Authorities in Georgia say a man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of multiple criminal counts associated with the shooting of a toddler last week. According to WAGA, the 3-year-old boy was admitted to Emory Midtown Hospital on Friday. He was apparently suffering from a gunshot wound and hospital staff reportedly contacted local authorities …
A toddler girl passed away after police say she was left inside a van on Tuesday, by a family member who likely left the child inside the vehicle on accident. ABC reports that an 18-month-old girl was left inside a van off of Hardie Drive in Morgana, near a daycare on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities to arrived …
An Indiana mother whose 2-year-old son died Wednesday after being left in a hot car has been arrested—and reportedly admitted to drinking all day as the child lay dying. Authorities said 28-year-old Britni Wihebrink, of Salem, was taken into custody Thursday and is charged with “neglect of a dependent resulting in death” in connection with …
A Georgia mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old son in a hot car for 45 minutes while she smoked marijuana inside an apartment. According to The Newman Times-Herald, police responded to the parking lot of Jackson’s Landing Apartments on Friday after a caller reported that a child had been left in a …
A Florida mother said she’s receiving death threats after a video where she’s apparently seen dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet went viral. While Kaitlyn Wolf told WESH that the disturbing stunt was a “joke,” both the Leesburg Police Department and the state of Florida are investigating the matter. While the child can be heard screaming …
A Texas man and woman are behind bars and facing child neglect charges after police say they left their 11-year-old daughter home alone to travel cross-country to attend a concert in Detroit. The Houston Chronicle reports that John Guerrero, 48, and Virginia Yearnd, 39, arrived back to home in Houston on Monday and were promptly arrested …
A Utah woman wasted no time intervening when she says she saw a man attempt to capture cellphone images of her 12-year-old daughter in a Salt Lake City store’s dressing room. According to Fox News, it was Doris Stiles-Scown who ended up capturing someone’s image at the Rue 21 location recently. The mother posted footage …
Newly released video shows the tense moments when a Florida deputy rescued a 3-year-old girl after she was reportedly left in a hot car for more than 12 hours. According to WESH, Seminole County police were called to the Vista Haven Apartments early June 17 following reports of a child locked in a stolen car. …
The Washington woman apparently seen in a video pushing a 16-year-old girl off a 60-foot bridge was charged with reckless endangerment on Friday. Per ABC News, prosecutors filed the charges along with a declaration of probable cause from the arresting officer. In it, the officer wrote “it is clear that Taylor Smith engaged in conduct which …
The Virginia mother of a deceased 6-month-old boy said that an unexpected change in her routine caused her to forget to drop her son off at a relative’s home and leave him in a hot car while she worked. Blondia Curry, 30, told WTVR that her youngest daughter’s father called Friday and told her that he …
A Louisana mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly leaving her two young children in a car parked at a shopping center Sunday afternoon and assaulting a bystander who attempted to intervene. NOLA.com reported that temperatures in Kenner reached 91 degrees—though it felt like it was 99 degrees. Police said this didn’t stop Shawnise Sherman, 22, …
A teenager is crediting a postal worker with saving her from the captivity of alleged sex traffickers in California. According to a Fox News report, 16-year-old Crystal Allen says she was held against her will be alleged sex traffickers who “drugged, tortured and abused” her for three weeks before she made a daring escape from …
