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New York mother poisons children to punish boyfriend

Monday, July 9th, 2012

“You got what you wanted. Me and the kids are in a better place now,” Lissette Bamenga allegedly wrote in a suicide note. The 29-year-old Bronx mother was in a jealous rage over her belief that her boyfriend was cheating on her and got another woman pregnant. In retaliation, the NY Post reports that she ... read more »

Mother leaves toddler home alone to go drinking

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Stephanie Davis, 21, of Cumming, Georgia was arrested on June 22 for speeding and driving under the influence after partying at a sports bar. While being detained, she called her mother to let her know that someone was watching her toddler son at home. After speaking with her daughter, Davis’ mother believed that the child ... read more »

Heroic mom dies shielding toddler from tornado

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Heather Town, a Florida mother of three, made the ultimate sacrifice to save her three-year-old daughter during a violent tornado on Sunday night. The mother and daughter were tossed from their mobile home by the tornado. Town was found covered in barbed wire and debris in a wooded area near her home, still clutching her ... read more »

Mother’s intuition leads her to save drowning children

Monday, June 25th, 2012

Something told Jansy Peternell to go check on her children. The Renton, Washington mother left her home to see what the kids were up to. When she walked out, she saw two neighborhood children drowning in a retention pond across the street. Peternell told KING 5 in Seattle, “It was surreal. What was strange is ... read more »

Father drowns trying to retrieve remote-controlled boat

Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Sammie Weiner, 40, drowned while attempting to retrieve a remote-controlled boat in a Long Island lake on Friday evening. Weiner was seen entering Lake Ronkonkoma in New York around 8:30 PM to retrieve the boat for other lake visitors. Long Island Newsday reports that three men offered him $40 to bring back the boat. The ... read more »

Jogger fights off teen gropers with Kung Fu

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

You never know when your self-defense skills will prove useful. Priscilla Dang, 23, of Vancouver, Washington has been taking martial arts classes since she was 5-years-old. In fact, her family owns the Summit Wushu Academy where Chinese martial arts are taught. Lately, Dang has been learning Kung Fu from her older brother. Last week, Dang’s ... read more »

Study highlights increased number of children swallowing magnets

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

A recent study published by U.K. researchers in The Lancet highlights the increased occurrence of children swallowing magnets. The study followed two cases of children swallowing magnets. In one case, an 18-month-old child had swallowed 10 small magnetic balls. The child needed a laparotomy to remove the balls. The child had suffered from abdominal pain ... read more »

Third-grader strip searched at school over $20

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

After $20 went missing in the school cafeteria, 10-year-old Justin Cox was taken to the assistant principal’s office where he was reportedly forced to strip in front of Assistant Principal Teresa Holmes and a male janitor. Cox had been accused of snatching the $20 when a girl accidentally dropped it in the cafeteria of Union ... read more »

Parents accused of planting drugs on school volunteer

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Two Irvine, California attorneys have been arrested for allegedly planting drugs on a parent volunteer at their son’s elementary school. Jill Easter, 38, reportedly felt that the volunteer was not sufficiently supervising her son. In retaliation, she and her husband, Kent Easter, devised a plan to plant drugs in the volunteer’s car in an effort ... read more »

Mom leaves kids in car wreck, goes to eat ice cream – naked

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

A Houston mom was driving with her three children when she collided with a METRO bus last Friday. Instead of helping her children after the crash, Dillard reacted strangely. KPRC TV in Houston reports that after the collision, Stephanie Dillard, 34, left her children in the car in a busy intersection and proceeded to a ... read more »

Father makes son wear sign on street to learn respect

Monday, June 18th, 2012

In an attempt to drive home an important message to his son, Kevin Burks had his son walk along a street with a sign saying “Homeless, Won’t Listen to Parents.” Over the weekend, Kenny, Burks’ 12-year-old son, was out and decided to spend the night at his friends. However, he did not call to check ... read more »

Teacher accused having kindergarteners hit bully

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

A teacher at Salinas Elementary School in suburban San Antonio, Texas reportedly asked another teacher for advice on how to address a bully in her classroom. That teacher is accused of taking Aiden Neely, 6, into her kindergarten classroom and instructing her students to hit him. According to police reports, the first teacher put a ... read more »

Parents allegedly shoot teen daughter’s pimp

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Barry Gilton and his longtime girlfriend, Lupe Mercado, tried everything to rescue their 17-year-old daughter from a life of prostitution. However, after failing using other avenues, authorities allege that the San Francisco couple resorted to tracking down her pimp and killing him. Eric Safire, Gilton’s attorney stated, “They had gone out to local police agencies, ... read more »

NJ seniors barred from graduation after food fight

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Most kids have been involved in a food fight at one time or another. Last Friday, students at Wood-Ridge High School in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey engaged in a food fight in their school cafeteria. School officials claim that the food fight was out of control and that staff members were assaulted by the students. The ... read more »

Spider sends naked man running from home

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

Some residents of Albion, Illinois notified police of a bloodied streaker in their neighborhood around 11:00 AM on Tuesday morning. The 20-year-old man woke up to find a spider in his bed. He was sleeping in the nude. The Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana reports that once startled, the disoriented, nude man ran ... read more »