Video Showing Wisconsin Girl With Special Needs Being Bitten in ‘Gruesome’ School Bus Attack Prompts Investigation
A school district in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is investigating after parents say their little girl was attacked on the school bus.
Lillian Waldron’s parents told Green Bay television station WBAY that their 10-year-old daughter was bitten multiple times by another girl on the school bus this week.
Her mother, Lynn Waldron-Moehle, said her daughter is developmentally delayed, has mannerisms of a 2-year-old and cannot speak. Lillian’s dad, Chad Waldron, said the bus is for children with special needs.
Lynn said her daughter was crying uncontrollably when she got off the bus. “She loves baths and that’s soothing to her, so I brought her home, and I was getting her ready for the bath and I took her sweatshirt off and that’s when I noticed the major bruising on her upper arm,” she told WBAY.
She said the elementary school principal watched video of the incident which was captured on the bus’ camera and described it as “gruesome” and “horrifying.”
The superintendent released a statement to WBAY that said, in part, “The District is conducting an investigation into the situation and will be working with the bus company to ensure appropriate processes and procedures are in place to prevent this from occurring in the future.”
The girl who allegedly attacked the child is no longer going to the school.
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O.C. Teen Describes Frightening Encounter With Naked Intruder Who Undressed in His Room
A naked man who was chased out of a Rossmoor home after undressing in a 14-year-old boy’s bedroom was taken into custody at a nearby elementary school early Thursday following an hourslong standoff, authorities said.
The incident began Wednesday night when the intruder walked into a teen’s bedroom while the boy was laying in bed, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
“When he got into my room, he shook me on my shoulder. I was facing away from the door,” said Dane Boryta. “He looked at me and said, ‘Just making certain you weren’t deaf.’”
Detailing the harrowing ordeal, the teen told KTLA on Thursday that he had never seen the man before and believed he was on drugs at the time or perhaps mentally ill. Somehow he managed to keep his composure as the man started taking off his clothes.
“He started undressing. I looked at him and told him to give me a moment,” Boryta said.
As the man disrobed, the teen then went to the kitchen and found his mother and told her there was a stranger in his room.
The man — completely naked by then — came out of the room and into the kitchen where he attacked the mother, putting a computer cable around a neck, according to Boryta. His mother fought back.
The quick-thinking teenager didn’t want to hit or punch the man because he concerned it would only escalate the situation. Instead, he grabbed a meat cleaver.
“I raised it over my head and I told him that I didn’t want to have to use it,” Boryta said, adding, “I would never use the meat cleaver on the guy, but he doesn’t know that.”
The boy’s father, who had been outside, heard the commotion and went back into the house. He grabbed the man around the neck and then chased him outside.
Boryta said his father was moving a car and left the front door unlocked, which was how the intruder got inside.
Deputies responded to the scene after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding the incident. When they arrived, the man got into a white Dodge Van and sped off, stopping his vehicle several blocks away on the grass of Hopkinson Elementary School.
He then climbed atop one of the buildings at the school, which is located in the 12500 block of Kensington Road.
Sky5 video over the scene showed him crouched on the roof, apparently in an effort to hide from deputies.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded, including at least two air units, and surrounded the area, according to the sheriff’s statement.
The naked man remained on the roof for about 2 1/2 hours before surrendering, authorities confirmed to KTLA shortly before 2 a.m.
He was allegedly under the influence of an unknown drug and had committed “several acts of vandalism” while trying to hide on the roof, according to the statement.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as 37-year-old Keith Eric Newbury.
He was treated at a local hospital emergency room. After, Newbury was booked at the Orange County Jail on suspicion of burglary, indecent exposure, assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
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Energy drink addiction left mom with pacemaker at 32
A British mom is speaking out about the dangers of energy drinks after developing an addiction “worse than that of heroin” that left her on the verge of diabetes and forcing her to get a pacemaker — all by the time she was 32.
“The drinks made my heart beat faster, which would cause palpitations, then after I would crash when I needed another one,” Samantha Sharpe told Leicestershire Live. “It would give me headaches, I’d be grumpy, and I’d need another one to keep me good.
