Florida female tells police a man raped her, but she's the one arrested on attempted murder, armed robbery charges



A Florida female told police a man raped her. However, the rape accuser in this case has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and armed robbery.

Officers with the Hialeah Police Department responded to a report of sexual battery and a shooting at a warehouse parking lot shortly after 9:30 p.m. Jan. 6.

Detectives said they were 'able to disprove' the female's story after viewing surveillance video.

Valerie Meza-Faublack, 22, reportedly told police that she met a man outside her workplace. According to the arrest report cited by WPLG-TV, she informed police that the man drove her to the warehouse parking lot, where he took out a gun. She allegedly claimed the man forced her to pull her pants down, raped her, then "dragged her out of the driver-side door by her hair."

Meza-Faublack said while she was fleeing the scene, the man began shooting at her, according to the police report.

However, Meza-Faublack reportedly refused to let staff at the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center administer a rape kit the next day.

Police spoke to the accused, and he told authorities that he met Meza-Faublack at a bar and she asked him to leave with her.

The pair drove to the warehouse parking lot and both undressed to have sex, he told investigators, according to WTVJ-TV. The man said the two did not have sex, but it allegedly turned into a near-deadly situation.

Authorities interviewed Meza-Faublack a second time, and she allegedly told investigators that she paid the victim $20 to charge her phone in his vehicle.

She claimed the man then drove her to the parking lot, where he raped her — but not at gunpoint.

Meza-Faublack told detectives she convinced the man to “let her go urinate outside."

According to the police report, Meza-Faublack informed police, "Once she saw the victim retrieved his firearm, she ran to the front passenger side door and attempted to open it" to get her cell phone.

Investigators obtained surveillance video from the parking lot where the alleged rape occurred, but the video allegedly shows a different story. Detectives said they were “able to disprove” the female's story after viewing the surveillance video.

According to police, the video shows Meza-Faublack shooting into the man's vehicle. Detectives determined that she fired at him 15 times.

“As the victim attempted to climb into the rear passenger seat of the motor vehicle, [Meza-Faublack] unlawfully took possession of his firearm, which was in the driver compartment area, and began shooting into the vehicle where he was occupying the rear passenger seat,” the arrest report from the Hialeah Police Department read. “After the shooting stopped, [the] victim advised he exited the vehicle, physically retrieved the firearm from [her], and fled the scene.”

Meza-Faublack was arrested Jan. 15. As of Wednesday, she is in the Miami Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Center on $6,000 bond.

Meza-Faublack reportedly has a criminal history. At the time of her Jan. 15 arrest, she allegedly was on probation for a separate case. According to WPLG, Meza-Faublack used her alter ego of "Hamanda" to deceive renters at an apartment in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Authorities accused Meza-Faublack of stealing thousands of dollars in security deposits. She was charged with acting as a real estate broker without a license, organized fraud, and grand theft.

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Female accused of stabbing pregnant woman 14 times in front of victim's 5-year-old daughter over $2 pizza delivery tip



A female has been accused of stabbing a pregnant woman 14 times in front of the victim's 5-year-old daughter in Florida over the weekend after a dispute about a $2 pizza delivery tip.

Brianna Alvelo, 22, is charged with attempted murder, home invasion with a firearm, kidnapping, and aggravated assault, NBC News reported, citing court records. A male who allegedly accompanied Alvelo during the incident has not been identified yet, the news network said.

The 'state believes that this is a punishable by life offense. ... There should be no bond set and it should not be set for the pre-trial detention hearing.'

The woman, her boyfriend, and the victim's daughter were staying at a Kissimmee motel to celebrate a birthday, ordered a Marco's pizza Sunday, and Alvelo delivered it, NBC News said, citing an affidavit filed in Alvelo's case based on the woman's interview with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

The woman gave Alvelo $50 on a $33.10 bill, and Alvelo started walking away, WTVJ-TV said, citing an arrest report. The station added the woman asked for money back, and the pizza deliverer told her the policy was to not make change.

The woman searched for smaller bills in two purses in her motel room and in her car as Alvelo watched, WTVJ said. The woman got a smaller denomination from her boyfriend, and Alvelo's tip ended up being $2, the station said, citing the arrest report.

Alvelo allegedly “became upset about the amount of tip she received” and later returned to the victim’s room at Riviera Motel, WTVJ said.

Sometime later, the woman said she heard a loud knocking on the hotel room door, NBC News said, citing the affidavit. A male and female dressed in black and wearing face masks allegedly forced themselves into the room when the woman opened the door, the news network said.

The male brandished a silver revolver and demanded the woman's boyfriend go into the bathroom, NBC News said, citing the affidavit. The other intruder, believed to be Alvelo, allegedly pulled out a pocket knife, the news network added.

