Beatrice’s wife arrested after children were left alone in a house that caught fire | Crime-and-courts
A Beatrice woman has been arrested for child abuse after leaving two young children alone in a house where a fire broke out.
Just before 4 a.m. Friday, Beatrice police responded to the 1100 block of North 12th Street following a residential fire where two minors were left home alone.
Arrest documents say Arvoni M. Johnson, 24, was able to put out the fire, but there was a large amount of smoke inside the house. She told police that two children, ages 1 and 3, were sleeping in their room.
She reportedly told police she left the children alone at home while she went to work, and she believed the fire started in the kitchen where a candle caught fire on some papers nearby. A round burn mark was visible on the counter, and the walls and cabinet near the area were black. Officers also noted that the air was laden with smoke.
Beatrice Fire and Rescue Chief Brian Daake said Johnson was alerted to the blaze on a phone app connected to a home camera, and was able to return to the residence and put out the fire before the fire. arrival of firefighters.
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He said no injuries were reported from the fire and damage was estimated at $100.
The children were in the east room of the residence, which shared a room with the kitchen.
Johnson was placed under arrest on two counts of child abuse.
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See how your hometown ranks among the most dangerous cities in Nebraska. Ratings were determined based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents in cities with a population of at least 10,000, with violent crimes categorized as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Figures are for 2019, the most recent year for which the The FBI provides data.
6. Town of the Southern Sioux

With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a population of 12,771 (the smallest on our list), the northeastern Nebraska city had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
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5. Scott Bluff
The city of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 in 2019.
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4. North Platte

With a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the city had a rate of 3.75 per 1,000.
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3.Lincoln

Star City had a population of 291,128 with 1,115 violent crimes, a rate of 3.83 per 1,000.
Pictured: Lincoln Police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of 14th and E streets in August 2019.
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2. Big Island

With a population of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, the largest of the Tri Cities had a rate of 4.55 per 1,000 residents in 2019.
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1.Omaha

In 2019, the state’s largest city with 470,481 residents had 2,833 violent crimes for a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.
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A note on the numbers

With eight violent crimes in 2019, Boys Town led the state with 13.82 per 1,000 residents, which is a misleading stat as it only had a population of 579 in 2019.
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