“I felt like an addict to the stuff.”
The mom-of-three started pounding five to six of the sugar-packed drinks every day starting in 2014 to keep up with her childcare and her then-job as a cleaner.
“I have three children and I work so it was daily life that pushed me to drinking the energy drinks,” Sharpe told the outlet. “I work in the evenings so it got me through the day.”
But Sharpe’s body grew dependent on the drinks, leaving her plagued by insomnia and constantly in search of her next sip.
“I wouldn’t sleep and I had an overwhelming feeling of doom when trying to sleep,” she said. “It’s something I haven’t experienced before, which made me want another one.”
Sharpe began to suffer kidney stones, and was told she was on the precipice of Type Two diabetes — but it was the blackouts that finally made her see the light.
“I went to the doctor over a year ago because I kept blacking out at home,” recalled Sharpe. “I had a first-degree heart blockage and it then extended to second degree.”
Sharpe had a pacemaker implanted through a vein in her leg.
“My sister, who is a nurse, said the addiction is worse than that of heroin, which I can understand because I needed it to help me be awake,” said Sharpe.
Now 33, working as a bartender and off the sugary stuff, Sharpe “has a new lease on life,” and wants to make sure no one else goes through what she did.
“The effects of energy drinks need to be advertised more,” she told Leicestershire Live. “I think everyone knows they aren’t good for you — but no one has ever said why they aren’t.”
via: https://nypost.com/2019/05/09/energy-drink-addiction-left-mom-with-pacemaker-at-32/
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TV anchor fired for suggesting Baltimore needs a change from black female mayors
A Baltimore TV anchor has been fired after suggesting the city needed a “different kind” of mayor after three black women had held the post.
Mary Bubala, 49, was fired from WJZ after 15 years at the station following a huge backlash from her comments while covering the recent resignation of Mayor Catherine Pugh amid a corruption scandal.
“We’ve had three female, African American mayors in a row,” the anchor said on-air.
“They were all passionate public servants. Two resigned, though. Is this a signal that a different kind of leadership is needed to move Baltimore City forward?”
After an outcry, she later tweeted a “sincere apology,” insisting the “question did not come out the way I intended.”
“I am so deeply sorry and sincerely regret the words I chose,” she wrote.
However, WJZ general manager Audra Swain confirmed to the Baltimore Sun that “Mary Bubala is no longer a WJZ-TV employee.”
“The station apologizes to its viewers for her remarks,” Swain added.
Bubala posted to Facebook after her firing, insisting that it was not in her “heart to intentionally cause this kind of harm.”
“Unfortunately, I now stand in the path of the tornado,” she wrote.
“WJZ was forced to let me go. I am saddened and shocked by this decision. I fully intend to fight to restore my reputation because I’ve invested my heart and soul in my work and my city.”
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BBC host Danny Baker fired after comparing royal baby Archie to a chimp
One of Britain’s best-known broadcasters was fired by the BBC on Thursday for a tweet he wrote comparing the new royal baby to a chimp.
Danny Baker, 61, tweeted out a photo of a chimp in a suit holding hands with a smartly dressed couple, writing, “Royal baby leaves hospital.”
It sparked instant outrage because of the clear racist undertones against Duchess of Sussex Meghan, 37, whose mom, Doria Ragland, is African American.
Baker admitted it had been a “stupid unthinking gag” — but insisted it was an innocent dig at the royals that was being wildly misinterpreted.
“Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased,” he wrote. “Soon as those good enough to point out its possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that’s it.”
He later called the backfired joke “grotesque” and “an enormous mistake,” sending a message to Harry and Meghan’s newborn Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, “Here’s to ya Archie, Sorry mate.”
His apologies were not enough, however, with him soon tweeting, “Just got fired.”
“This was a serious error of judgment,” insisted a BBC spokesman, saying the joke “goes against the values we as a station aim to embody.”
“Danny’s a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us.”