Alvelo rifled through the woman's purse and broke her daughter's Nintendo Switch, NBC News said, citing the affidavit. The woman said she turned to shield her child and felt a strike to her lower back, NBC News added.

She then "threw her daughter onto the bed and attempted to pick up her phone," the news network said, citing the affidavit.

But Alvelo allegedly grabbed the phone, smashed it, and "began striking her multiple times with the knife," NBC News said. The male with the gun then yelled it was time to go, which ended the assault, the station said, citing the affidavit.

The woman was stabbed 14 times, receiving wounds to the chest, arms, legs, and abdomen, NBC News said, adding that the affidavit said she discovered she was pregnant while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

Alvelo was being held at the Osceola County Jail on a $55,000 bail and does not have an attorney listed for her, the news network said.

The prosecution said the "state believes that this is a punishable by life offense. ... There should be no bond set and it should not be set for the pre-trial detention hearing," WTVJ noted.

NBC News said investigators reviewed motel security camera footage showing a woman parking a red Toyota around 10 p.m. and approaching the couple's motel room. The interaction appeared consistent with the woman's account of the delivery incident, the news network said, citing the affidavit.

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Security footage then shows a red Toyota back in the parking lot and two people with face masks returning to the couple's room roughly an hour and a half later, the affidavit said.

A manager at the Marco's Pizza location confirmed to investigators that Alvelo was working the night of the incident, as well as the fact that she drives a red Toyota Camry. He also gave police a copy of her timecard, verifying that she finished her shift at 10:20 p.m. that night.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is asking that anyone with information on the incident contact the Crimeline at (800) 423-8477.

You can view a video report here about the incident.

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Father accused of setting house on fire with his 3 children inside



A Texas father accused of setting a house on fire with his three children inside has been charged with attempted murder.

Fulshear Police said a Nov. 6 house fire in the 31000 block of Eldorado Lane in the Polo Ranch Community led to the arrest of Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, who was charged with intentionally setting the fire while his three children were inside. Fulshear is about 40 minutes west of Houston.

'How evil do you have to be? He should never breathe free air again.'

Police said the suspect's extensive injuries sustained in the fire resulted in an extended stay in a hospital; he was released Thursday and taken to the Fort Bend County Jail, where he faces three counts of Attempted Murder.

Judge Argie Brame of the 434th Associate District Court set bond at $750,000 for each Attempted Murder charge, totaling $2.25 million, police added.

In the fire, two children managed to escape with minor injuries — but a 3-year-old was trapped inside, police said.

Officers heard faint sounds in the home, quickly entered through a bedroom window, and rescued the child, who was suffering from severe smoke inhalation, police said.

The child was airlifted to a hospital, received treatment, and has since been released, police said.

You can view a video report here about the incident.

How are people reacting?

The police department's Facebook post about the arrest has attracted over 300 comments, with many of them praising police for rescuing the trapped child. Others expressed anger at the suspect:

  • "He deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail," one commenter said.
  • "How evil do you have to be? He should never breathe free air again. I really hope these kids are with someone who loves them and cares for them so they can heal," another user stated.
  • "How does this happen[?] How does someone become so twisted as to believe this is an acceptable behavior? How worthless does someone need to be?" another commenter wondered.
  • "Hope he rots in prison," another user wrote.

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Merciless thugs beat up 66-year-old man, knocking him out, after they stuck gun in his face and demanded 'everything': Report



Baltimore news station WBFF-TV spoke to a 66-year-old man who said a group of masked youths — as many as five — brutally attacked and robbed him at gunpoint Thursday night while he was on his way home.

The disturbing beat-down also was caught on surveillance video, the station said.

'There is no accountability. They keep letting them go and letting them go and this is what you’re going to have. You guys really start thinking about changing some laws. And you better do it fast before it hits your house next.'

Bernie — who didn't want his last name shared publicly — told the station, “I actually didn’t hear anything. They were very, very quiet. Almost like they snuck up on me. But I could feel their presence. They didn’t say anything, but when I saw them, they had ski masks on."

He added to WBFF, "In my mind, I knew what was coming next, so I started to run, and they started to chase me. As I was running, I was yelling, ‘Help, help, I’m being robbed.’ He pulled the gun out, and he stuck the gun in my face, and I said, ‘What do you want?’ He said, ‘I want everything.'"

The video shows three of the hooded culprits surrounding the victim, who's lying face-down in the street. One of them stomps on the victim's head — the sickening stomp is audible on the video — while another punches him twice. They appear to take the victim's property and then run off.

