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Month: June, 2008

Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Father Of Burned Baby

27 June, 2008 (21:25) | News, Parents Behaving Badly | No comments

SEATTLE — The King County Prosecutor’s Office has charged the father of a baby who died in a fire pit with second-degree manslaughter.
Alberto Rios, 38, told police he had been sleeping with his 7-month-old son, Diego, on his chest Saturday night on a bench next to the fire at his Federal Way home. Rios told […]

2 More Cases Of Salmonella Reported In New Hampshire

27 June, 2008 (21:08) | News, new hampshire | No comments

CONCORD, N.H. — Two new cases of salmonella related to a national outbreak linked to tomatoes have been reported in New Hampshire.
State health officials said salmonella Saintpaul was diagnosed in two New Hampshire residents, but it was unclear whether they were exposed in the state or elsewhere. Another case was reported previously in the state, […]

Amber Alert Issued For Missing Girl

27 June, 2008 (17:13) | News, vermont | 1 comment

BROOKFIELD, Vt. — The Vermont State Police issued an Amber Alert Thursday as part of the search for missing 12-year-old girl, Brooke Bennett.
Bennett was last seen in Randolph Center Wednesday walking toward the village of Randolph. Police said she was supposed to meet a friend at a convenience store before visiting a friend at Dartmouth […]

Napping father arrested for child neglect

26 June, 2008 (07:41) | News | No comments

An Indianapolis father accused of child neglect said it was all an innocent mistake. Police arrested Charles Reed after his young children left their home when he fell asleep last week.
Reed’s three-year-old child was found wandering the parking lot. His one-year-old child was found several hundred feet away sitting between two parked cars on […]

Town Meeting Set Over Brain Tumor Cases

26 June, 2008 (07:37) | Medicine, News | No comments

CAMERON, Mo. — A town hall meeting is set for Thursday regarding the cluster of brain tumors in Cameron.
The meeting will allow residents to hear from state officials about what is going on the community.
More than 12 brain tumors have been diagnosed in recent months in the town, and the number of cases continues to […]

Woman Charged In Connection With Teen Worker’s Death

25 June, 2008 (14:22) | News, new hampshire | No comments

KEENE, N.H. — A Marlborough, N.H., woman has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with the death of a Massachusetts teenager who died while working on her barn.
Prosecutors said that Mary Corbett knew that a wall in her barn on Route 124 was unsafe when she allowed Travis Desimone, 17, to work in the […]

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Law Allowing Execution for Child Rape

25 June, 2008 (14:05) | News, Politics | No comments

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child.
In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
“The death penalty is […]

Parent: Cop pointed gun at my kid

25 June, 2008 (13:50) | Bad Cops, Good Cops Gone Bad, News | No comments

HILLSDALE — The borough’s police department is conducting an internal investigation into allegations that an officer pulled a gun on a group of boys outside the George G. White School last week, a parent of one of the boys said Tuesday.
“There is an allegation and we are looking into the matter,” said Hillsdale Detective Sgt. […]

Man Gets Life in Cocaine Overdose of Teething Son

25 June, 2008 (07:11) | News, Parents Behaving Badly | No comments

HOUSTON — A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for felony murder in the death of his teething infant.
The baby died after apparently sucking on his father’s cocaine-tainted fingers.
Dennis Ray Driver, 26, was convicted yesterday in the overdose death of his eight-month-old son, Dennis Junior. The jury also fined Driver […]

Alcohol May Have Been Involved In Boat Crash, Police Say

24 June, 2008 (19:43) | News, new hampshire | 1 comment

GILFORD, N.H. — Investigators said in court papers that they are looking at whether alcohol contributed to a nighttime boat crash that killed a passenger and critically injured the driver, a prominent foe of speed limits on New Hampshire’s largest lake.
The 37-foot boat was going fast enough to plane, or skim on the water, when […]

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