Edmond, OK

Columbus, OH

Oklahoma State

Washington County, OK

Law & Crime

A woman told deputies a 15-year-old girl was tied up in the backyard in need of medical attention with "a hole in her leg and lesions on her arms," cops said. The girl had been there for three days.
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Dad left his 15-year-old daughter ratchet strapped to tree for 3 days because she goes to the bathroom on herself and 'cannot be trusted': Cops

Oklahoma City, OK

Kayla R. Lena allegedly groped two boys, ages 12 and 13, at a public pool in Oklahoma, then told police she only grabbed them because she was drowning.
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Woman accused of groping young boys at pool claimed she was saving herself from drowning: Police

Marana, AZ

InsideEdition

Christopher Scholtes told police officers his daughter, Parker, was asleep in the car and he did not want to wake her so he left the engine running and the air conditioning on.

Bodycam Footage Shows Police Arriving to Scene of Unresponsive Toddler in Hot Car

Arizona State

TooFab

Bodycam footage from Arizona police shows the behavior of a father charged with first-degree murder after leaving his 2-year-old daughter in a hot car when authorities arrived at the scene.

Bodycam Footage Shows Distraught Dad Whose Daughter,  2, Died After Being Left In Hot Car

Vera, OK

The Independent

An Oklahoma father and his girlfriend were arrested after police found the man's 15-year-old daughter tied up to a tree with a ratchet strap in his backyard, authorities say.Police arrested Johnny James, 40, on a charge of aggravated child abuse and neglect. His girlfriend, Kayla Sharee Clark, 42, has also been charged with child neglect. The incident occurred on July 28 after Washington County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in Vera, Oklahoma. The deputies received a call reporting child abuse at the home, according to Law&Crime, which viewed a probable cause affidavit. The woman who called police said she...

Father tied his 15-year-old daughter to a tree for three days because ‘she can’t be trusted and lies’

Texas State

Atascosa County, TX

Jourdanton, TX

New York Post

A 12-year-old Texas cheerleader died Monday, four days after she suffered mysterious “life-threatening” injuries that her parents tried to treat with smoothies and vitamins, authorities announced Wednesday. 

Jourdanton Junior High School student Miranda Sipps died in the hospital Monday night after her mother finally called for help when the preteen went into respiratory distress, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said.

The girl’s mother, Denise Balbaneda, and stepfather, Gerald Gonzalez, 40, were arrested for failing to seek medical help sooner for the girl during the four days while she was “mentally and physically incapacitated and non-responsive,” the sheriff said. 



The pair didn’t...

Texas cheerleader, 12, dies after parents tried to treat ‘life-threatening’ injuries with smoothies and vitamins: sheriff

Corinth, MS

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Dennis, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with A.I. assistance. In a recent incident reported by the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, deputies conducting a routine safety checkpoint on July 16, 2024, at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 25 in Dennis, MS, made a significant discovery involving a Corinth resident.

Local Man Arrested on Drug Charges Following Routine Checkpoint

Brooklyn Park, MN

 The family of a three-year-old boy has said he is not expected to survive after he was viciously attacked by two dogs last week.Covil Allen, three, was visiting a home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on July 19 when the two dogs attacked him and his mother Tasha.Covil’s father Chuck Allen told Fox9 that the American bulldogs had attacked the toddler and Tasha had immediately rushed in to try to fight them off.Brooklyn Park Police said that officers responded to the home at around 12.45pm, where they found two pit bulls actively attacking the child.“There were adults in the area...

Toddler, 3, not expected to survive after being attacked by two dogs

An Arizona toddler who died from heat exposure was left in a car that reached scorching temperatures of nearly 109 degrees — while her distracted dad allegedly played video games, authorities said.

Parker Scholtes, 2, was found dead in a Honda SUV parked outside her home in the Tucson suburb of Marana — where her father, Christopher Scholtes, left the tot to nap for more than three hours on July 9, according to police.

By the time first responders discovered the girl’s lifeless body, the temperature in the vehicle had soared to 108.9 degrees, according to an autopsy report released to the Arizona...

Arizona toddler who died of heat exposure left in 108.9-degree car by video game-playing dad: cops

Motorists in Texas were left horrified after witnessing a terrifying scene on Interstate 10’s East Freeway near Freeport, where two toddlers, dressed only in diapers, were seen wandering along the highway after being ejected from a car that flipped over during a collision. Accident details: Children thrown from vehicle.

Watch: Two toddlers in diapers survive after being thrown from car on Texas freeway

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Two premature babies died within weeks of each other after neglect by a hospital, an inquest jury has found. Westminster Coroners’ Court heard Elena Ali and Sunny Parker-Propst were both given sodium nitrite instead of sodium bicarbonate in 2020 while under the care of staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Babies died after hospital neglect - inquest jury

Midwest City, OK

Anthony Yonko and Lisa Mitchell are facing murder charges in Oklahoma after bringing their 7-year-old emaciated and abused dead daughter to the hospital last week.
The post Parents brought dead 7-year-old with ‘signs of rigor mortis’ to hospital, claimed she ‘possibly had the flu’: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.

Parents brought dead 7-year-old with 'signs of rigor mortis' to hospital, claimed she 'possibly had the flu': Police

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Minneapolis, MN

CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is now serving out his sentence for the murder of George Floyd from a facility in Oklahoma.Chauvin had been in custody at Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona but was transferred to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last Friday.The Federal Bureau of Prisons said they could not discuss the reason for Chauvin's transfer for privacy, safety and security reasons.On July 31, Chauvin's attorney filed a brief asking that the judge in his federal case grant his motion to vacate for charges related to the death of Floyd. In the motion filed last November, Chauvin...

Derek Chauvin transferred to Oklahoma prison months after stabbing incident

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

A new bill in Congress would ban weighted sleep products for babies following warnings that the sleepwear is killing infants. Weighted sleep products, including blankets, swaddles and sleep sacks, are similar to mini sleeping bags, but their added weight can calm babies and lull them to sleep faster. The added weight can range from a few ounces to 1.5 pounds. Many parents swear by them.

This infant sleepwear may get banned after babies died

Freeport, TX

The Mirror US

Two toddlers in nothing but diapers were saved by onlookers after a car crash sent the kids flying onto a Texas highway. Neither were badly injured

Babies in diapers seen crawling down Texas highway as tots thrown from car after not in child seat

Lafayette County, MS

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

Arcadia, OK

NewsBreak

Body cam video shows Edmond officers finding 2 toddlers at home alone after neighbors heard crying

EDMOND, Okla. — The Edmond Police Department is investigating a child neglect case after neighbors reported hearing children crying alone in a home. Two toddlers were...

Body cam video shows Edmond officers finding 2 toddlers at home alone after neighbors heard crying

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