Teen stabbed in the back with broken umbrella after fight at Bronx Burger King
MORRIS PARK, Bronx — A teenager was stabbed in the back during a fight in the Bronx on Tuesday, police said.
The victim, 19, was attacked around 3 p.m. on White Plains Road.
The fight had started at a Burger King and spilled out onto the street, witnesses said. The teen was beaten with an umbrella and stabbed with the wooden handle after it broke off.
A witness told PIX11 she was in a car when she spotted the beatdown happening. She said the group of seven or eight attackers kicked the teenage victim. They left when she and others told them to stop.
The teen was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi for treatment.
via: https://pix11.com/2019/03/19/teen-stabbed-in-the-back-in-the-bronx/
Man tries ‘Ocean’s 11’ heist at Bellagio Hotel and Casino
LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t quite a George Clooney or Brad Pitt heist, but police say a brazen robbery attempt ended with gunfire and the suspect hospitalized in Las Vegas.
About 9:45 p.m. Friday, an armed man entered a packed Bellagio Hotel and Casino and demanded money from a caged poker area, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Captain Nichole Splinter said.
He then fled and tried to steal a vehicle that had just pulled into the valet lot, but he was immediately confronted by four police officers, Splinter said.
The suspect fired his gun and struck one of the officers in the vest. A second officer fired back and hit the suspect, Splinter said.
Both the officer and the suspect were transported to a local hospital, and the officer was treated and released. The suspect is listed in critical condition.
Police said that per their policy, the identities of the officers involved will be released after 48 hours.
The incident brings to mind the movie “Ocean’s Eleven.” In the film, Danny Ocean (Clooney), Pitt and other accomplices plan a heist on several casinos, including the Bellagio.
Jelly Belly creator introduces line of cannabis-infused jelly beans
(Meredith) — The creator of Jelly Belly has introduced a new line of jelly beans infused with CBD oil, and they come in 38 flavors.
David Klein, who created Jelly Belly jelly beans in 1976 is moving into the cannabis market. His company Spectrum Confections is selling jelly beans infused with the cannabis oil CBD.
The product description reads, “David Klein’s invention that brought happiness in each piece. His gourmet jelly beans are here with CBD inside. These come in 38 assorted flavors. 10mg per bean. Sanded with dextrose to mask the CBD flavor inside.”
The jelly beans are available to order online, but they are currently sold out. So if you want to get your hands on some of the CBD confections, the company recommends using their contact form to get in touch.
Preschool children in East St. Louis were forced to stand naked in a closet as punishment
EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Two Head Start teachers in East St. Louis are on paid administrative leave after allegations that preschoolers were forced to strip off all of their clothes as part of punishment for misbehaving.
The teachers and students are part of the Head Start program operated by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center.
“Children would misbehave in class and the teacher would have them disrobe and stand them, make them stand inside a closet for five or 10 minutes as their discipline. Then they would redress and join the class,” said SIUE Police Chief Kevin Schmoll.
According to Chief Schmoll, 4 of the 20 students in the class were forced to take their clothes off. The students are 4 and 5-years-old. Schmoll said this form of punishment had been going on since early February but that police were only notified last week.
“We felt that was very inappropriate and possible there’s some criminal action and some charges could come from this,” said Schmoll.
As word spread through the community about the allegations, residents told News 4 they were outraged.
“As a mother myself, I can’t believe they would let something like this go on,” said Lakysha Jeffries.
Marquis Ginger told News 4, “Something needs to be done to the teachers as far as what’s going on.”
Police said the teacher accused of disciplining students inappropriately is 26-years old and has been a Head Start teacher at the center for three years. A second teacher, aged 41 with five years’ experience in the program, was also put on paid administrative leave for allegedly seeing the students forced to take their clothes off and not reporting it.
A representative with the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s office is expected to be there when the children are more thoroughly interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Belleville in two weeks. Charges could come after that.
