A baby’s cry alerted a woman taking out her trash to an abandoned newborn Saturday morning at an apartment complex in Arlington, Texas, WFAA reported. The sobbing baby boy was in a container next to the dumpster at Monterra Pointe Apartments, the station said. The woman called 911 and responders had to administer CPR before …
A New Mexico couple who tried for years to have a child were left devastated when their “miracle baby” died inside a hot car on Tuesday. According to the Hobbs Police Department, 2-year-old Zariah Hasheme was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon after her nanny allegedly forgot to drop her off at daycare. The nanny, identified …
A Florida woman was accused of leaving her 3-year-old daughter in her car for three hours on Monday evening while she worked at a strip club. WPLG reported that Manouchika Daniels, 23, is facing child neglect charges for an incident that occurred at Vegas Cabaret in Lauderhill. Someone called 911 shortly before 2 a.m. on …
An Indiana couple who allegedly adopted a disabled 8-year-old girl from Ukraine— only to abandon her years later and move to Canada—was criminally charged on Wednesday. Kristine and Michael Barnett, 45 and 43, are facing neglect of a dependent charges for allegedly leaving their adopted daughter in a rented Lafayette apartment in July 2013. The …
A North Carolina woman has been criminally charged days after she allegedly left her 1-year-old foster child in a hot car at a shopping center, resulting in his death. Dawn Aberson-Vanden Broecke, 42, is facing involuntary manslaughter charges for the toddler’s August 29 death. Citing her arrest warrant, WBTV reported that Broecke works at an …
A Pennsylvania woman is behind bars after reporting her son missing, although the boy was actually in her home, allegedly surrounded by heroin. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that 29-year-old Leslie Brown called police Thursday night and reported her little boy missing from the Family Dollar store in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. Responding officers arrived at the store and while …
An Idaho couple is facing charges after a welfare check led to a shocking discovery inside a Nampa home. ABC 6 reports that authorities visited a home off of the 400 block of North Bailey Avenue on Thursday, after a concerned caller said they had reason to believe four children were living in filth and …
The wife of an Arkansas jail administrator was arrested on Monday for allegedly holding four minors at gunpoint as they tried to raise funds for their football team. Jerri Kelly, 46, was charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a minor for an August 7 incident at her home in Wynne. …
A Kentucky mother was arrested after police say her three children were found inside a filthy home with nothing to eat besides Pop-Tarts. Lexington Herald Reader reports that an officer was dispatched to a Georgetown home off of Military Street on Saturday after a neighbor called in about three children who were kept outside for …
A Texas mother is behind bars after she refused to get treatment for a little girl who accidentally burned herself with scalding water. ABC reports that police arrested 42-year-old Juana Marquez for failing to seek medical attention after her 4-year-old stepdaughter, Amberly Quiroz, grabbed boiling water from the stove on Saturday morning and accidentally dropped …
Authorities in Kansas are investigating Sunday’s death of a 2-year-old boy who was reportedly found dead inside a hot car. KMBC reported that Lawrence police responded to a call about an incident at the 3300 block of Iowa Street at around 5:37 p.m., where a boy was found dead inside the parked vehicle. Police said they’re …
A day care driver allegedly turned off the safety alarm for the van that a 2-year-old Florida boy died in late last month. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a recently-released county report stated that the unidentified driver exited the white Ford E-350 Super Duty van and walked around the back to disable to alarm. …
