Author Archives: Joseph Franklin

2/25/2021 COLUMBUS — A corrections deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is facing multiple child pornography charges. Court documents state that Daniel P. Heintz had multiple conversations over the Kik Messenger app in August 2020 with a man who was later arrested by the FBI on child enticement charges in Illinois. According to aContinue reading “Franklin County deputy facing federal child porn charges”

2/25/2021 When Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies saw a small child reaching her arms and head out of a second-story window between jagged, sharp pieces of glass, they entered the home and reportedly found two more children trapped in a bedroom alone. The bedroom door was locked, the door handle tied shut with a cellphone charging cableContinue reading “Pensacola woman left 3 children alone in filthy home with malnourished dogs, drugs”

2/25/2021 FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Clinton man has been accused of possessing child pornography following two search warrants Monday. According to a news release, one of the search warrants was executed at the Radisson Hotel in Fond du Lac by Rock County detectives and the local police department. Officials executed the other searchContinue reading “Clinton man arrested on 11 counts of child pornography possession”

2/24/2021 China introduced the one-child policy in the late 1970s in a dramatic effort to slow rapid population growth, before reversing it in 2016 to allow families to have two children as fears grew about the country’s fast-ageing population and shrinking workforce. But the change has not yet resulted in a baby boom, with empowered Chinese women often delayingContinue reading “How China’s one-child policy created massive gender gap in country”

2/24/2021 The U.S. House version of the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” – a $1.9 trillion emergency aid package to help America recover from the coronavirus pandemic has an extra perk for federal workers: Enhanced paid time off if your child is enrolled in a school that isn’t back to full-time, in-classroom instruction. TheContinue reading “Paid To Stay Home— Coronavirus Aid Bill Pays Federal Employees With Kids Out Of School Up To $21K”

2/24/2021 ITASCA CO., MN — Two men arrested and charged in a human trafficking sting in Itasca County were working on Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project, the company confirmed Wednesday. Michael West, 53, of Rolla, Missouri and Matthew Ty Hall, 33, of Mount Pleasant, Texas were among a total of seven men arrested inContinue reading “2 arrested in Itasca Co. human trafficking bust were Line 3 workers”

2/24/2021 A Thai citizen who authorities say played a key role in orchestrating an international sex trafficking ring appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Minnesota this week on a new 10-count indictment. Sumalee Intarathong, 59, served as “boss/trafficker” in a criminal organization that sent hundreds of women from Bangkok to prostitution houses in theContinue reading “Alleged boss in sophisticated sex trafficking ring extradited from Belgium to Minnesota”

2/24/2021 ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — A man has been charged in the murder of a mother and her two daughters in a “gruesome” South City shooting in the Dutchtown neighborhood. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were called to a home in the 4100 block of South Grand around 7 a.m. Thursday, whereContinue reading “Man killed ex-girlfriend, her 2 kids before fleeing St. Louis.”

2/24/2021 LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster County youth pastor is charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Brandon Dasilva, the pastor of student ministries at Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Church, was arrested Monday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Shapiro said authorities began an investigation in April 2020 into an account on messagingContinue reading “Lancaster County youth pastor charged with possession, distribution of child pornography”

2/23/2021 DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped a teenage girl from a home in Lexington, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. On Feb. 16, deputies responded to a report of of a missing teenager at the American Children’s Home in Lexington. Early reports said that 15-year-old KaylaContinue reading “Man arrested, accused of kidnapping 15-year-old Kayla Carlson in Davidson County”