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 …
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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The father allegedly told police that his son shot himself, but two children at the scene disputed his account
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 …
Police have rescued a 4-month-old infant who was found abandoned in a wooded area outside of Detroit on Wednesday. According to WTHR, police were called to a residential area in Oakland County for multiple reports of a distraught woman banging on doors and hiding in bushes. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reportedly said the unidentified …
A 25-year-old man was arrested Friday after he brought his 2-year-old daughter in the San Diego Zoo’s elephant habitat and one of the animals charged them. Police said both Jose Navarrete and his daughter got out of the enclosure safely, and the zoo said the elephants were also unharmed. “This afternoon, March 19, 2021, two …
