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Mother arrested after toddler falls out of truck and gets run over in parking lot, police say
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (447+ words) Inset left: Elizabeth Aguilar (Baton Rouge Police Department). Inset right: Nicholas Aguilar (GoFundMe). Background: The gas station where Nicholas was run over in Baton Rouge, La. (Google Maps). A Louisiana woman is behind bars after her unrestrained toddler fell out…...
Fire captain admits to gunning down girlfriend and her son while co-workers battled blaze
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (365+ words) Left: Darin McFarlin (El Dorado Sheriff's Office via KCRA). Right: Marissa Divodi-Lessa and Josiah Divodi-Lessa (GoFundMe). A California fire captain'has admitted to gunning down his girlfriend and her 7-year-old son while more than 1,000 of his fellow firefighters were battling a…...
Woman and partner strangled her niece, 11, forced girl to live in unheated garage: Cops
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (510+ words) Left to right: Priscilla Mestaz, Anthony Machuca (Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office). A California woman and her partner are accused of dragging the woman's 11-year-old niece around with a dog leash, strangling her, and forcing her to sleep in a cold…...
Man diagnosed with cancer travels thousands of miles to try to kill ex-wife before dying
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (573+ words) Inset: Matthew Becker (Anchorage Police Department). Background: The Alaska business where Matthew Becker opened fire on his ex-wife with a pistol (Arizona's Family). An Arizona man who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer traveled thousands of miles to Alaska to…...
Appeals court signs off on blocking Trump's 'categorical' spending freeze
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (602+ words) A federal court of appeals largely upheld a series of lower court orders barring the Trump administration from enforcing a "sweeping and unprecedented categorical" spending "freeze" in a ruling Monday. In a 58-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…...
Woman who livestreamed images of her dead 14-year-old sister after DUI killed: Police
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (276+ words) Background: Obdulia Sanchez during a court hearing (KSEE). Inset: Monica Barajas (San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office). A California woman who became infamous for livestreaming the dead body of her teen sister after a car crash was gunned down in a…...
'She was on top of the hood': 75-year-old grandma walking to bus stop mowed down by teen
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (446+ words) An Arizona teen is headed to prison for less than three years after plowing into a 75-year-old grandmother with his car, with dashcam video showing him getting out to look at her dying in the street before he "decided to…...
Woman found dead in closet, wedged behind door after DoorDash driver notices 'foul smell': Cops
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (309+ words) A DoorDasher'delivering an order to a North Carolina apartment complex was told by someone at a residence that there was a dead woman inside, hidden in a closet and covered in towels, after the driver noticed a "foul smell" coming…...
Man helped CEO's employees kill him after he 'humiliated' them by forcing pushups for pay
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (724+ words) A California man has been convicted of murder and other charges'for the brutal killing of a marijuana and tech entrepreneur who created a hostile and torturous work environment that included forcing the man's friends to do pushups for paychecks. Joshua…...
18-month-old child without a helmet hurt when man crashes motorcycle and then leaves: Cops
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (295+ words) A man in Alabama let an 18-month-old child ride on his motorcycle with him without a helmet before crashing the vehicle and fleeing without reporting it, authorities say. Aaron Roberson, 32, has been charged with second-degree assault, leaving the scene of…...