In The Mean Time...
BUFFALO, N.Y. A horrible scene being described outside a New York Tops store. Witnesses say a man parked in a handicapped space hit a car parked in front of him before speeding in reverse through a guardrail, pinning 8-year-old Richard Alexander Colon against a wall. The boy and his grandfather had just exited the store holding hands but the older man was not able to pull his grandson out of harms way. The strange thing is that the report I linked to says that the driver, a 50-year-old man, reversed into the boy twice before trying to leave the scene. People on the scene stopped him from doing so. “He was thinking of driving. I stood next to him, pushed him and put the car in park and then I ripped off his seatbelt,” said Timothy Mercedes. Others described seeing lots of blood and “leg and bones hanging out.” The boy was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver was taken into custody, but I’m betting this accident is the result of a medical condition and not an intentional act. [Read more...]
Bethlehem, PA – Donald Fehr, age unknown, was sitting on his front porch in his tighty whities in the predawn hours of August 17, when a young neighbor approached him and suggested that he put some clothes on. See, the young man’s girlfriend was on her way over and he felt Fehr was “being disrespectful” by sitting out there in his draws. When Fehr refused to clothe himself, the young man, identified as 19-year-old Hector Morales Jr., said, “There’s gonna be trouble.“ And dammit, he meant it. Police say Morales beat the ever lovin’ shit out of Fehr with a wiffle bat. He beat the man so severely, the plastic bat broke in two. That didn’t stop Morales, he continued the beating with his fists. He reportedly beat Fehr until the man collapsed in a puddle of his own blood. Fehr was left with several missing teeth, a skull fracture and broken jaw. On August 23, Morales was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault. Bail has been set at $35,000.
Woman Shot To Death By Ex Shortly After Changing Her Facebook Relationship Status
September 2, 2010 by Morbid
Maysville, N.C. – Shortly after changing her Facebook relationship status to “engaged” a woman was shot to death by her roommate. Karen Ann Rooney, 63 and Peter Terrance Moonan, 62 were not married but had been in a 16 year relationship and purchased their home together in 2002. The couple broke up earlier this year and since that time, Rooney had met another man, William Jenkins, and the pair had gotten engaged. Police feel that when Rooney changed her relationship status on Facebook to reflect that fact, Moonan flipped. He used a .357 handgun to shoot her twice before turning the gun on himself. The pair were found by a neighbor on Saturday. While I joined in on the Facebook angle with the title of this article, the truth is that it really had nothing to do with this. It’s not like Moonan didn’t know she had met a man and gotten engaged. And on the slim chance he did not know, he would have found out eventually without Facebook and this story would probably have still played out like it did. Even so, this is a good time to mention that if you do use Facebook, you really should check your privacy settings. If you already do, periodically check them again. Facebook loves to add new features that may reveal information about you that you were not even aware of, like that “Here Now” thing.
YORBA LINDA, California – A 48-year-old man got a nasty surprise after leaving the Messiah Lutheran Church Monday night. As he began pulling out of the parking lot his ex-girlfriend, 47-year-old Elizabeth Cuevas Villanueva, jumped up from the backseat and proceeded to stab him multiple times in the head and shoulder with an icepick. This caused the victim to drive his car into a tree before escaping from the vehicle. Villanueva also got out of the car and ran from the scene but was picked up later at a nearby intersection. The man was taken to the hospital suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, treated and released while probably wondering why his ex couldn’t have just got stuck in his chimney like that other guy. Reports state the couple were living together although they had broken up four months ago. Villanueva is currently living in jail on a $500,000 bail, charged with suspicion of attempted murder, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a weapon.
Apple Valley, MN – Parbati Kalicharan ain’t about to take any lip from some smart-mouthed kid. When her 12-year-old granddaughter supposedly told her to “shut up,” Grandma K came unhinged. The girl was putting a puzzle together on the kitchen table when she got all lippy. This angered grandma, who was in the kitchen, where the knives and other pointy objects are stored. She walked over and grabbed the puzzle box lid, ripped it up and threw it away. The distraught child begged her grandmother to allow her to have the box back, she needed it so she could see the picture and finish the puzzle. Grandma just ripped it up into smaller pieces. She then swiped all the puzzle pieces and threw them in the trash, too. The girl said something like, “I don’t like you,” and crawled under the kitchen table. When she came out from underneath the table, grandma reportedly started chasing her around with a knife. Somehow, the girl ended up with a small gash inside one of her ears. Parbati didn’t deny having the knife in her hand as she chased the child, but claimed she was holding it by the blade, showing the handle to the girl while threatening to hit her with it. She denied cutting the child, and police say the child’s injury didn’t appear to be serious. Parbati was booked into jail on Saturday, charged with felony assault. She made bail on Monday and was released.
