A Kansas City, Kan., woman accused in the child-abuse death of her 7-year-old stepson made her first court appearance Monday morning. Heather Jones and her husband, Michael A. Jones, are charged in Wyandotte County District Court with first-degree felony murder and child abuse in the death of the boy, whom…
Judge refuses request from woman convicted of child abuse to withdraw guilty pleas
A Casper judge decided Monday not to allow a woman sentenced to prison in May for aggravated child abuse to withdraw her guilty pleas. Stephanie Shirts claimed her attorney provided ineffective counsel by inaccurately informing her of her appeal rights. Natrona County District Judge Catherine Wilking sided with Shirts’ former…
Woman arrested on charges of DWI, child abuse after Thanksgiving crash
Santa Fe County deputies say they arrested a 26-year-old woman who crashed through a guard barrier on Interstate 25 while driving drunk on Thanksgiving Day with a 7-year-old relative in the vehicle. Neither Kathryn Byrant, the driver, nor her young relative were injured in the crash. Deputies arrested Bryant of…
Deputies arrest woman for credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Assumption Parish deputies arrested Latisha Landry, 32, of Pierre Part, Sunday forCREDIT CARD FRAUD. The Sheriff’s Office said Landry operated an online store called Elite Boutique through Facebook. Deputies said people would make a purchase through the online store but never…
Pierre Part woman charged with 49 counts of credit card fraud in alleged Facebook scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Assumption Parish detectives have arrested a woman they believe is behind an alleged online scam that stretched from Pierre Part to six other states. Latisha Landry, 32, is charged with 49 counts of credit card fraud. Some victims said they still…
Lockport woman reports credit card fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Rebecca Drive woman told Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies that someone had fraudulently used herCREDIT CARD to make nearly $750 in purchases. The woman said her bank contacted her about the abuse, saying that the card was used at a local…
Prostitution — it isn’t ‘Pretty Woman’
It stands to reason that if someone under 18 can’t legally consent to sex, then that same someone also can’t be arrested for prostitution, right? Oh so wrong. The paradox of such prosecutions has engendered the “No such thing as a child prostitute” national campaign, which has taken hold in…
Picton woman feels ‘damn stupid’ after scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A computer scam has left a retired Marlborough woman angry and shaken. Picton resident Ruth Yates said she felt “damn stupid” after letting a man who said he was from her internet provider Vodafone control her computer. The man called her…
Police seek to ID woman in credit card fraud case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Take a close look at these photos, and then take a close look at your bank and credit card statements. A woman is going from store to store in Berks County, using stolen card numbers to buy merchandise, police said Thursday….
WOMAN WANTED IN CREDIT CARD FRAUD IN BERKS COUNTY
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Cumru Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted in connection with credit card fraud in Berks County. Police said residents reported in November their bank card numbers were compromised and used to purchase items…