Cow running away from police stops traffic, goes to Chick-Fil-A
(Meredith) – A cow in Indiana stopped at Chick-Fil-A while running away from police over the weekend.
Officers with the Noblesville Police Department spent Saturday afternoon chasing the “wild bovine all over the east side.”
At one point, the animal temporarily halted traffic before running in the direction of the popular fast-food restaurant.
Athena Hopkins, who witnessed the bizarre chase, recorded a video of the cow fleeing officers and waiting outside Chick-Fil-A. That video went viral, racking up more than 660,000 views.
The department likened the pursuit to “running with the bulls” and encouraged other bystanders to share any images they may have of the “cowboy adventure.”
Florida teacher allegedly used 1-year-old son to make child porn
A Florida elementary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly using her own 1-year-old son in sexually explicit videos shared with her ex-boyfriend — who is himself accused of molesting his own daughter, according to reports.
US Marshals arrested Audra Mabel, 34, Thursday for distributing child pornography to her ex Justin Ritchie, 36.
Police arrested Ritchie on March 8 after his 4-year-old daughter reported he had inappropriately touched her “vulva” several times — including with an electric toothbrush — and performed oral sex on her, Newsweek reported.
On his phone, investigators found 10 sexually explicit videos, including ones allegedly depicting Mabel and her 1-year-old son. One clip focused on the child’s genitals, and another included Mabel masturbating while breastfeeding, the outlet reported.
Another reportedly depicts Mabel shoving a camera up her skirt only to later turn the camera around and reveal a classroom full of children.
Investigators say Mabel shot the illicit videos while working as a first-grade teacher in Lansing, Michigan, but sent them to Ritchie in Florida.
She admitted to producing the videos, according to Newsweek.
“Mabel and [Ritchie] also read stories to each other about sex between children and adults,” a criminal complaint states.
She later moved to Florida, but the pair broke up last year after Ritchie refused to leave his wife.
She was hit with federal charges of creating child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child, while state officials are charging Ritchie with sexual assault of a child, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Brooklyn woman falsely told she was HIV-positive, lawsuit alleges
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital incorrectly told a Brooklyn woman she was HIV-positive, a lawsuit says.
Sandra Peralta went in for HIV testing in March 2016. The results came back positive, according to the Brooklyn Supreme Court suit, but the results of two more rounds of bloodwork were negative. The hospital told Peralta the negative conclusion was “final.”
But then a hospital employee left Peralta a phone message saying she in fact had HIV, the suit says. She was told the same thing when she called the hospital back, it says.
Before discovering once and for all that she was HIV-negative, Peralta underwent “unnecessary medical procedures” and “suffered a loss of marital intimacy,” the suit says. She could not be reached for comment.
“We are not in receipt of a complaint from this patient,” Mount Sinai said.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/03/16/brooklyn-woman-falsely-told-she-was-hiv-positive-lawsuit-alleges/
FL Man killed girlfriend’s dog because she didn’t come home on time
(Meredith) — A Florida man faced a judge Thursday after police said he killed his girlfriend’s dog because she didn’t come home on time.
Lawrence Graham, 19, is accused of killing a one-year-old Shih Tzu named Jordan.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office told WSVN that Graham had given his 16-year-old girlfriend the puppy as a gift last year.
According to WTVT, Graham told police he was angry that his girlfriend wouldn’t answer his calls or texts Tuesday night. He went to her house Wednesday morning. She wasn’t there, and he told police he was jealous that she might be with someone else.
An arrest report said Graham texted his girlfriend, “U got til 1030 if u not here by then I swear 4 God I’ll finnish Jordan off.”
When his girlfriend didn’t arrive home by 10:30, police said he choked and slammed the dog to the ground and then put it in a plastic bag. The dog was still alive and tried to scratch holes in the bag, then Graham choked the dog again and killed it, police said.
The report said Graham then placed the dog next to the front door with a towel over it, flowers next to the dog with the dog’s collar, and a note that read: “Coulda made it RIP Jordan.”