Albuquerque, NM – When Michelle Charley failed to show up at school to collect her daughter and nephews Tuesday afternoon, school officials called the safe house where Charley and the children had been staying. Staffers at the safe house were able to reach Charley, but she told them she was too drunk to go anywhere. Knowing the woman had a 6-month-old son, social workers paid a visit to the woman’s apartment to check on the infant. When they couldn’t make contact with her, the police were called. When Officers Joey Tosta and Nick Wheeler arrived at the apartment, they found Charley in the bedroom, highly intoxicated, with a man she had met at a gas station earlier that day. Her infant was reportedly laying on the bed, covered from head to toe in flaky, crusty dried shit. According to authorities, shit had leaked out of the child’s diaper. He had it on his back and stomach, up and down his legs, and in the folds of his neck. The poor kid even had shit on the inside and outside of his eyelids. It also appeared as if he had been gagged with a soiled diaper wipe. Tosta and Wheeler took a couple of cell phone pics as evidence before running a bath for the baby boy. Charley was arrested and charged with one count of child abuse. Bond was set at $15,000. And this isn’t the first time Charley has been drunk and negligent. [Read more...]
Daytona Beach, FL – Police say a woman arrived in Florida from North Carolina at about 8:00 Tuesday evening and had just checked into her motel room when she struck up a conversation with man handing out fliers for a nearby pizza restaurant. As the conversation continued, the woman revealed her room number to the seemingly harmless flier hander-outer. Little did she know she’d soon be seeing him again real soon – under extremely unpleasant circumstances. At about 3:00 the next morning, the woman heard a noise coming from the area of her second-floor balcony. She placed the chain on the door leading to the balcony and opened it up a crack and guess who she saw? A man in big white sunglasses, the flier hander-outer, John Garcia. He had obviously spent a little time planning the attack, he reportedly brought a ladder with him to gain access to her balcony. Police say Garcia busted through the door, threw the woman on the bed and commenced to ripping off her clothes, threatening her with a knife the whole time. Welcome to Florida!! The woman fought back, and though she ended up with a busted lip from a well placed punch, she wasn’t raped. Police believe Garcia got spooked with all the screaming and fighting, ripped the phone out of the wall and fled. When police heard the physical description of the assailant, they knew exactly who to look for – the big white novelty sunglasses gave him away. Garcia was in custody within 45 minutes. The 25-year-old has been booked on charges of home invasion robbery and attempted sexual battery. [Read more...]
Warwick, RI – Nothing ruins an already painful commute quite like an axing, am I right? I think Joseph Gallagher would agree – he was recently axed by two men, possibly because he was driving too slow. Details are a bit sketchy, but police say Gallagher was attacked by the axe wielding duo during his commute Tuesday afternoon. The father of three was reportedly hit on the head, leg and thigh before the alleged attackers got back into their vehicle and drove off. Gallagher managed to call 911 and drive himself home before collapsing on his neighbor’s front porch. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with non-life threatening injuries. In the meantime, authorities are on the lookout for the two suspects. Police say they were driving a red 2000 Hyundai Elantra with Rhode Island tag HJ 396. Anyone with information is asked to call the Warwick Police Department. [Read more...]
Albuquerque, NM - When Cheri Moore’s cranky toddler started making a fuss on a city bus last Tuesday, a fellow passenger expressed his displeasure with the tot by asking Cheri to shut the kid up – the annoyed passenger had a headache. To avoid a confrontation with the annoyed passenger, Cheri and her friends exited the bus with the screaming 2-year-old a few stops ahead of their intended destination. Problem solved, right? Wrong. The annoyed passenger, Lawrence Sitler, still wasn’t satisfied. He followed the woman and her friends off the bus and, for one reason or another, confronted Cheri’s friend, Andrew Montaño. According to police, Sitler placed a knife against Montaño’s neck before slicing him on the arm. After slicing the dude’s arm, Sitler took off running. Witnesses to the attack followed after him while keeping 911 dispatchers informed of his location. Police eventually caught up with 46-year-old Sitler and booked him on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery and child endangerment because he got stabby in front of the toddler. [Read more...]
Apex, NC – More Taser controversy after a a fight between students at Westlake Middle School ended with a girl getting tased. The girl was choking a significantly smaller boy and refusing commands to let go. When the resource officer was unable to physically pry her off the boy, out came the trusty Taser. “He deployed it and immediately it was effective,” Deputy Police Chief Barry Nickalson said. Off course people who were not there to witness the situation feel that the use of the Taser was excessive but Nickalson doesn’t see it that way. “Our victim was basically dangling from being choked,” he said. “The way we see this, is we saved a life yesterday as a result of using this tool. Other techniques were just not effective.” I agree with him. If a kid is choking another and refusing commands from a cop to let go, even when the cop is physically trying to separate them, friggin’ tase ‘em. Obviously it works really well and keeps a cop from either physically hurting a child or using more lethal means. Some of these people who do not agree with the method used should be thanking that cop and focusing their derision at…I don’t know…maybe the parents of the girl that got tased? I’m surprised to see that the ABC poll is showing most people agree.
