Volusia County, Florida, deputies responding to a 911 call from a terrified 12-year-old girl found her mother unconscious from a heroin overdose, with their car parked on the grass beside Interstate 4, the sheriff’s office said Friday. Two other children, a 7-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy, were also in the minivan Thursday night with …
Authorities in Connecticut arrested a man on Thursday night after two trick-or-treaters reportedly found razor blades in their candy bags. WVIT reported that Waterbury police responded to Jason Racz’s home after receiving several reports about loose razors in Halloween baskets and bags. Police said the razors were not located in the candy. An investigation determined …
Two adults have been charged with 10 counts of unlawful conduct toward a child after a property manager showed up to inspect the home and found young children deadbolted inside bedrooms filled with trash and animal and human feces, WCIV reported. WCSC reported that Erik Perez-Viera, 22, and Diana Salbon, 26, were among 12 people …
Recently-released photos show the deplorable conditions two Texas toddlers reportedly died in late last month. KWTX obtained images which showed the Temple home where Terric Boyd, 2, and Janea Boyd, 1, were reportedly found dead on September 30. Their mother, Terrikah Haynes, 36, was found conscious but unresponsive; two girls, ages 4 and 6, were …
A North Carolina mother is behind bars on charges that she traded her then-infant daughter to a married couple for their 27-year-old car, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. A Davidson County grand jury indicted Alice Leann Todd and the couple who took Todd’s daughter, Tina Chavis and Vincencio Romero, on charges of unlawful sale, surrender or …
A Texas mom is facing charges after she crashed her car during an early morning chase with an off-duty officer. According to police, she had a 2-month-old baby inside the car. ABC 13 reports that the incident happened early Wednesday after the woman, driving a black Honda Accord, crashed into the off-duty officer’s car in …
Washington police released a video of an elementary school bus driver who allegedly got behind the wheel drunk while driving a bus full of scared children. ABC 13 reports that Catherine Maccarone, 48, was arrested on September 12 in Longview after a 10-year-old child called 911 and told a dispatcher that the bus driver was …
An 11-month-old boy required three doses of the overdose-reversing medicine naloxone on Wednesday when he ingested opioids while his drug-addled parents slept, NBC Philadelphia reported. Kristen Bristow and Charles Salzman Jr were charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person and other charges. The child’s grandfather found Bristow and Salzman …
Two Arkansas parents have been arrested after their infant daughter ate some of their methamphetamine and died, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Carrie Darby, 22, and Joseph Phillips, 30, both of Widener, have been charged with manslaughter in the death of their 13-month-old daughter Delaney Phillips on July 7. The St Francis County Sheriff’s Office completed …
An 11-month-old boy died on Friday after he and his twin sister were left inside a hot, parked car outside a Honda dealership where the tots’ father worked, Al.com reported. Oxford, Alabama, Police Chief Bill Partridge said that first responders arriving at around noon found the twins outside of the car, with their father. The …
Four toddler boys broke their legs on the same day and at the same Florida daycare center, according to police. An amended discovery was filed on Friday morning which provided additional details on what may have happened. Panama City News Herald reports that all four boys were healthy and had no issues walking when their …
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