A Utah woman was arrested after she allegedly locked her two young children in her car's trunk while she went inside a Wal-Mart store to shop.
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Snopes→ Police: Suspect in Portland Stabbings Ranted About Muslims
Authorities have identified Jeremy Joseph Christian as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of two people on a Portland light-rail train in Orego
Snopes→ Former Texas Nurse Accused of Killing Dozens of Kids in ’80s
Authorities say Texas nurse Genene Jones may have killed up to 60 young children in the 1980s.
Snopes→ Police: Man Slays Neo-Nazi Roommates Over Islam Disrespect
A man arrested after leading police to the bodies of his two roommates told officers that he killed them because they were neo-Nazis who disrespected his recent conversion to Islam.
Snopes→ The Latest: Cosby Arrives At Courthouse For Jury Selection
Bill Cosby attended jury selection on 22 May 2017 for an upcoming sexual assault case in Pittsburgh.
Snopes→ California Man Gets ‘Slap on the Wrist’ After Drugging, Raping Sister
Nolan Bruder was sentenced to three years, with all but 240 days suspended, after pleading guilty to drugging and raping his 16-year-old sister.
Snopes→ Despite Multiple Lawsuits, Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke Says He’ll Take DHS Position
Complaints about inmate deaths and harassment are among lawsuits in which Clarke is named as a defendant.
Snopes→ Cops: Dad Locked Toddler In Cage, Left Day-Old Baby Alone
Acting on a tip, police in Pennsylvania say they found small children left alone in a North Manheim Township, Pennsylvania home.
Snopes→ Sarah Furay Let Off Drug Charges Due to DEA Father?
Poor reporting and a sensationalized title led some to believe that "adorable drug kingpin" Sarah Furay was let off scot-free due to her father's connections with the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Snopes→ Police: Man Dons Home Depot Apron to Steal Air Conditioners
A man allegedly posed as an employee of the home improvement chain to steal air conditioners in New Hampshire.
Snopes→ Prominent Mexican Journalist Shot and Killed in Daylight Attack
Javier Valdez Cárdenas won international honors and accolades for his extensive coverage of Mexico's drug trade.
Snopes→ Man Holding Human Head Stabs Store Clerk; Mother Found Dead
Suspect Joshua Lee Webb was apparently "depressed" before the Mother's Day incident.
Snopes→ Attorney General Jeff Sessions Reverses Obama-Era Justice Policies
In a memo released on 12 May 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a reversal on low-level offenses and sentencing.
Snopes→ Colored Stickers Target Homes of Dog Owners?
Rumors that criminals are marking homes with colored stickers or other symbols in order to steal dogs for use in dogfighting events are unfounded.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Aaron Hernandez’s Conviction in 2013 Murder
A judge has erased a 2013 murder conviction against former NFL star Aaron Hernandez
Snopes→ Is Sexual Assault a Pre-Existing Condition Under ‘Trumpcare’?
Critics of the American Health Care Act have accused Republicans of putting rape victims at risk of losing their health insurance.
Snopes→ Did a Student with a Concealed Handgun Stop a Mass Stabbing at Texas College?
Reports that a student with a handgun stopped a stabbing attack were based on incomplete information.
Snopes→ Vancouver Pigeons Making Nests out of Needles?
A viral tweeted photograph reportedly documents that Vancouver’s drug problem is so bad that pigeons are making nests out of needles.
Snopes→ ‘Muslim Refugee’ Shoots 15 People In Ohio Nightclub?
A partisan web site published false information about the religious beliefs of a suspect in a fatal shooting.
Snopes→ Was a Protester Throwing Explosives Into a Berkeley Crowd Before She Was Punched?
There's no evidence Louise Rosealma was using a glass bottle she appeared to be holding as an incendiary device.
Snopes→ Russian Journalist and Putin Critic Dies After Suffering ‘Major Blunt Trauma’
Nikolai Andrushchenko's newspaper linked his death to his reporting on government corruption.
Snopes→ Aaron Hernandez Found Dead in Prison
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has died in prison just days after being acquitted of double murder charges.
Snopes→ Pennsylvania Police Report Facebook Murder Suspect Dead
A suspect accused of murdering an elderly man in Ohio and broadcasting the murder via Facebook has reportedly killed himself.
Snopes→ State Dept. Employee Candace Claiborne Arrested on Treason Charges?
Department of State employee Candace Claiborne was arrested and charged in connection with her improperly receiving gifts from Chinese agents.
Snopes→ Was a Texas County Deputy Killed by Muslim Refugees?
A 'Southern'-oriented news site seized on the fatal shooting of an officer, adding in some irrelevant and flagrantly untrue details.
Snopes→ Detroit Physician Charged on Allegations of Female Genital Mutilation
Detroit physician Jumana Nagarwala has been charged on counts related to alleged female genital mutilation procedures performed on two Minnesota girls.
Snopes→ Parking Lot Perfume Robbers
Long-standing crime warning holds that thieves are trolling parking lots and rendering their victims unconscious with perfume samples.
Snopes→ Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty to Murdering Nine People in Church Shooting
A South Carolina judge levied nine life sentences against Roof, who was also sentenced to death by a federal judge.
Snopes→ Manhunt Continues for Joseph Jakubowski, Accused of Gun Theft and Threats
The Wisconsin man is accused of stealing more than a dozen guns and penning a threatening manifesto.
Snopes→ Two Dead, Two Injured in San Bernardino Elementary School Shooting
The injured students have been taken to area hospitals.
Snopes→ Stockholm: Truck Drives Into Crowd, Reports of Shots Fired
At least three people are believed dead in what has been described as a "terror attack" in the Swedish capital.
Snopes→ Civil Rights Official Under Review After Blaming ‘Arabs’ for Attack Caught on Video
James Johnson said Middle Eastern-American businesses were "raping the black community" while protesting an incident in a South Carolina convenience store.
Snopes→ Crime in Sweden, a Three-Part Series
After politicians and bloggers claimed Sweden was facing rising crime due to asylum seekers, we sent our reporter to the country to investigate.
Snopes→ Was a Maid Filmed Falling From a Window By Her Employer in Kuwait?
International media is reporting that the maid's employer was arrested for filming the woman fall instead of helping her.
Snopes→ Crime in Sweden, Part III: Does Sweden Have ‘No-Go Zones’ Where the Police Can’t Enter?
Swedish police have identified “problem areas,” but say there is no such thing as a “no-go zone.”
Snopes→ Did 244 Inmates Escape From a Fijian Prison?
A dubious news site fabricated a story about a mass escape — but it couldn't even keep its details straight.
Snopes→ Crime in Sweden, Part II: Are Refugee Men Overrepresented in Swedish Crime?
Claims that newly-arrived asylum seekers are causing a crime wave in Sweden are not supported by data or local officials.
Snopes→ Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?
A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a viral Facebook post about a Southern California IKEA store.
Snopes→ Cargo Container Full of Young Black Women Discovered in Savannah?
The "mainstream media" isn’t covering the discovery of a cargo container full of young black women in Savannah because no such event has been documented.
Snopes→ Did 14 Washington, D.C., Girls Go Missing Within a 24-Hour Period?
Although there are still a number of missing teenagers in the D.C. area, local police refuted claims of a mass disappearance of girls there.