Connecticut police have arrested a woman after officers allegedly discovered five children living in filth and eating dog food off the floor, as reported by FOX 61. WVIT has noted that police arrived at Chloe Edwards’ Middletown apartment following a call about an air conditioner fire that was allegedly caused by a cigarette thrown from a …
A Pennsylvania teacher has been charged with multiple sex crimes for allegedly having an intimate relationship with a 16-year-old student whom she was “obsessed” with, the Daily Local News reports. Melissa Bonkoski, 38, bought a so-called burner phone — a disposable cell phone — so she could secretly arrange trysts with the boy. During those …
Police say a Florida caregiver beat an elderly woman severely on Thursday and tried to set her house on fire all over an argument a will. New York Daily News reports that Roman Dusk, 65, became infuriated when the elderly lady informed him she planned to leave her home to someone else when she passed …
An 18-year-old Texas woman has been accused of forcing a child she was babysitting to perform sex acts on her. Police in San Antonio arrested Esmeralda Marie Medellin Thursday night on sexual assault charges, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The child reportedly told his mother that Medellin ordered him to perform a sexual act on …
All he wanted was a milkshake, but this Colorado man instead ended up in the hospital after someone mistook him for a neo-Nazi and stabbed him. In a Facebook post this week that has gone viral, 26-year-old Joshua Witt described how he was attacked at a Steak ‘n Shake in Sheridan, Colorado. “Sooooooo apparently I …
Shades of Blue actress Odette Warder allegedly had $50,000 worth of jewelry boosted from her Manhattan home after her husband welcomed a late-night female visitor, according to New York Post. Sources told the New York Daily News that the mystery woman (pictured right) made off with the actress’ $30,000 wedding ring and a $17,000 Rolex watch on …
A Catholic school teacher jailed on child rape charges was released from prison a decade early after a court threw out the conviction amid questions about the accuser’s credibility. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Bernard Shero, 54, a former teacher at St. Jerome school, pleaded no contest Monday to child rape and assault charges. In turn, …
A Tennessee judge has sentenced a Vanderbilt University football player to spend 15 years behind bars for raping an unconscious woman in a dorm room, as reported by WKRN. ESPN reported that Brandon Banks received the minimum sentence on Friday. In June, a jury convicted Banks of aggravated rape and sexual battery for his role in …
On Wednesday, a Washington Township, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced for posing as his estranged wife and taking out a fake Craigslist ad for a hitman against himself. Public Opinion reports that Christian Koelsch, 30, will spend anywhere from one day to two years in jail for the fake ad conviction. The sentence will run concurrent …
A Utah man has been charged with killing his wife after he allegedly “snapped” when she said she wanted a divorce and would not stop laughing at him during an Alaska-bound cruise last month. Federal officials announced Thursday that a grand jury had indicted Kenneth Manzanares, 39, with first-degree murder in connection with the death …
A mother and daughter allegedly operated an unlicensed erotic massage parlor out of their suburban Florida home, where they also sold sexual favors. This week, police arrested 55-year-old Anne Marie Dodge and daughter 30-year-old Jennifer Lynn Dodge, both of Sarasota, in sting operations. Undercover officers responded to advertisements the women had posted on Backpage.com promoting …
Four additional police officers in two states were shot on Friday night
