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Police in Slaton, Texas, took exception when a 32-yeReason 24/7Reasonar-old mom had the nerve to ask to see the arrest warrant for her 11-year-old son. Rather than show it, or leave, they arrested the by-the-book mother and hauled her in to spend the night behind bars. The son who was the supposed focus of their attentions? They left him unmolested. From MyFoxLubbock: Slaton police came to this woman's house, who wishes to remain anonymous, to arrest her son. But by asking one simple question, she found herself behind bars instead. "I told him, 'I will release my son to you...

Woman found dead in ditch near Slaton BY KERRY DRENNAN AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Rosa Palacio cannot imagine why anyone would want to harm her daughter, Cynthia, whom she described as kind-hearted, fun-loving and a devoted mother. "Why? Why? Why her? I just want to know why," she said as she dabbed tears. It was a noon newscast that prompted her to call the Sheriff's Office to see if the body found early Tuesday morning was that of 21-year-old Cynthia JoAnn Palacio. "I started shaking," Rosa Palacio said. "I felt like something was wrong. I tried to ignore it. I didn't want to...