Marion woman brings child to convenience store armed robbery, deputies say

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A woman is facing felony charges after deputies say she brought her 10-year-old child to an armed robbery in Marion County Friday night. Deputies said 30-year-old Christina Gaud was the driver of the getaway vehicle while her accomplice, 33-year-old Rodney Snow, robbed the shop, according to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. […] »

Florida Man Punches Son in the Face at a Miami Chuck E. Cheese’s Restaurant

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An Aventura man was charged with battery and child abuse Monday afternoon after witnesses said he punched his child in the face at a Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant, according to police. Officers were called to the restaurant at 20335 Biscayne Blvd. around 2:30 p.m., where four witnesses told them they had seen Peter Juris, 40, […] »

Florida Stepfather Excuses Child Abuse Charges Because He’s From a ‘Rich, White Family’

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A Daytona Beach stepfather has been arrested as part of a child-abuse investigation where a severely neglected 5-year-old was discovered weighing under 25 pounds. Brian Hall, 29, is married to the child’s mother, Naomi Hall, who is accused of allowing this abuse to take place. She was arrested last week and posted bond, according to […] »

Lakeland Dad Attacks Good Samaritan Who Found Their Lost Toddler

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Incident at Southwest Sports Complex. LAKELAND (Facebook: @LakelandPD) – On June 24, at approximately 3:35 p.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Southwest Sports Complex, 1444 West Highland Street. During a game, a 2-year-old child got separated from her parents. A citizen who was at the at the game visiting a […] »

Florida Woman Trusts a Stranger to Borrow Her Car along with Her 4-Year-Old Daughter

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At Santa Rosa Medical Center, Miranda McCoy let a stranger borrow her car along with her 4 year old daughter to get "a strawberry milkshake..." She trusted him because he was "like a gentleman, and very charming." The man never returned. Details are not yet provided, but the 4 year old girl, Alanda McCoy, was safely found that same afternoon, after a Florida Amber Alert was issued. »

Florida woman arrested for smoking crack while giving birth at home, hiding baby in backyard

A woman from Clearwater, Fla. was arrested and charged with child neglect after she was caught smoking crack cocaine during a home birth Wednesday. Katrina Kegelman, 24, was reported to police by a friend, who noticed blood covering her clothing while they were hanging out. When the friend figured out what was going on and […] »

Florida Man used his baby’s stroller to steal shampoo, prosecco, and cocktail sausages

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EUSTIS, Fla. – A 26-year-old man used a baby stroller to steal items from a grocery store, according to law enforcement in Florida. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, a loss-prevention officer at Publix, said he saw Robert Kevin Hughes walk down the aisles with a baby stroller, then stuffing the stroller with items he didn’t […] »