Baker remained defiant, damning the call to fire him as a “masterclass of pompous faux-gravity”
“Took a tone that said I actually meant that ridiculous tweet and the BBC must uphold blah blah blah,” he added. “Literally threw me under the bus. Could hear the suits knees knocking.” He ended the message, “#F–kem.”
Royal baby Archie was born Monday, with proud parents Meghan and Prince Harry publicly debuting him Wednesday.
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Couple Dies From the Plague After Eating Raw Rodent Kidney
t’s not the 14th century, but the plague is still a very real threat in certain parts of the world. Last week, a Mongolian couple died from the disease after eating the raw kidney of a marmot in Bayan-Ölgii province, which borders China and Russia. According to BBC News, the incident sparked a six-day quarantine in the region the couple was visiting before they died.
The couple reportedly decided to eat the animal’s raw organs, including its kidney, gallbladder and stomach, because of the local (and ironic) belief that eating marmots can have health benefits. Eating raw meat of any kind, can be dangerous, however, since it can harbor dangerous bacteria.
In this case, it seems the marmot had the plague—a potentially deadly disease caused by bacteria often found in animals and fleas. According to the CDC, the plague can be spread through flea bites, infectious droplets (such as saliva from a cough), and contact with contaminated fluid or tissue—like eating infected organs.
As a result of their dinner choice, the surrounding village was quarantined. Health officials worried that the couple may have spread pneumonic plague, a form of the disease that’s highly contagious and spread through airborne droplets. More than 100 people who’d come in contact with the couple since they were infected were isolated and given preventative antibiotics. News of the quarantine reportedly kept many locals off the streets, in fear of contracting the deadly bacteria.
According to the Washington Post, the couple reportedly died of organ failure caused by septicemic plague, which occurs when the plague bacteria enters the bloodstream. Unlike the bubonic plague, which is usually caused by a flea bite and can take up to six days to show symptoms, septicemic plague can cause the body to go into shock and organ failure shortly after transmission. Symptoms include fever, lightheadedness and abdominal pain.
While the plague is extremely rare in the United States, it does occur occasionally in rural areas, usually in the western part of the country. It’s more common in Africa and Asia, where hundreds of cases have been reported over the past 20 years. Regardless of where you live, you can protect yourself from plague by treating your pets for fleas and avoiding contact with wildlife, as well as reporting any dead animals to the local health department.
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Missouri woman reportedly drives to jail on suspended license with meth in her pants
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. – #DontDoThat
That was the advice Audrain County Sheriff Matt Oller gave in a wild Facebook post detailing all the illegal things he said one woman did while bailing her boyfriend out of jail.
“I can’t make this stuff up,” the post began.
Oller said it was a normal day in the office when he noticed a woman getting arrested in the building on one of the security monitors.
The woman, Amanda Smith, reportedly drove to the jail on a revoked license.
“She drove right to our building thinking we wouldn’t notice……….. the deputy recognized her and knew she was revoked……….we noticed. Don’t do that…………,” Oller wrote.
But the day did not end with just one felony for Smith, Oller’s post continued. He said he saw Smith digging around in her bra and pants and asked the chief deputy to review the footage.
The chief deputy approached Smith and asked her for the bag of meth she had on her person in the jail, Oller said. When she looked confused, the chief deputy pointed at a wall-mounted security camera.
“She looked at the camera then cried and dug the Meth out of her pants and gave it up……….. Another FELONY…………. Don’t do that,” Oller said.
Oller said the takeaway is simple: if you want to commit a couple of felonies, don’t do so at the sheriff’s office.
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Video Shows NorCal Officer Body Slam Woman During Traffic Stop; Investigation Underway
A mother is outraged and a use of force investigation is underway after a woman being body slammed to the ground by a Rio Vista police officer was captured on cellphone and bodycam video, according to KTLA sister station KTXL in Sacramento.
It happened Sunday during a traffic stop a block away from home for a couple of siblings and a brother-in-law, who told KTXL they were returning home from a quick errand that evening.
“Went to go to the store to pick up some sour cream and some cheese for our tacos,” Monaisha Thomas said.
The family says the officer who approached their car appeared irritated from the start.
