Cleveland, OH

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Houston, TX

A Texas mother is facing time behind bars after allegedly leaving her young children home alone while she went on vacation. As reported by KHOU 11, Lakesha Woods Williams is facing a child abandonment charge after she allegedly left her two young children, aged 6 and 8 years old, alone in her Houston apartment for nearly a week while she was on a cruise.

Texas Mother Arrested After Leaving Her Young Children Home Alone to Go on Cruise

Las Vegas, NV

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Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Ohio State

Clark County, OH

South Charleston, OH

An 81-year-old Ohio man pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder and other charges Wednesday related to the shooting death of an Uber driver he mistakenly believed was working with a scammer attempting to extort him, according to the Clark County prosecutor.

Additional charges filed against man in killing of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah County, VA

Mount Jackson, VA

Tracy Leicher

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. – On Thursday, police found the body of a man who had been reported missing the day before. According to a media release from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), Benjamin Tucker Mace was last seen on April 3rd, 2024, at approximately 10:45 am in the area of Mt Jackson.

Missing Corrections Officer Found Dead

USA TODAY

Houston Police charged Angelina Belinda Calderon and Fernando Vega six months after their infant twins were found unresponsive and pronounced dead.

Parents arrested after 1-month-old twins were found dead at Houston home in October 2023

California State

Colorado Springs, CO

The Independent

 A couple who were arrested last year after at least 190 bodies were found decomposing at their Colorado funeral home were arrested again on Sunday on federal fraud charges.Jon and Carie Hallford were arrested in November 2023 after at least 190 decomposing bodies were discovered improperly stored at their Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs.The bodies were found by authorities after responding to a report of an “abhorrent smell,” and the couple were charged with approximately 190 counts of abuse of a corpse, five counts of theft, four counts of money laundering and more than 50 counts...

Couple who had 190 decomposing bodies at funeral home arrested after $800,000 Covid fraud

Strasburg, VA

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Strasburg woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Saturday, April 13 on US Highway 211.

Woman Suffers Possible Medical Emergency; Dies In Crash

Mansfield, TX

Nevaeh Reed's father and aunt were arrested after waiting hours to call 911. The father attempted to order Naloxone via DoorDash, a warrant alleges.

Father and aunt waited hours to call 911 for 2-year-old who ingested fentanyl, later died, warrant shows

Monterey County, CA

Castroville, CA

A Monterey County resident, Obdulio Aparicio, 38, has been sentenced to five years in state prison for trafficking a teenage family member, selling her for $12,000, according to prosecutors.

Man sentenced for selling 14-year-old relative to rapist

Buffalo, NY

Black Enterprise

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia confirmed that the boy's body had been left in the attic for a "significant amount" of time. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 12-year-old Jaylen Griffin from New York has taken a grim turn after his dead body was discovered in an attic near his family’s home, bringing closure to a four-year-long search.

12-Year-Old Jaylen Griffin’s Body Found In Attic Near His Family’s Home

Fairfield Township, IN

InsideEdition

Ann Mayers, 74, had been scammed out of money and also owed her sister $5,000 and a friend $65,000 after the two women supplied her with loans, according to police. In need of cash, she decided to rob a bank at gunpoint, police said.

After Losing All Her Money to an Online Scam, 74-Year-Old Ohio Woman Robs Bank at Gunpoint, Police Say

Hamilton, OH

Police say that a 74-year-old Ohio woman who fell for an online scam tried to fix her money problems by robbing a credit union. Cops in Fairfield Township, Ohio, arrested Ann Mayers at her home in Hamilton after they said she robbed an AurGroup Credit Union. A woman came into the credit union on April 19 and “demanded money while displaying a handgun,” according to a Facebook post from the cops.

Family Member of a 74-year-old Ohio Woman Charged With Bank Robbery Says She Fell for a Scam

Law & Crime

A Texas mom is accused of leaving her two young children to fend for themselves while she went on vacation — and not for the first time. Harris County Sheriff’s Office records show that Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, is being held in detention on $25,000 bond as of Saturday. She allegedly flew to Florida to take a cruise while her kids — an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl — were left alone in their apartment.

‘They did not know when she would return’: Mom accused of leaving her kids, ages 6 and 8, alone for days in high-rise apartment while she went on a cruise

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Jacksonville man who spent more than 44 years in prison is suing over his wrongful arrest. Willie Williams was convicted of attempted murder in a store robbery in 1975 and sentenced to life in prison, a crime he always insisted he did not commit. He was paroled in 2020 at age 79.

Freed Jacksonville man sues after 44 years in prison

Orange County, CA

Santa Ana, CA

NewSantaAna

Homicide Detectives are attempting to locate Roxanne Briseno of Santa Ana who is wanted as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred in November 2019. Roxanne is known to frequent hotels in the Orange County Area and believed to reside in the City of Santa Ana.

The SAPD is searching for a woman who may have witnessed a homicide

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Independence, OH

Maple Heights, OH

Euclid, OH

Rocky River, OH

Bedford, OH

Broadview Heights, OH

Brecksville, OH

North Royalton, OH

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Wickliffe, OH

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Westlake, OH

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North Olmsted, OH

WKYC

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2 suspects now in custody in connection with weekend arson at Cleveland home

CLEVELAND — Mike Norman of the Cleveland Fire Department told 3News that a suspect has been arrested after a warrant was issued in connection with a...

2 suspects now in custody in connection with weekend arson at Cleveland home

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