Mum Sues Cops For Killing Toddler
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Mum Sues Cops For Killing Toddler

In a victory for the Los Angeles police and a crushing loss for a mother, a judge threw out the case of a woman who was suing police for killing her toddler with a stray bullet during a hostage showdown. This is a very complicated case and I'm surprised it was decided so quickly. Read more...
Postal Worker Convicted For Stealing From Kid’s Birthday Cards
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Postal Worker Convicted For Stealing From Kid’s Birthday Cards

And finally, a whole new definition of going postal: a guy who works in a post office and steals money from little kids’ birthday cards. Do you think he was just mad that people violated the rules and stuck cash in the mail? Yeah, I doubt it, but either way Dean Hudson of California’s going to jail. According to an AP story, the Northern...
They Say: Baby Pictures Get Wallets Returned
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They Say: Baby Pictures Get Wallets Returned

Got a baby picture of your kids in your wallet? You might want to toss one in there – a recent study done in Scotland found that wallets with pictures of babies were overwhelmingly more likely to be returned than those with pictures of a puppy, a family, or a contented elderly couple. A team of psychologists dropped 240 wallets in the streets...
Babble Wrap: Boys In Court Accused Of Trying To Kill Children
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Babble Wrap: Boys In Court Accused Of Trying To Kill Children

Boys In Court Accused Of Trying To Kill Children Brothers, 10 and 11, on attempted murder charges as Doncaster child protection services come under fire again. Independent Mum Left Eight Kids In Squalor, Court Hears A mother has admitted leaving her eight children - six of whom are haemophiliacs - in squalid conditions without access to medica...
Dad Robs Store With 9-Year-Old Daughter By His Side
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Dad Robs Store With 9-Year-Old Daughter By His Side

It’s take your daughter to work day! At least for this Washington State Dad it is. And what kind of job does this Daddy have? Why, he’s dabbling in a career as a convenience store robber. Read more...
How To Catch A Teenage Crook: Use Facebook
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How To Catch A Teenage Crook: Use Facebook

If you thought the only risk your kids had in going on Facebook was from child predators, guess again. It turns out when they royally screw up in the real world, Facebook can get society the help it needs. Police officers in Maine took surveillance photos of some teenage hoodlums and posted them on Facebook - so users could identify the crooks a...
Did You Give Your Son A Criminal’s Name?
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Did You Give Your Son A Criminal’s Name?

I KNEW we should have gone with Michael! My husband and I had protracted discussions on what we should name our new son. We went with Earl (shut up, it's cute!) for many reasons, including the fact that it wasn't super common. But according to the science, or maybe crazy science, we've predisposed the boy to criminal behaviour. A University o...
Grandpa Hires Hitman So He Can Visit Granddaughter
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Grandpa Hires Hitman So He Can Visit Granddaughter

How can you say no to a Grandpa who just wants to see his little granddaughter? When he's the type of guy who'd hire a hitman to rough you up for it, I'd say you have some pretty good grounds. David Ward of Pacific, Missouri, has been accused of hiring a hitman to beat up his daughter, providing him with the woman's address and pictures so he co...
Modern-day Hansel and Gretel Dumped in the Woods?
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Modern-day Hansel and Gretel Dumped in the Woods?

An Idaho father was charged with second-degree murder after sending his kids, 11 and 12, on a 20-km hike through the snow after their car broke down on Christmas Day.Second-degree murder, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison, seems pretty harsh for what basically amounts to being a massive moron, or at the most, criminally negligent....
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Celebrity Sighting: Hugh Jackman Takes Ava Out For Ice Cream

3:15 PM Yeah, no wonder Hugh Jackman’s kids seem to adore him. Not only is he a hands-on dad and always playing with them, he also treats them to ice cream! Hugh was spotted in New York... read more

Rebecca Gayheart Takes Billie For A Checkup

2:15 PM Rebecca and hubby Eric Dane were spotted in Los Angeles yesterday, leaving the paediatrician's office with two-week-old Billie Beatrice in tow. Only two weeks after giving birth... read more

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Big Deal: All Kids T-Shirts Are $US12 At Busted Tees

4:30 PM A good way to start thinking positively about a change of season is to start figuring out what kind of awesome t-shirts you’re going to make your kids wear. Today over at Busted... read more

EcoSaucer: The Environmentally Friendly Frisbee

2:30 PM Both figuratively and literally green, the EcoSaucer is an environmentally smart Frisbee alternative made from recycled plastic milk jugs that are collected, processed and assem... read more
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