Woman Arrested While in Labor Sues Police
A Jacksonville, Florida mother has been given a green light to sue local police after they first tackled her and then arrested her for running a red light on her way to the ER. She was in premature labor.
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Missing Florida Baby Found Alive Under Babysitter’s Bed
When seven-month-old Shannon Dedrick disappeared from her family’s home last week, apparently nabbed right from her crib, everyone feared the worst. Missing for five days, authorities were losing hope of finding Shannon alive.
But in a mysterious twist, police did find her safe and sound — tucked into a box and hidden under her babysitter’s bed.
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Alligator Gets Loose After School Show and Tell
For as long as it took to show off his live alligator to his daughter’s class, Dave Brady was the coolest parent in the State of Florida. Then the gator got loose.
The creature jumped out of Brady’s truck and took off for the wild - with the tape Brady had used to keep his yap shut while around the kids still firmly in place. Continue reading »
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Tags: alligators, animals, exotic animals, florida, Jeanne Sager, school show and tell, show and tell gone wrong
Retirement Community Tries to Evict Six-Year-Old Girl
Looking for a little compassion? You won’t find it in Clearwater, Florida. A retirement community there is working hard to evict its youngest resident — a six-year-old girl who lives with her grandparents. If they’re successful, the child could be placed in foster care.
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Dad Uses His Own Kid to Shield Self from Pepper Spray
Ahhh kids, so handy. There they are: plowing the fields, working seven paper routes to pay for your new HD TV and always at the ready to take a face full of pepper spray for dear old dad.
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Tags: activities, bad parent, child, crime, dumb, family, Fishing lure, florida, funny, home, humor, kids, news, Pepper spray, shield, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, vacation
Fla. Court Considers Awarding Parental Rights to Dead Dad
He was an unfit dad when he was alive, so why is a Florida court considering restoring parental rights to a dead man?
According to the Miami Herald, it all comes down to the moo-lah. Continue reading »
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Tags: bizarre, custody, dead parents, florida, Jeanne Sager, money, parental rights, social services, wrongful death
Parents Raise Hell About Nude Sculpture
South Florida parents are up in arms because the local mall had the audacity to display a work of art involving subtle nudity outside the shopping center. Continue reading »
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Pet Snake Kills Toddler
Since 1990, over 100,000 Burmese pythons have been imported into the U.S. by exotic pet fanatics. The snakes, which are native to Southeast Asia, are manageable as babies, but once they start growing–sometimes reaching as long as 16 feet and living as long as 30 years–owners often find that they can’t handle the pets. Continue reading »
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