8-1-07 Police filed charges of child abuse and welfare fraud against a woman accused of adopting children in order to bilk child welfare out of $2 million dollars. Judith Leekin, who is now 62 years old, could face as much as 190 years in prison if convicted on the 10 counts of child abuse against her. Authorities believe she adopted the children for a source of income, then abused the kids and used the state money allotted for their care … Continue reading →
7-23-07 A 4-year-old playing with a lighter started a fire that destroyed his family’s home in Northglenn, Colorado. The boy was in a bedroom when he lit some clothing on fire. It spread quickly, but thankfully everyone escaped the blaze, including the child who started the fire. It took twenty firefighters to battle the flames, which fully engulfed the main floor of the house. Wendy Forbes, spokes-woman for the North Metro Fire Rescue, said the damage was estimated at $167,000.00. … Continue reading →
July 19, 2007 A 3-month-old boy who was at a construction site with his parents, was the victim of a freak accident Thursday evening. The child was being cuddled in his mothers arms, when a nail that was fired from a nail gun somehow ricocheted off it’s intended target and lodged in the baby’s head. The accident occurred in the 1600 block of Highway 38 Road, a construction site in Delta, Colorado. “Quite frankly, our investigation shows this was a … Continue reading →
7-15-07 Police found 42-year-old Eric Robinson dead Sunday night, after searching for him on a domestic violence complaint made by his wife. Sadly, they also discovered the bodies of his 3 children, who had apparently been shot to death by Robinson before he turned the gun on himself and took his own life. Robinson had been estranged from his wife at the time of the incident. He was found shot-to-death in the Montgomery, Alabama house where his wife lived with … Continue reading →
7-15-07 A festival ride was being investigated Sunday, after a 16-year-old girl fell to her death while riding it. The accident occurred at a local festival in OshKosh, Wisconsin. Elizabeth K. Mohl, fell between 40 and 50 feet, from a ride called ‘Air Glory.’ According to witnesses, 2 people went up in the ride, which swings back and forth like a giant swing. When the release was pulled, witnesses heard a snapping sound, and Elizabeth fell, while the other person … Continue reading →
7-14-07 A tractor-trailer veered across the center lane of a highway Saturday, causing a head-on collision with another car. The accident killed 5 members of a family in the other car, which included a woman and her four young children, according to police reports. Leketria Wells, 26, of Monticello, Ark., was killed along with her children; Lakiyah Wells, 7; Kaleb Jarrell Stokes, 5; Keyshon Wells, 4; and Lakayla Wells, 2. 57-year-old Roy Lee Jordoan, of Benton, Miss., was driving the … Continue reading →
(July 7,2007) A speeding bus filled with a group of junior high school students and their teachers collided with 3 cars and 2 motor-bikes as the bus was trying to pass another vehicle. The bus then plunged into a 30 foot ravine, killing 14 people and hospitalizing 48 others, 26 of who were in critical condition. It appeared the bus driver lost control of the speeding vehicle while attempting to pass another car, said captain Basuki of the local police. … Continue reading →
July 2007 It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. At least that seems to be the case with Zoey, a five-pound Chihuahua, who sprang into action when a rattlesnake threatened her owners 1-year-old grandson. Little Booker West was having fun at Grammy and Grandpa’s house in Masonville, Colorado. He was blissfully splashing his hands in a backyard birdbath, when the snake slithered up to the toddler, rattled, and … Continue reading →
7-5-07 Phones were ringing off the hook at the 911 dispatch center for Carpentersville, Illinois. Something foul was amidst. But it wasn’t a natural disaster or other calamity that was causing such commotion, but rather a preschooler who learned a little too well how to dial 9-1-1. The 4-year-old girl used a deactivated cell phone to call 911 dispatchers 287 times in June, unbeknownst to her mother. The child had called as often as 20 times a shift according to … Continue reading →
July 2007 A driveway accident seriously injured a 2-year-old boy, when he was hit by a car his mother was driving. The boy, Eli Wolf, was flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital in Denver, where he was being treated and was listed in serious condition. The accident happened a little bit before 7:00 p.m., at the victims home in Larimer County, Colorado. The victims mother, 33, was driving the car at the time, and was attempting to park her vehicle … Continue reading →