“Like he came to do something and he wanted it done, so he’s gonna get it done,” Thomas told KTXL. “I felt like he was hoping that we weren’t complying.”
Rio Vista Police Chief Dan Dailey responded with a written statement, explaining the officer told the occupants of the car that it had suspended registration and was going to be towed away.
But Mea Thomas, the car’s driver, said that’s not that case.
“I’m still trying to figure out how if I just got the car and everything was up to date and I just paid for the tags,” she said.
Police told KTXL Thomas refused to exit the car. Officers detained her two passengers, then another car pulled up the scene.
In the second car was Thomas’ mother, Deshaunna Payne, and Deshaunna’s other daughter, Cherish Thomas. They both got out and started recording cellphone video.
At the same time, detainee Tyrone Clayton Jr. was recording from the back seat of the patrol car.
Police say the two women ignored directions to remain with their car and repeatedly tried to push past the officers.
Payne tells the story differently.
“He’s aggressing her. He’s walking towards her,” she said of her daughter, Cherish. “Her hands weren’t cuffed. She didn’t have nothing in her hand. He had slapped the phone out her hand.”
The officer then slammed Cherish Thomas to the ground.
“That’s a woman,” Clayton said. “You’re double, triple her size. I mean, what was the need for the use of force?”
Cherish Thomas was at home but asleep during KTXL’s visit with the family. Relatives said she suffered some injuries from the body slam and is sore and tired.
“What doesn’t sit well with me is them saying that I tried to swing on the officer,” Payne said. “You slammed my daughter to the ground. Dirt, which is hard as concrete, on her face. He’s three times bigger than her. That was unnecessary.”
Cherish Thomas, Payne, Mea Thomas and Mychal Ivy were all arrested and later released. Cherish was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, obstructing or delaying an investigation and public intoxication. The other accusations were listed in a press release sent to KTXL by the Rio Vista Police Department.
The family has an attorney and said they are planning to fight the charges they’re facing. They also want the officer who slammed Cherish to face disciplinary action.
On Tuesday, police released eight videos from bodycam footage that show the incident unfold.
“Don’t come close to me,” an officer can be heard saying to Cherish, who walked toward him to film, before grabbing her arm and turning her around. “You need to go this way.”
He then takes her to the ground.
“Get him off my daughter! Get him off my f—ing daughter, now!” Payne yells as the other officer holds her back then grabs her arm to detain her.
An internal investigation into the officer’s use of force is being conducted.
Chief Dailey says the officer who tackled Cherish has not been placed on leave.
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Married Couple in Fontana Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing 2,000 Images of Child Pornography
A married couple in Fontana was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possessing more than 2,000 images of child pornography, authorities said.
Robert Byrom, 62, and Vicki Byrom, 61, were taken into custody after authorities received multiple tips through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Fontana Officer Daniel Romero said.
Investigators served a search warrant at the couple’s home and confiscated their electronics devices, which contained thousands of child porn images, according to police.
“Images in their possession depicted prepubescent children as well as prepubescent children in sexually sadistic situations,” a news release from police states.
The Byroms are each being held on $500,000 bail, with a bail enhancement included due to the graphic nature of the images, authorities said.
Anyone with information can contact Detective Moyer at 909-350-7168.
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Child Finds $40,000 in Meth Stuffed Inside Lego Box From South Carolina Consignment Shop
Three Georgia women bought a box of Legos while visiting a South Carolina consignment shop, only to find that the box was actually filled with about $40,000 worth of methamphetamine.
Bulloch County Sheriff’s Investigator Jim Riggs tells The Statesboro Herald that the women gifted the box to a child, who opened it and discovered the three pounds of drugs.
Deputies say the women turned the drugs over to the sheriff’s office, who called in Drug Enforcement Administration agents. Riggs says authorities determined the drugs were likely mailed to the wrong address.
He says dealers often ship drugs to empty or abandoned addresses to be picked up, but United States Postal Service often won’t leave packages at those sites. Instead, they’re often left with a neighbor or auctioned off when unclaimed.
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