Crime Alert Hourly Update

A couple appears before a judge in the brutal beating death of their 4-year-old son. A Wayne New Jersey elementary school teacher accused of taping a 9-year-old student’s head to a desk has surrendered his teaching license. Drew Nelson reports.

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A smudge of bird waste helps police arrest a parolee accused of ambushing a Michigan businessman outside his mansion. A Houston jury finds a woman guilty of manslaughter for running over a man with her Porsche during his first date. Drew Nelson reports.

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Christopher Scholtes accepted a deal to plead guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse. The deal holds a sentence of no more than 30 years in prison for both counts. 2-year-old Parker was left alone in a hot car for more than 3 hours.

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An Arizona woman concerned when she couldn’t reach her uncle, Gerald McClellan, made a gruesome discovery at LifeStream independent living facility.

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A 21-year-old truck driver in the country illegally is charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after a fiery pileup on Interstate 10 in Ontario, Canada killed three people. A Florida father is arrested after photos surface showing his toddlers with a gun, marijuana, and beer inside his Deleon Springs home. Drew Nelson reports.

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A DeKalb County, Georgia family files a new federal lawsuit against Roblox and Discord, saying their 14-year-old son was groomed online by a predator pretending to be another child. In Ohio, a Muskingum County sheriff’s detective faces charges after his K-9 partner died from heat exhaustion. Drew Nelson reports.

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In the murder trial of Sean Grayson, the Illinois sheriff’s deputy accused of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her Springfield home, prosecutors argued that Grayson disregarded his training and policing protocols when he shot the Black woman Who was removing a pot of boiling water from the stove.  

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Katie Austin Lee, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, torture, and resisting and obstructing law enforcement in the case of her son, Austin Dean Pikaart, whose lifeless body was discovered in their residence.

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Pennsylvania authorities said on Thursday that missing Kada Scott, found dead on Saturday, was fatally shot in the head. The mother of missing California girl Melodee Buzzard returned home alone earlier this month after renting a car and taking a road trip with her daughter. Sydney Sumner reports.

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On-Air Horror: a fleeing suspect is caught on cam, LIVE, as he's mowed down & killed by cars during a police chase in Los Angeles. 

A pair of speed demon sisters are facing charges after their 80mph street race leaves 3 high school football stars dead. Plus, an angry driver finds out the hard way he needs to curb his temper. Jennifer Gould reports. 

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