WBFF said Bernie was knocked out as a result of the attack in the neighborhood near Patterson Park in Baltimore City. Now his left eye is swollen and black and blue, and he has seven stitches near his eyebrow, the station added.

While Bernie told WBFF five suspects attacked him, Baltimore Police said they arrested two males: 18-year-old Montaz Bailey and a 15-year-old male. Police also said a handgun was recovered along with the victim's property after the attack in 200 block of South Madeira Street.

Police said Bailey was taken to the Central Booking and Intake Facility for processing while the 15-year-old male was taken to the Juvenile Justice Center to request a review for detention — but the boy soon was released to a guardian. Both suspects have prior arrests, police said.

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates authorized an attempted first-degree murder charge to be filed against Bailey, WBFF reported.

“I think I was a prime target for them," Bernie added to the station. "They waited for a prime opportunity to pounce. They get apprehended and within hours, they're back on the street again. They laugh and think it’s a joke. To be honest with you, I can’t blame them for laughing. If I was in their shoes, I’d be laughing about it, too. If you can commit a crime and not be held accountable — there’s no consequences — what’s to stop you?"

“This incident is truly horrific, and my heart is with this victim and our communities,” Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. “More must be done to address the ongoing challenges of crimes being committed by young people and the lack of consequences and accountability. These incidents undermine the work of the BPD and erode the trust our communities place in us to keep them safe.”

Democrat Mayor Brandon M. Scott added, "Time and time again, we’re frustrated by this pattern of repeatedly needing to arrest the same young people who have not received the accountability necessary from other parts of the justice system. The current pattern does a disservice to our residents, our city, and — importantly — the young people themselves. Our police officers are doing their job, and I commend them for their quick action to find those responsible for this terrible attack. But clearly the larger system continues to fail these young people by returning them to the same environment that cannot hold them accountable or on the right path without the additional support needed to make a real change.”

Bernie noted to WBFF, “There is no accountability. They keep letting them go and letting them go and this is what you’re going to have. You guys really start thinking about changing some laws. And you better do it fast before it hits your house next.”

You can view a video report here about the incident.

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Thug brutally beats older, smaller deli worker — and keeps kicking victim's bloody face even after he's motionless on floor



A male was caught on surveillance video brutally beating a much older and significantly smaller deli worker in New York City earlier this month — and the clip actually shows the attacker continuing to kick the victim's bloody face even after he's motionless and crumpled on the floor, apparently out cold.

You can view surveillance video of the attack at the Queens deli here. The deeply disturbing clip shows the attacker punching the victim at least 11 times — and kicking him in the face and head at least 13 times.

Police added to the New York Post that the suspect — heavily tattooed with skulls and a heart and the word 'KILLER' in all capital letters — has 25 prior arrests, mostly for robbery.

Perhaps worst of all is that after the attacker's third kick, the victim appeared motionless and unconscious; so the final 10 kicks to the victim's progressively bloody face likely happened after he was already out cold and totally defenseless.

The victim's son told WABC-TV last week that his father was in critical condition at Elmhurst Hospital with internal brain bleeding and a fractured face; the son added to the station that "there's a certain part of his bones that are detached from a very important part of his face."

The brutal assault took place June 17 around 11:20 p.m. at the shop on 64th Street and Broadway in the neighborhood of Woodside, WABC said, adding that it boiled over after the victim confronted the attacker who bumped into him.

Nearby residents told the station they recognize the suspect, who sports green hair in the video.

"Once you mentioned the green hair I knew I saw him because everybody looks at him. Everybody crosses the street when they see him. He's weird. He's definitely weird," one resident noted to WABC.

Another resident added to the station that the suspect frequently talks to himself and comes out at night.

The victim's son told WABC his dad is a "genuinely nice guy."

"He's kind of old fashioned where he talks to random strangers," he told the station of his father. "I know it sounds cliche, but he is the type of person to help out like a random person."

Suspect arrested

Police on Wednesday arrested a suspect after a standoff with police, authorities told amNY.

The outlet, citing police, reported that 29-year-old Osvel Diaz of Forest Hills attempted to shave his green hair to give law enforcement the slip.

According to amNY, the victim in the attack is 62 years old — and the outlet noted that it all went down at the Sunnyside Mini Market. The outlet said the victim's condition — initially critical — has improved slightly.

Detectives and the NYPD Warrant Squad tracked down Diaz at his home on 62nd Drive, amNY said, adding that he allegedly put up a fight.

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Sources familiar with the investigation said that Diaz briefly barricaded himself inside the home along with a three-week-old baby. Following a brief standoff, however, police were able to take him into custody and rescue the tot, who was not injured.

