Texas police have arrested a 22-year-old man they say left a toddler inside his car while he went into a casino overnight. Angel Mendez has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child with intent to return, according to KVIA. Police did not say how long they believe the 14-month-old child was left alone in …
A duffel bag containing a deceased newborn was reportedly found near an Illinois fire station on Saturday. The Chicago Tribune reported that the dead baby boy was found outside North Fire station. Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford explained that the station is typically used for air maintenance and air supply. “This is not a …
San Antonio police on Tuesday arrested a woman on two counts of child endangerment two days after finding a pair of toddlers alone and restrained in a locked bedroom. Investigators said they were called to the home on Sunday afternoon by a woman who asked them for help checking on her grandchildren, KSAT reported. Firefighters …
A Texas teacher has been charged with endangering a child after she allegedly locked her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car to drive him to a COVID testing site after he apparently tested positive for the virus at home. Court documents say that Sarah Beam, 41, told an employee at the test site …
A 20-year-old Madagascar woman was arrested after police say she abandoned her newborn during an Air Mauritius flight, according to reports. Officials at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport said customs staff found the newborn while performing a routine check on the plane, BBC reports. The plane had just landed in Plaine Magnien, Mauritius on …
Police in Alaska say a newborn baby was dropped off with a note last week when the temperature in Fairbanks had dropped to around 1 degree at the time. KTOO reports that the infant was found by local resident, Roxy Lane, near a row of mailboxes on Friday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers said the baby, identified as …
An Iowa father has been arrested for child endangerment after he allegedly passed out drunk, allowing his toddler son to leave the house and go wandering down the road alone. Court records say West Des Moines police said they were called at about 5 p.m. on Friday about “a small child about the ages of …
Jana Duggar is clearing the air about the circumstances surrounding a citation she received for allegedly endangering the welfare of a child, NBC News reports. The bottom line, she says: It was an innocent mistake. Jana, 31, who starred in the reality television program “19 Kids and Counting,” made headlines last week when it was …
An Illinois man is behind bars after allegedly leaving his 10-year-old son behind after crashing his vehicle while driving under the influence. Following an intense search Saturday night, police arrested Christopher Hernandez, 29, and charged him with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, endangering the life or health of a child,, failure …
No criminal charges have been filed against the Texas woman whose 8-month-old daughter was reportedly killed Sunday when she fell out of her car and was run over by another vehicle. Irving police said none of the four children, including Kassidy Smith, were secured in the car when the back door opened Smith fell out. …
The mother of a New Jersey teen missing for nearly a month stabbed the girl, sprayed bleach in her eyes, and hit her with a frying pan, a criminal complaint filed in the case says. Jamie Moore, 39, reported her 14-year-old daughter JaShyah Moore missing on October 14 after the girl didn’t return from a …
The mother of a New Jersey teen who was found safe on Thursday following a month-long disappearance was arrested on Friday. According to RLS Media, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi announced that Jamie Moore, 39, was charged with two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare …
