Police Identify Toddlers Killed In School Bus Crash

Kentucky State Police have identified the two preschoolers killed in a Head Start school bus crash in Carroll County on Monday.  Four other children were injured in the crash.

Police say three year old Ryder Deitz and three year old Caroline Tuttle, both of Carrollton, where killed when the bus rolled over and smashed into a tree on Boone Road around 4:30 p.m. Monday. According to investigators the bus left the roadway for some reason and quickly came back but partially flipped onto its side and slammed into a tree. 

The Kentucky State Police were back on the scene today to go through the bus to look for evidence.

Prosecutors file charges in Ridgeway case

A teenager who prosecutors say confessed to killing a 10-year-old Westminster girl and attacking a runner has been charged as an adult.
    
Prosecutors filed 17 counts against Austin Sigg on Tuesday.

Judge denies theater shooting victims' request

A judge is refusing to let some victims of the theater shooting in Aurora see sealed court documents in the case against the suspect.
    
The judge on Tuesday denied their request to see arrest warrant and search warrant affidavits, an inventory of what was found after the search warrant was executed, and disclosure of transcripts of 911 calls related to the shooting.
    
The documents are covered under the judge's gag order in the case.

Grenade Found Near Hoover Reservoir

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Police found what they say is a grenade on Smothers Road at Hoover Reservoir.

It happened Monday morning, and crews had to close the road.

The bomb squad was called in to handle the situation.

No word on where the grenade actually came from or whether or not it was dangerous.

Search Underway For Man Missing From Correctional Facility

Crews are searching for a man who walked away from the Community Based Correctional Facility on Alum Creek Dr. Monday evening.

Mom of 16, charged with battery, opts for pretrial program

Angel Adams, who gained local notice when her story of living in a single motel room with 12 of her children came to light, has agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program rather than face charges of battering a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.

There was no testimony in court Monday morning after Adams agreed to the intervention program. The program is a common option for first-time offenders.

Adams, 39, was 8½ months pregnant with her 16th child during the May incident, in which police accused one of Adams' sons of throwing rocks in the neighborhood.

Body of 11-year-old student found in Riverview

Deputies searched on horseback, with police dogs and from helicopters. Teachers and janitors opened lockers and peered into every closet at Rodgers Middle School.

They all were looking for a 5-foot, 90-pound girl with Down syndrome and black pigtails who walked out of a crowded school gym and disappeared.

Less than six hours later, they found the body of Jennifer Caballero in a pond near campus.

Colorado Springs Police say arrests may be made after a neighborhood dispute between in the area of 1500 South Corona Avenue.

Colorado Springs Police say arrests may be made after a neighborhood dispute between in the area of 1500 South Corona Avenue.

Part of grenade found in Springs neighborhood

Colorado Springs Police tell KRDO NewsChannel 13 that the bomb squad was called to the 400 block of South Hancock Avenue as a precaution after the top half of a grenade was found.

The grenade part posed no threats, police said.  Officials searched the area and found nothing dangerous.

Local man implicated in counterfeit air bag ring expected to plead guilty

Fake airbag investigation

Federal court documents show the local man implicated in an international counterfeit air bag ring is expected to plead guilty.

Igor Borodin is accused of buying and selling more than 7,000 counterfeit air bags. Federal agents raided his Indian Trail home in August. 

Borodin has been behind bars since his arrest following that raid.

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NOPD: Mother confessed to drowning one child, shooting another

Police booked the mother of a 3-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl found dead Wednesday night in a bathtub in Gert Town after they say the mother confessed to killing the children.

Apartment building where the children were found in the 3300 block of Audubon Court (photo by Jessica Holly)

Police booked Chelsea Thornton, 23, with two counts of first-degree murder.

Investigators said Thornton admitted to shooting her son and drowning her daughter.  The coroner's office identified the victims as Kendall Adams and Kelsey Adams.

Grandmother charged in connection with toddler's death

Grandmother charged in connection with toddler's death

The grandmother of the toddler who died Wednesday afternoon after being run over by an SUV, has been charged in connection with the incident.

Investigators said 52-year-old Rebecca Jane Elrod of Mt. Olive Road in Albertville, was driving the Ford Explorer when she ran over 2-year-old Brayden Lucas Daniel at 3:29 p.m. on Diane Avenue. Elrod was under the influence of prescription medication at the time of the accident, according to investigators.

WHEEL OF JUSTICE: Allee Toles

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The Wheel of Justice has landed on a fugitive who's a no show in court.

Allee Toles, 33, is accused of forgery, and has been on the run since February 2011, when he failed to appear in front of a judge.

Toles is 5'10", 200 lbs, and has brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS

Stockton woman found guilty of murder in boy's hit and run death

A Stockton woman charged with murder for driving her car into a 3-year-old boy during an argument with another woman was found guilty by a Stockton jury Wednesday afternoon.

 Aushua McDuff-Brown, 23, was convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for use of a deadly weapon (her car) in the Oct. 3, 2011 death of Ruben Ramirez. Jurors also found her guilty of hit and run resulting in death and the attempted murder of Shakara Daan, the woman she was fighting with and her intended target, according to the prosecution.

Officers indicted on corruption charges; 6 arrested

FBI walks six men into Federal Court on Tuesday

Six men, including four local law enforcement officers, were indicted on major corruption charges Wednesday in Gaston County.

The six men are accused of helping transport thousands of dollars in stolen goods and cash across the county.  Three of the men work with the Cherryville Police Department while one is a sheriff's deputy with the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.

Police in Cherryville took bribes, helped transport stolen goods and extorted money in a multi-state operation that raked in at least $750,000, according to federal indictments unsealed Wednesday.

FBI-NYPD task force foils Federal Reserve bomb plot

Federal agents Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man in Manhattan who authorities said planned to detonate what he thought was a massive bomb outside the New York Federal Reserve Bank building.

The man, who was identified as Quazi Mohammad Reswanul Ahsan Nafis, claimed to have ties to Al Qaeda and was in New York trying to recruit people, according to a complaint.

Quazi Mohammad Reswanul Ahsan Nafis

In voter registration fraud case, it's not Mickey Mouse you have to worry about

The obviously fraudulent applications filed by a vendor hired by the Republican Party of Florida have gained wide attention in a case that's now being investigated by law enforcement.

The dead woman registered to vote in Santa Rosa County. Phony addresses in Palm Beach County for voters that lead to a gas station, a Land Rover dealership and the Port Everglades administration office.

But it's not blatant fraud like this that has elections experts worried about possible voting mayhem come November. Rather, it's the re-registration of voters, where personal information such as someone's party affiliation, signature or address could have been changed without the person's knowledge.

3-year-old, 4-year-old found dead in bathtub

The New Orleans Police Department says that a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old were found dead Wednesday night in a bathtub in Gert Town.

The children were found after 6 p.m. in the 3300 block of Audubon Court.

The deaths, according to police, are currently unclassified, and there's no word of any charges filed in this case.

Neigh way! Man busted for having sex with a horse...twice, deputies say

Whoa! What's going on?

This is the second time Patrick Louis Linn has been busted for sneaking into a neighbor's barn and having sex with a horse, reports WCTV CBS News-6 in Tallahassee.

A sure sign of the misdeed was when the wife of the horse's owner reportedly saw some lubricant on the stall door.

Report: Florida Keys Sheriff's daughter accused of fraud

Allison Marie Peryam, 26,  the Monroe County sheriff's daughter is accused from stealing from The Home Depot in Key West, where she had been employed, reports The Florida Keys News.

A loss prevention manager told cops  that Peryam had printed copies of customers' receipt after their purchases, then conducted return transactions with those receipts worth $348 before pocketing the money, according to the report.

Poll finds support for same-sex marriage, but not gambling

Five weeks before the election, a measure to legalize same-sex marriagelegalize same-sex marriage in Maryland has seen a surge of support and is now favored by likely voters, 49 percent to 39 percent, a new Baltimore Sun poll has found.

But at this stage, most voters are opposed to the gambling expansion law, according to the poll. And the electorate is conflicted about a measure to give illegal immigrants more access to higher education, with similar percentages supporting the law and opposing it.

East Baltimore death in police custody ruled a homicide

The state medical examiner has determined that an East Baltimore man's death in police custody last month was a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, according to police, an account that contrasts with earlier assertions that he died from choking on drugs.

Police have said that Anthony Anderson, 46, suffered at least one broken rib, and the autopsy found that his spleen was ruptured, chief spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed.

The significance of a homicide finding remains unclear; by definition, a homicide means the death was caused by another person, though it does not speak to intent, or whether the death was an accident. Police and prosecutors are still investigating the circumstances to determine whether officers acted improperly during the arrest.

Springfield powerbroker William Cellini was sentenced to a year and day in prison today for his role in corruption tied to imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Cellini, 77, a longtime Republican lobbyist and fundraiser, had operated for years in the shadows of Illinois government, cozying up to politicians in both parties to build formidable clout before he was taken down in the scandal-plagued Rod Blagojevich administration.

Akin failed to report state pension

Missouri congressman Todd Akin has amended a decade's worth of federal financial reports to add nearly $130,000 in state pension income that he received over that time.

His amended report shows Akin received $15,138 in annual pension payments last year and has received a total of $129,109 from his state pension since 2002. Akin is due a state pension because he served 12 years in the state House before winning election to Congress in 2000.

Hoboken Man Loses Part of His Ear in Brawl

A Hoboken man had part of his ear bitten on Third Street in an early morning brawl on Sunday, police said. 

Hoboken Police arrested Richard Vasquez, a 22-year-old West Orange, and charged him with aggravated assault for allegedly punching the victim as well as biting off part of his ear.  

Witnesses: Man walked into Dollar General store with genitals exposed

A man, later identified as Douglas Lavonne Rogers, 59, is accused of walking into a Laurel Hill Dollar General store with his junk exposed, said two witnesses, who "were able to provide a detailed description of the defendant's penis, " reports the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach.

And:
A man who walked into a store with his penis exposed also faces drug possession charges after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy searched him and his car and found narcotics, according to an arrest report.

Feud over chicken nuggets ends in arrest

Cops busted John J. Valentin, 19, of West Melbourne, after they say he had struck his sister, knocking her to the ground, during a feud over her son cooking too many chicken nuggets, reports Florida Today in Melbourne.

Republican Offenders: Republican Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude is a German word meaning “pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune.” The America equivalent is the sarcastic, “Aw, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.” )Obviously the most delicious schadenfreude is homegrown from the finest in superior ultra-conservative piety and self-righteousness, but not all the best schadenfreude comes from the front page and not all stories are buried deep in the past.

Editor's note: Too bad the site only goes up to 2008!

The website includes all sorts of Republican shenanigans and topics, including -- but not limited to -- drugs, prostitution, espionage, terrorism, serial killers, televangelists, talk show hosts, corruption, bribery, fraud, and embezzlement.

Here's a sample...

On April 3rd, Cumberland County Commissioner, Bruce Barclay was arrested for the male rape of a prostitute he purchased from  Harrisburg Frat Boys dot com. And then came the revelation that Bruce was innocent. How do we know? Conservative Republican Barclay secretly  videotaped all of his sexual encounters with male prostitutes. Hundreds of them.

Happy to meet with press reporters...

Friends in high places...

Triple fatal collision suspects charged with felony murder

Jefferson County DA Brandon Falls announced Thursday that the two suspects in Monday's triple fatal collision in north Birmingham will be charged with felony murder.

Dominique Rashad Smith and Jeffery Howe. Source: Birmingham Police Department

,Dominique Rashad Smith 20, and Jeffery B. Howe, 18, both of Mulga, are charged with three counts each of first degree murder after authorities say they killed a family of three after colliding with their car.

Police: Suspects in triple fatal accident in custody

Authorities have confirmed that both suspects in the triple fatal accident that killed a family of three are in custody Tuesday evening. A third suspect that allegedly helped one of the other suspects hide is also in custody.

Law enforcement officers gathered near a home in Ensley where two men involved in the triple fatal accident were located. Both were taken into custody. Source: Sherea Harris

Law enforcement officials believe that these two men drove through a red light Monday evening at the intersection of Birmingport Road and Minor Parkway, colliding with another car.

The suspects allegedly hit another car with their white SUV (left) Monday at the intersection of Minor Parkway and Birmingport Road. Source: WBRC video

Arrest made near Fort Wayne, Ind., in Islamic Center of Greater Toledo arson

Authorities confirmed today that an arrest has been made in the fire at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on Sunday.

The arrest was made late today near Fort Wayne, Ind., and is reported by authorities to be the person of interest that was captured by a surveillance camera outside the center, 25877 Scheider Rd.

A photograph through security video of a person of interest in the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo

"We believe the person in the photos is the person we have in custody," said Shane Cartmill, spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's Office. 

Mo. teen pleads guilty to hate crime

A southeastern Missouri teenager has pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge in the July beating of a gay neighbor.

KFVS-TV reports (http://bit.ly/V8pXfM ) prosecutors dropped a burglary charge against 17-year-old Mercedes Ayers in exchange for her plea Monday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court.

Ayers pleaded guilty to felony assault motivated by discrimination in the attack on 41-year-old Jeana Terry.
 

Kentucky restaurant shut down after roadkill found in kitchen

Customers at the Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg, Ky., alerted authorities after they spotted something they probably wish they hadn't: restaurant employees wheeling roadkill back to the kitchen.

Akin parses stand on pet projects in Mo. Senate bid after getting aid from conservative group

Missouri Rep. Todd Akin has backed almost $100 million in earmarks in recent years, including money for home-state military programs and local highway work. During his Republican Senate primary this summer, Akin even aired a television ad proudly defending his effort to get federal dollars for military armor in “what some call earmarks.”

Now Akin has aligned himself with a group that wants to ban these earmarks, and the membership of the Senate Conservatives Fund has pledged $290,000 to help replenish the Republican’s cash-strapped campaign against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

2 dogs stolen from Cape Girardeau Humane Society

Authorities are looking for a suspect after two pit bulls were stolen overnight from the Humane Society in Cape Girardeau.

Both dogs are about a year old.

One is described as a male, tan and white pit bull about 60 pounds. The other is described as a small-framed female, dilute brindle with cropped ears.

Video from KFVS