Police said Graham then texted his girlfriend to tell her he killed Jordan. One text message read, “If u really loved him u woulda made it in time 2 save him. Hope it was worth it.”
Police said the girlfriend is devastated.
“This is a heinous crime that he did this to this poor dog that’s a year old,” Broward Sheriff’s Office Detective Sira Arroyo told WSVN. “Also, I mean, it’s a small puppy he eventually ended up killing. Thank God she didn’t come home ’cause who knows what he would’ve done to her.” 4 Signs Your Heart Is Quietly Failing You How To Avoid A Heart Attack (Do This For 7 Seconds Twice A Day) Ad By PhysioTru See More
Graham’s mother showed up to his court appearance Thursday to tell the judge she raised her son better than this, according to WSVN.
“Good morning Lawrence. After they told me what you did, you hurt me so bad,” she told Graham in court.
Graham allegedly walked away after seeing his mother.
Graham is charged with six counts of animal cruelty and is being held in the Broward County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
29-year-old foster father raped, impregnated teen he was fostering, prosecutors say
Yellowstone County (Billings Gazette) — A 29-year-old foster father in Yellowstone County has been charged with raping and impregnating his teen foster daughter.
The man, whom The Billings Gazette is not naming to avoid identifying the alleged victim, has pleaded not guilty to a single count of sexual intercourse without consent.
He’s currently being held in jail.
The man initially told police he’d provide a statement but later declined. He then told an employee at a mental health organization that he had had sex with the foster child and it had resulted in a pregnancy, according to charges. He later provided a saliva sample to police, charges state.
The teen was in the man’s care for less than three months, according to Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney Jacob Yerger. The investigation began in 2018.
Foster parents can be as young as 18, according to the state health department’s policies. The most important requirement for eligibility is the ability to protect and promote children’s well-being, the policies state.
The health department said confidentiality laws prohibit commenting on individual cases or investigations.
“We take all allegations of abuse and neglect seriously,” a spokeswoman said.
School nurse arrested for allegedly stealing and ingesting student meds
(WRTV) — Lawrence County prosecutors filed criminal charges Thursday against a Mitchell Community Schools nurse for stealing student’s medication and ingesting it herself.
Carol Sanders is charged with felony official misconduct, felony neglect of a dependent, and five counts of misdemeanor theft.
Police arrested Sanders Thursday and she was booked into the Lawrence County Jail.
A staff member at Burris Elementary launched an investigation earlier this month after medication belonging to students went missing.
Sanders admitted to stealing amphetamines, Ritalin, Zyrtec and other medications from students at Burris Elementary and Hatfield Elementary.
The school nurse also admitted to replacing some of the students’ medications with baby aspirin.
Sanders said she stole the medications between February 25 and March 7 of 2019, court records show.
“Carol stated she stole the medication because she is an addict,” read the probable cause affidavit. “Carol admitted to needing help with her addiction.”
Carol Sanders also admitted that this is not the first time she’s been terminated from a nursing job for stealing and ingesting medication.
Sanders said she omitted that information to the school district during the hiring process.
Superintendent Dr. Mike Wilcox said the district performed an expanded criminal history check and no prior history was reported.
Wilcox provided the following statement.
“The Mitchell Community School Family is deeply concerned about this event. This, or any other, issue that forces us to question the safety of any Mitchell student immediately becomes our top priority. Our outstanding school administrators and school resource officer responded firmly, fairly, and in a timely manner. The parents of our students effected by this event, who were contacted immediately and have shown remarkable support. Mrs. Sanders is no longer employed by Mitchell Community Schools. She has submitted her letter of resignation, The Mitchell team of students, families, community members, and educators will continue to analyze current practices and collaborate on best solutions in regard to all Mitchell students.”
Sanders is scheduled for an initial hearing in Lawrence County on March 25. No attorney is listed for her.