In Louisville, Kentucky, early on Wednesday morning a 5-year-old kindergarten student was struck and killed by a car while she waited for her school bus. A spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department said the girl was waiting for the bus with friends when she apparently darted out into the street. It was unclear what provoked her to do such a thing. Let this tragedy serve as a reminder to talk with your kids about street safety. May 7, 2015; … Continue reading →
In Lancaster, New Hampshire, a woman was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison for digging up her father’s grave. She told police she was looking for her father’s “real will,” but instead found only vodka and cigarettes. It’s certainly a grizzly case, but is prison really warranted in this situation? May 6, 2015
Continue reading →In Jonesborough, Tennessee, a mother and daughter started trial this week over a double murder case that took place in 2012. The pair committed the killings because the daughter was unfriended on Facebook, according to prosecutors. Thirty-five-year-old Janelle Potter and 64-year-old Barbara Potter face life in prison if convicted in the deaths of Billie Jean Hayworth, 23, and Billy Payne, 36. Adding another gruesome detail to this story: the murdered couple’s 7-month-old son was found uninjured in his dead mother’s … Continue reading →
In England recently, a 17-year-old bicyclist was broadsided by a car during rush hour trafic. A concerned bystander stoped her car, got out and went over to help. But when she saw the extent of the teen’s injuries, she had second thoughts: She apologised to the boy and then walked away, telling the mangled victum that her kids were in the car and would be “scared” to see all that blood. Then she got in her car and drove her … Continue reading →
In the town of Alliance, Ohio, a 44-year-old woman apparently became upset because the Chinese food she ordered inside the Main Moon Chinese Restaurant was not to her liking. So she called 911 to rectify the situation. Police showed up at the scene, not to help her with her order, but to arrest her on charges of 911 abuse, a misdemeanor. She isn’t the first person to be arrested after discontent with their food order, and she won’t be the … Continue reading →
Authorities are trying to identify this mystery girl who was found in a trash bag that was washed up on an Atlanta beach. She is 3 and a half feet tall, believed to be 4 or 5 years of age, and is of Caucasian or Hispanic origin. So far, known missing children in the area have been ruled out, and the mystery is posing quite the conundrum for investigators. The girl had no visible signs of trauma anywhere on her … Continue reading →
If you’ve always wanted to get shot by the police, but maybe aren’t black enough to get them to play target practice at a traffic stop, then have we got the product for you: a new iphone case that is designed to look like a gun. It’s a replica accessory that has authorities concerned. Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, are calling the replica an “idiot invention.” We have to agree. This ranks right up there with lighters designed to look like … Continue reading →
A 60-year-old man was killed near a campsite in Pike National Forest, struck by an “errant bullet” fired by someone nearby while he was camping with his family. It is unknown who was shooting near the campsite. The accident happened this past Friday night . . . another example of how careless gun owners endanger us all.
Continue reading →Officials in Wallisville, Texas, have decided to ban swimming at a lake after a 13-year-old boy and his father were attacked by an alligator there. Such attacks are surprisingly uncommon in the United States. Unlike crocodiles, North American alligators tend to stay away from humans, and serious attacks are extremely rare.
Continue reading →In Raleigh, North Carolina, the Wake County Public School District is testing a new way for students to get on and off the school bus. A bar swings out in front of the bus to indicate that it is safe to cross the street, sorta like those gates we see at a checkpoint. The kids have to wait until the bus driver swings out the bar, signaling it is safe to cross the street. After following child safety issues for … Continue reading →