A California toddler’s mom and grandparents broke into her father’s car this week when they found the little girl locked inside with the windows rolled up as temperatures soared into the lower 100s. Jose Ladel Woodcook Serna, 24, failed to bring little Meadow home at the end of a court-ordered, two-hour visitation on August 4, …
An Indiana man has been charged in connection with the death of his 1-year-old daughter, who died a week after she was hospitalized with serious injuries. Indianapolis police were called on July 31 when Amaya Milton first struggled to breathe and then became unresponsive, WXIN reported. She was taken to Riley Hospital, where she died …
New details have emerged about the West Virginia parents arrested after their 8-year-old daughter jumped from a second-story window and walked to a store to beg for food. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ellio and Ryan Hardman are facing criminal charges after their daughter on July 7 made her way to a Family Dollar in Calhoun …
A Las Vegas television station obtained heartwrenching video showing police arriving last month to rescue six children from an allegedly abusive household — including two boys, ages 9 and 11, padlocked into a single dog kennel. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Travis Doss, 31, and Amanda Stamper, 33, were arrested after Stamper fled to a nearby …
Two adults have been arrested in Oklahoma after a 2-year-old child died in their care at a Tulsa motel. Police said DeShaun Torrez-Smith and Rachel Alexander came to Tulsa from Little Rock, Arkansas, with another family members’ 2- and 3-year-old girls and planned to panhandle and prostitute, KJRH reported. Officers said they pair were at …
An employee with the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is reportedly still actively working for the agency despite being charged with child abuse in April. On April 16, responding Rio Rancho police officers allegedly caught Erica Martinez, 28, attacking her boyfriend amid an argument about cheating. The couple’s baby was present during the …
A California woman has been arrested for the death of a toddler she was babysitting earlier this year, and police suspect more possible victims after identifying another child who suffered serious injuries while in her care. Heather Greenman, 37, was arrested on charges of child abuse and abuse resulting in death, the Beaumont Police Department …
A Texas couple was arrested last week after the woman’s 4-year-old daughter was seriously injured while in her boyfriend’s care, according to reports. Child Protective Services and McLennan County police learned of Kandis Eaton-Autrey’s daughter who suffered a lacerated pancreas, possible fractured ribs, and bruising on her body and face. KWTX reported that the victim …
Three Indiana children were hospitalized this week after their babysitter allegedly helped them snort drugs, WFIE-TV reports. At 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, authorities in Evansville were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Althaus Avenue for a report of three children – ages 8, 9, and 15 – in need of medical attention. The …
Police found the little girl after her 1-year-old brother died in the apartment.
A mother and stepfather of a 9-year-old Alabama boy were arrested after the child was hospitalized on Saturday for possible starvation. Hospital staff contacted Colbert County police regarding the 9-year-old boy — who was bruised and reportedly weighed 37 pounds. Police learned that the child had been living in a tent for a couple of …
After evading capture for two months, a Florida fugitive father has been apprehended in Massachusetts, after allegedly telling his pregnant daughter to take her own life. Gared Wayne Canales, a former Palm Coast resident, was apprehended in Massachusetts this week after being sought under a nationwide warrant since April. He was extradited to Flagler County …
