Allan Uffelman, 28, of Valley City, ND, is in custody today following reports that he shoved his significant other to the floor, then trapped her and her kids in their home, threatening to shoot anyone who approached with a shotgun.
Responding to a complaint about an "unruly juvenile child" Friday, Bismarck police found two girls locked in the bathroom of a house on the 700 block of S 12th St.
Animal Planet reports that the crime of animal cruelty, formerly placed in the ambiguous "all other offense" category in the eyes of the law, will now be considered a "crime against society" -- similar to the way assault on a human is -- and investigated by the FBI.