Detectives escorted a handcuffed Diaz out of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City on Thursday morning. He refused to answer questions hurled at him by journalists before being loaded into a waiting police car en route to Queens Criminal Court for his arraignment.

Diaz is charged with attempted murder, assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, amNY reported.

Police added to the New York Post that the suspect — heavily tattooed with skulls and a heart and the word “KILLER” in all capital letters — has 25 prior arrests, mostly for robbery.

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Diaz’s most recent bust before this one was for a broad-daylight assault of a UPS driver on Sept. 1, 2023 in Astoria, according to a complaint filed in Queens Criminal Court.

He is accused of throwing a metal canister at the driver’s side window of the truck — shattering it — before getting out and bashing the motorist in the head with the container, according to the court doc.

Diaz pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was granted a conditional discharge in that case, according to the Queens DA’s Office.

He was required to complete six days of an anger management course as part of the plea agreement, prosecutors said.

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Gun control activist accused of shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate. Attorney claims suspect has history of mental health issues.



A gun control activist has been accused of shooting at a Louisville mayoral candidate on Monday morning — but the suspect's attorney claimed his client has a history of mental health issues and asked a judge to take that into consideration.

What are the details?

Quintez Brown, 21, was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment in connection with the shooting at the office of Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg, the Louisville Courier Journal reported.

The paper added that Brown is a civil rights activist as well as a former intern and editorial columnist for the Courier Journal. And in 2019, he wrote an op-ed for the paper titled "Kentucky's concealed carry law shows your life doesn't matter to gun-loving Republicans."

Here's how that op-ed begins:

Your life has no meaning to the irresponsible politicians in Frankfort who time and time again choose the National Rifle Association over your life.

Their support for Senate Bill 150, which allows Kentuckians to carry concealed weapons without a permit, is yet another warning: They've put a price tag on your life and decided that the blood money they receive from the NRA is more valuable.

Every time lawmakers vote against gun safety, and thus the lives of our most vulnerable, they show that their hearts can be as cold as the steel of the guns they praise.

A man later identified as Brown entered the building and fired a 9mm Glock handgun at Greenberg before fleeing, the Courier Journal said, citing a police report.

An initial story from the paper said that despite multiple gunshots — including one that grazed Greenberg's clothing — no one was injured.

At a press conference, Greenberg said he and four staff members were gathered for a meeting when a man walked in, "pulled out a gun, aimed directly at me and began shooting."

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About 10 minutes after the shooting, officers found a man matching the suspect's description less than a half-mile from the campaign headquarters carrying a loaded 9mm magazine in his pants pocket, the Courier Journal said, citing the arrest report.

The man also had a drawstring bag with a handgun, handgun case, and additional magazines, the paper said, citing the report.

In addition, the Courier Journal — citing the report — said the building's surveillance video showed the suspect wearing clothes matching Brown's and carrying a matching bag.

How did Brown plead?

Brown on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in his first court appearance, the paper said in a separate story.

Attorney Rob Eggert entered the not guilty plea on Brown's behalf, requested a bond decrease, and urged the court to take Brown's mental state into consideration, the Courier Journal reported.

Eggert noted that Brown — a senior at the University of Louisville — has no criminal record, strong community ties, and a history of mental health issues, the paper said, adding that Eggert also indicated he plans to have Brown evaluated as soon as possible.

The prosecutor's office asked that Brown's bond be increased from $75,000 cash only to $100,000, which the judge agreed to, the Courier Journal said, adding that Brown's next court date is set for Feb. 23.

What else do we know about Brown?

Brown — who was involved in the racial justice protests of 2020 — disappeared last summer but was found safe July 1 after being missing for about two weeks, the paper said.

After he went missing, family and friends formed several search parties, distributed flyers, and met at locations around the city to look for him, the Courier Journal added.

In a statement after he was found, his family said "we are asking for privacy and would appreciate everyone's patience and support while we tend to the most immediate need, which is Quintez's physical, mental and spiritual needs," the paper noted.

Brown also recently announced he would run for Metro Council, the Courier Journal said. His Twitter bio reads, “We have one scientific and correct solution, Pan-Africanism: the total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism."

He also posted a piece on Medium last month titled, "A Revolutionary Love Letter." In it, Brown wrote, "I am writing this to remind you how great you are. During our short stay on this glorious planet we all have been collectively dehumanized and reduced to political talking points — Black, white, liberal, conservative, Christian, criminal, boss, worker, activist, etc. We have been educated to use our minds narrowly and forced to identify ourselves with roles that trap us in a collective perpetual state of anxiety." He added, "We have forgotten how harmonious this thing called life is and have fallen victim to a vicious circle of pain and suffering."

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(H/T: National Review)