’s home, stealing woman’s panties
A New York judge repeatedly broke into a neighbor’s home and stole her dirty panties, the New York Post reports. Judge Robert Cicale, 49, of Long Island, reportedly confessed to the crime and said he felt “urges” to pilfer the panties. Cicale admitted to investigators that in multiple instances, he entered a woman’s house without her …
Police
March 30, 2018
Update: Police release GRAPHIC Alton Sterling shooting video before FIRING officer responsible
Along with the release of four videos detailing the graphic shooting death of Alton Sterling in July 2016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police confirmed Friday that the officer who fired the fatal shot has been fired. According to CNN, video evidence shows an officer identified as Blane Salamoni yell that the suspect had a gun prior …
Child Abuse
March 30, 2018
Mom takes saw to autistic son’s neck, claims he ‘needed to die’ before he became ‘burden to society’: Cops
A Maryland mother who said she was “overwhelmed” at the prospect of raising two autistic children reportedly told hospital staff that she “tried to kill her kids again” upon arriving earlier this month with an injured 11-year-old son, according to reports. The Miami Herald indicates 46-year-old Kristina Petrie arrived at an Olney medical center on …