Autistic Boy Wandered From Care Facility a Day Before He Died in Hot Car: Officials
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State officials had told the organization to be ‘alert’ for his safety
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July 22, 2021
Mom Keeps Driving After Teen Son Shoots Toddler in Back Seat
A California mother and her 14-year-old son have been arrested after the son “accidentally” shot his toddler half-sister. Thirty-seven-year-old Veronica Pyatt, the teen, and Pyatt’s 20-month-old daughter were in a vehicle in San Bernardino Tuesday afternoon, San Bernardino police said. The teen was “manipulating a loaded firearm in the back seat” of the vehicle, police …
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July 8, 2021
SEE IT: Dad takes down sex offender who broke into little girl’s bedroom; restrains him with duct tape until police arrive
A central California dad dragged a man out of his house after he broke into his 5-year-old daughter’s bedroom this week and restrained him with duct tape until police could arrive. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Daniel Diaz, a registered sex offender, has been charged with multiple counts, including child endangerment, peeping, and …
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July 3, 2021
2-year-old child points semi-automatic weapon at police investigators
Two people were arrested last month after a toddler pointed a semi-automatic handgun at detectives during a drug investigation, New Haven police said Saturday. Joshua Talton and Wanesha Dawson have been charged with criminal possession of a firearm, risk of injury to a minor, criminal negligent storage of a firearm, and first-degree reckless endangerment, the …
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June 25, 2021
LA police find mother of newborn boy left in park trashcan
A 22-year-old woman from Guatemala was arrested this week after investigators determined that she abandoned a newborn baby boy in a restroom trashcan earlier this month. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said that the woman, who won’t be identified for her own “safety and protection,” was charged with cruelty to a child likely to cause …
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June 15, 2021
Toddler dies in car on 93-degree day, marking fourth hot car death this year: Reports
Louisiana authorities are investigating after a 2-year-old boy apparently died in a hot car on Monday. According to KATC, Iberia Parish police responded to a call about a toddler being left in a vehicle for an extended period of time. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased child has not publicly identified. …
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June 8, 2021
Kentucky mom abandons toddler and steals van: Police
A Kentucky woman left her 4-year-old son behind a Lexington social services organization and took off in one of the facility’s vans. Jahaira Rivera had been charged with abandonment of a minor and theft by unlawful taking of a vehicle, LEX18 reported. The Lexington Police Department said the incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. …
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June 7, 2021
SEE IT: Fleeing suspect hurls 2-month-old boy at cops following car chase [Police]
A Florida man allegedly threw a 2-month-old boy at a deputy following a police car chase. Indian River County police released dashcam and aerial footage on Friday showing the May 26 incident involving officers and suspect John Henry James III, 32. James allegedly led police on a 40-minute chase after officers attempted to pull him …
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May 28, 2021
Drunk Florida dad plunges SUV into canal, flees & leaves 3 young children behind: Police
A Florida man is behind bars after police say he fled the scene of an accident while intoxicated, leaving his three young children behind. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident happened in Lehigh Acres on Friday, at around 4:40 a.m. Kern Campbell, 31, was allegedly driving drunk when he took a curve near …
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May 28, 2021
‘Dad’ shoots 2-year-old son, mom helps cover & blames it on stray drive-by bullet: Police
Two North Carolina parents are behind bars after police say they made up a fake story about a drive-by shooting injuring their toddler son. NBC 10 reports that Ryquez Clark, 2, remains hospitalized in serious condition after being shot inside his home Wednesday, off of Douglas Street in Lawndale. The boy’s parents, identified as Lucentio …
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April 23, 2021
Boy in critical condition after dad ‘playing’ with gun points it at child, shooting him in stomach: Police
The father allegedly told police that his son shot himself, but two children at the scene disputed his account
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April 8, 2021
11-year-old girl dies with branding burns on her skin after parents allegedly torture her
Authorities in California are investigating the death of an 11-year-old girl who was found lifeless in her Rodeo home late last month. According to KTVU, authorities responded to a medical 911 call at about 3; 30 a.m. on March 23, and found the unidentified girl dead with injuries that suggested abuse. While authorities are still …
