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Two DOZEN dogs found freezing, malnourished in ‘deplorable’ conditions: Caged animals’ water bowls had frozen solid

 Two DOZEN dogs found freezing, malnourished in ‘deplorable’ conditions: Caged animals’ water bowls had frozen solid
Animal Crimes

A Rhode Island man allegedly kept 24 dogs outside in the frigid cold and other animals in reportedly “deplorable and inadequate” conditions, the Providence Journal reports. Authorities on Thursday charged 59-year-old Carlos Alves of Exeter, Rhode Island, with unnecessary cruelty to animals and mistreatment of animals. Last week, officials seized 24 dogs from Alves’ home, …

Woman’s criminal boyfriend abuses her toddler son for months before beating him to death
Child Abuse
December 29, 2017

Woman’s criminal boyfriend abuses her toddler son for months before beating him to death

A Minnesota man who said he smacked his girlfriend’s toddler son in the face with a flip-flop “no more than five times” was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for the boy’s beating death. The Star Tribune reported Thursday that Quran J. Mitchell, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges in connection with Joshua Isaiah Lockhart Jr.’s …

WATCH: Husband tries to electrocute pregnant wife by rigging front door, police say
Family Crime
December 29, 2017

WATCH: Husband tries to electrocute pregnant wife by rigging front door, police say

A Florida man has been arrested after police found evidence that he rigged the door to a home in an attempt to electrocute pregnant wife. According to ABC 9, Michael Scott Wilson, 32, of Flagler County was arrested after he allegedly tried to set up a trap that would electrocute his estranged, pregnant wife when …

[UPDATE] Escaped inmate, still on the run, steals truck after ditching prison jumpsuit: Sheriff
Jail Breaks
December 29, 2017

[UPDATE] Escaped inmate, still on the run, steals truck after ditching prison jumpsuit: Sheriff

An escaped Georgia inmate who broke out of jail on Tuesday may be driving a stolen pickup truck from South Carolina. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Christopher Nicholas Carroll escaped from the Lamar County jail in Georgia, and stole a county van to put as much distance between himself and the jail as possible. He then allegedly ditched his …

Man shot and killed by cops was victim of prank hostage call to 911: Source
Viral hoax
December 29, 2017

Man shot and killed by cops was victim of prank hostage call to 911: Source

A Kansas man fatally shot by police Thursday was possibly the victim of “swatting,” a prank where someone calls emergency services about a false ongoing crime so that a large police presence goes to a particular house. The Wichita Eagle reported that an officer shot and killed Andrew Finch, 28, as he exited his home …

‘We lost everything’: Christian bakers fined $135K for refusing to make lesbian couple’s wedding cake
Court
December 29, 2017

‘We lost everything’: Christian bakers fined $135K for refusing to make lesbian couple’s wedding cake

On Thursday, the Oregon Court of Appeals announced they would uphold a $135,000 fine against a Gresham-based bakery who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. According to the Portland Tribune, the Court agreed with the Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) determination that Sweet Cakes by Melissa violated Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer’s civil …