Crime Alert Hourly Update

A school secretary accused of months-long sexual abuse of a student is currently evading authorities.

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A Florida mother is accused of holding a 10-year-old boy in place and telling her own children to beat him during a fight at a neighborhood park.

A Delta flight headed to Taiwan is forced to land in Alaska after a passenger allegedly makes racial slurs and threatens crew midair.

Drew Nelson reports.

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A Florida man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering a young mother is executed, closing a case that exposed failures in the 911 system and led to nationwide reform.

An online prediction platform now faces criminal charges in Arizona as state officials accuse it of running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on elections.

Drew Nelson reports.

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Ohio authorities in Bucyrus believe they may have prevented a tragedy involving a child after detaining a Marion County Children Services caseworker en route to a home visit.

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Two girls in California escape a suspected kidnapping by jumping out of a car after a man lures them in and drives them to a secluded street.

A South Carolina inmate stays behind bars after trying to bond out with fake Benjamins and telling a judge to “keep the change.”

Drew Nelson reports.

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A Virginia babysitter is sentenced to jail after a judge finds she starved and abused a toddler in her care over the course of several months.

A bill that would have banned first-cousin marriages in Florida fails to pass in the state Senate.

Drew Nelson reports.

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A man has been taken into custody following a tip-off about an individual using artificial intelligence to create child pornography, which led authorities to his location, as reported by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.

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The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Martin Zak, is accused of killing his 69-year-old father, John Zak, according to police statements. Martin has been charged with criminal homicide, felony flight to avoid arrest, and felony theft.

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A Hello Kitty sticker helps police track down a Tucson man now accused of opening fire during a road rage incident that left two teenage girls wounded.

A two-month-old baby is dead and her mother is fighting for her life after a private ambulance crash in Philadelphia that police say may involve a family member driving under the influence.

A massive international crackdown in Thailand is exposing industrial-scale scam centers that use thousands of phones to target Americans for fraud.

Drew Nelson reports.

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