Teen Charged With Two Felonies After Setting Off Chemical Bomb At Bus Stop
September 1, 2010 by Morbid
PALM COAST, Florida – You would think in this day and age that even teenagers would realize that setting off a chemical bomb may land you in some serious trouble, especially if you do so around any type of school property. Deputies said Giuseppe Verdone, 18, added a mixture of household cleaner and a household item to a bottle at about 6:50 a.m. and placed it on the grass at his bus stop. After a few minutes the bottle exploded. Someone saw this and called the school who in turn contacted the bus driver and instructed him to pull into a Home Depot and wait for cops. After being questioned, Verdone was hit with felony charges of possession or discharge of a destructive device at a bus stop and discharging a destructive device, then placed into the Flagler County Inmate Facility on $1,000 bond. The toilet bowl cleaner bomb claims another moron. It’s an oldie, but with the internet and online videos, instructions take about 5 seconds to find. Common sense usually keeps people from actually making one, though. I never made any of these and set them off in the woods with my friends…mainly because I’ve always tried to stay away from anything that could damage my good looks.
Vancouver Woman In Serious Condition After Having Acid Thrown In Her Face
September 1, 2010 by Morbid
VANCOUVER, WASH – Bethany Storro, 28, was getting something out of the passenger side of her car before going to buy a coffee in a Starbucks. She was appraoched by a woman holding a cup who said “hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?” After Storro replied that she didn’t, the woman threw the liquid in her face and ran off. The liquid turned out to be some kind of acid, and Storro fell to the ground screaming in pain. Luckily she had been wearing a pair of sunglasses she had purchased earlier, keeping the acid from getting in her eyes. She is currently listed in serious condition at the Oregon Burn Center. “Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers,” Bethany said in a statement Tuesday. “I appreciate all of the well wishes being sent my way. I do ask, if anyone should know the woman who assaulted me, please contact the Vancouver Police.” The attacker is being described as a black woman between 25 and 35, who wore a green shirt and khaki shorts. She had medium-length black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Vancouver Police Tip Line at (360) 487-7399. [Read more...]
Philadelphia, PA – According to police, a woman said she was was standing at a SEPTA bus stop late Sunday evening, when an unknown male grabbed her, choked her, and forced her towards the entrance of a subway where he brutally raped her. The woman described the assailant as a black-haired Hispanic male who stands about 5’7″ and weighs approximately 140 pounds. He may not be too hard to find – police believe dude left his pants and his wallet at the scene. Inside the wallet, a Mexican ID belonging to one Dario Gomez Lopez. Authorities are investigating whether the driver’s license actually belongs to the suspect, but say the picture matches the victim’s description. Surveillance video from the area of the attack shows the alleged rapist running from the scene in a pair of boxers, a T-shirt and work boots. Authorities are asking anyone with information to please call call the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3261. [Read more...]
Salisbury, NC - Juanita Loraine Byars was busted in early August after a 7-year-old boy told his parents she had forced him to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and *shudder* perform two sex acts on her during an overnight visit to her home. The boy’s mother said the child was distraught after his overnighter with Juanita, and after a chat with the child, mom placed a call to 911. Police say Juanita is known to the child, but don’t specify in what manner. At the time of her arrest, Juanita admitted to having been intoxicated while the child was there, but denied any wrongdoing on her part. She was charged with two counts of sex offense in a parental role, two counts of indecent liberties with a child and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was later released on $80,000 bail. While she was out on bail, Juanita reportedly threatened the victim and his family and threw a brick at ‘em. According to authorities, the boy, his mom and his grandpa drove to his grandfather’s home to get the man’s medication. Mom went inside with her father and told the boy to stay in the car. As mom was standing in the front yard, Juanita arrived at the home – cursing as she pulled into the driveway. She reportedly got out of her vehicle with a brick in her hand. Mom freaked, ran back to her car and attempted the get the hell outta Dodge.Mom told authorities that as soon as she opened the driver’s door and got into the car, Juanita threw the brick. Fortunately, Juanita has shit aim. The boy, his mother and the car all escaped unscathed. The boy’s mother said Juanita “threatened to kill ‘em for what they’d done.” Juanita Byars, 72, is once again behind bars, facing charges of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and intimidating or interfering with a witness. Bond has been set at $20,000.
Luling, LA – Police say 42-year-old Stephanie Clay was texting behind the wheel of her Kia Spectra Saturday night when the vehicle jumped a curb and plowed into three teenagers. Injured were Joseph Kirsch, 15; Treval Dunmiles, 17; and Joseph Rafiel, 17. Police say one boy was sitting on the curb, one was standing on the curb and another was standing in the street near the curb when they were hit. Their reaction time was a bit slow as they, too, were on their cell phones at the time of impact, possibly texting. “I ran down there and it was a mess,” said Larry Dunmiles Sr., Treval’s father. “Treval was at the back of the car, trying to get up. I told him to stay down there until the paramedics got there. The other two were underneath the car. The kids, there were about 13 or 14 of them out there, they picked the car up off of them. I think they saved their lives.” Dunmiles suffered a deep gash to his leg, Kirsch ended up with a broken hip, and Rafiel, the most severely injured, was transported to the hospital with head injuries. Clay was taken to jail and booked on charges of texting while operating a motor vehicle, reckless driving and three counts of negligent injuring. She remains behind bars in lieu of $315,000 bond.
