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These are some of the strangest crime stories of 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

From absent-minded drunks to a not-so-great dime heist and criminal acts of foot fondling, 2023 was packed with strange criminal allegations from coast to coast — and beyond.Dad forgets his ‘missing’ child is at homeBooze is said to have been a factor when Connecticut dad Colby Parker filed a missing persons report for the child he forgot at home while making an evening run to Price Chopper in October. Security video reportedly showed Parker had made two trips to the grocery store that night, but only brought his son the first time. The 30-year-old dad showed signs of “possible impairment.” His child was found safe at home.READ MORE: Man charged after reporting child missing from supermarket parking lot that he forgot at homeAlabama woman reports mystery toddler on highwayAnother child who turned out to be fine is an Alabama toddler who never existed. In July, nursing student Carlee Russell reported seeing an unaccompanied toddler strolling along Interstate 459 near Hoov...

San Ysidro couple found dead at casino identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A married couple found dead in a vehicle in Campo Tuesday, days after they had been reported missing by family members, have been identified by authorities.On Thursday, Lt. Steve Shebloski with the San Diego Police Department confirmed 52-year-old Johnny Soto and 45-year-old Melissa Soto, both residents of San Ysidro, were the deceased individuals in this incident. 25 Southern California restaurants added to Michelin Guide in 2023 The pair was found in the Golden Acorn Casino parking lot at 1800 Golden Acorn Way. Detectives from the SDPD’s Southern Division and the Homicide Unit responded to the scene to investigate.The exact nature of what occurred and why they were missing is still under investigation. Based on preliminary evidence, authorities say the man was killed from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.At this time, the woman’s injuries are undetermined and will be confirmed by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. Her de...

Bowmanville man arrested for allegedly planning to engage in sex acts with a U.S. woman’s children

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

A man has been been arrested by Durham police after investigators received information that he was planning to meet a U.S. woman to engage in sexual acts with her and her children.On Wednesday at around 10 a.m., members of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit were told by RCMP that a male who possibly resides in Bowmanville had alleged planned to engage in sexual acts with young persons. A conversation had been intercepted by the RCMP National Child Exploitation Crime Centre on the MeetMe chat app, allegedly between the suspect, who used the name ‘That Guy’ and a woman in Pennsylvania about meeting this weekend to engage in “sexual acts on the female’s children, aged two and six.”Sexual photographs of the woman’s daughter were also allegedly sent to the suspect. A male has been arrested after police received information the accused was planning to meet with a female residing in the United States to engage in sexual acts with her and her children....

Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

VANCOUVER — Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital.Multiple records fell on Wednesday at weather stations throughout Greater Victoria, where a high of 12.9 degrees surpassed a record set in 1922.Environment Canada says high temperature marks were also broken in West Vancouver, where the mercury hit 14 degrees and shattered a 1986 high by 2.5 degrees, and White Rock where the high of 13.5 degrees broke a record standing for 88 years.Records were also set in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast, with 13.7 degrees, and as far afield as Osoyoos in the Interior, with 6.9 degrees.Environment Canada had warned that the Pacific frontal system bringing the warmth would also bring strong wind to the southern coast, with gusts potentially reaching 120 kilometres an hour in exposed regions.BC Hydro says more than 1,000 customers lost power on Cortes Island after a tree fell on wires, leaving several n...

More than 40 dead in Liberia after leaking fuel tanker exploded as people tried to collect gas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A leaking fuel tanker exploded as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead, authorities in Liberia said Thursday.The blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 people in Totota town in the central part of the West African country, health officials said.Bong County health official Dr. Cynthia Blapook said many of the dead were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday because their remains were unrecognizable. Health authorities said an exact death toll was difficult because of how badly the bodies were burned.Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor attended the mass funeral.“We never expected to start the new year like this,” Howard-Taylor said.Health officials said the number of injured could rise as they were not certain everyone had been brought for care.A doctor at one hospital treating the injured urged the Liberian government to deploy a disaster management team and to have one in each county to respond to emergencies.Dr. Minnie ...

Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time. For three decades, Hit-Boy’s dad was in-and-out of prison, with his recent stint lasting nine years until his release several months ago. With his father’s newfound freedom, the super producer — who has worked with music heavyweights from Jay-Z, Nas and Kanye West — is focused on strengthening their father-son bond while navigating the music industry together.Hit-Boy has the Grammys and a producer of the year, non-classical nomination in his sights. He’s had three songs involving Brent Faiyaz, Blxst and The Alchemist. He also produced three Nas albums, including “King’s Disease III,” which is up for best rap album; one with Musiq Soulchild; and his two “Surf or Down” albums, which featured the producer as a rapper and his father on several tracks under the stage name Big Hit. When Hit-Boy first heard about being...

Montreal man seeks to launch class-action lawsuit over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

A Montreal man who spent almost a week in hospital with a salmonella infection after consuming cantaloupes is seeking permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against two food companies.Law firm Slater Vecchio LLP filed the application Dec. 12 in Quebec Superior Court alleging that Olivier Archambault got sick after he consumed melons produced by Mexico-based Malichita and distributed in Canada by Arizona-based Trufresh.BACKGROUND: More Cantaloupe-related illnesses reported in CanadaIn November the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued food recall warnings for melons produced by Malichita, and later in the month issued recalls for melons by Rudy brand, which are produced in the same area of Mexico.As of last week the Public Health Agency of Canada has reported 164 laboratory-confirmed cases and seven deaths from cantaloupe-linked salmonella across eight provinces; 111 of those cases are in Quebec and 21 are in Ontario.OUTBREAK UPDATE: New illnesses continue to be reported in the...

'Didn’t deserve that': Daughter speaks out after video released of 3 wanted in killing of Chatham security guard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

CHICAGO — Surveillance video has been released by Chicago police of three suspects wanted in the slaying of a security guard outside of a Chatham store last week.On the afternoon of Dec. 20 at around 1 p.m., officers responded to DTLR, located in the 700 block of East 87th Street, on the report of a shooting.Edward "Fontaine" Creamer, 53, of Calumet City, who was working as a security guard for the store at the time, was involved in an altercation with two males and a female.CPD said one of the suspects shot Creamer three times. He later died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. WGN News spoke with his daughter, Ashley, Thursday who said Creamer was a beloved father of seven and grandfather of five."That’s somebody’s father, that’s somebody’s granddad, that’s somebody’s brother, that’s somebody’s child," she said. "Nobody deserves to die like that."Creamer and his daughter Ashley Previous: Security guard fatally shot in Chatham ID’d Surveillance footage below, released by ...

Mystery note found in sealed cereal box in Pennsylvania

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

SUGARLOAF TWP., Penn. (WBRE/WYOU) — How did a mysterious note get into a sealed cereal box? That's the question, among others, being asked by a Pennsylvania man.The man who discovered the note contacted the FBI as well as Nexstar's WBRE/WYOU to look into the situation.There are a lot of moving parts to this story, but it does appear, based on research by WBRE's I-Team thus far, that notes like this are showing up in all types of food products from numerous grocery stores around eastern Pennsylvania and beyond."I opened up the box … I poured it out in my bowl and out came this paper that was all folded up just like this," said Joe Miller of Sugarloaf Township. ‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson begins lengthy sentence at California prison Miller said he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He told WBRE/WYOU that he bought the box of Lucky Charm's Smores cereal at a Luzerne County grocery store on Sunday, and opened it on Monday night."Oh, I was devastated. I mean I didn't even ...

Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:04 GMT

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections. The 82-year-old Sanders, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was experiencing “minimal” symptoms and will continue to isolate while working from his home in Vermont. "I am glad to be fully up to date with the vaccine," Sanders wrote.The Senate finished its legislative business for the year last week and won’t be returning for votes until Jan. 8. The U.S. is seeing elevated levels of respiratory illness this winter, and the Northeast especially is experiencing the highest levels of viral activity, according to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wastewater data.  Nationally, the wastewater viral activity level for COVID-19 is the highest it's been since the omicron surge in 2022.  According to data from before Christmas, JN.1 is now the dominant variant. For the two weeks ending on Dec. 23, JN.1 is expected to account f...