Police in Texas are investigating after a home surveillance camera reportedly caught a woman leaving a 2-year-old boy on a doorstep and taking off without him. The 23-second video, which was shot Wednesday in front of a home in Spring, apparently shows a woman lifting the child by the arm before ringing the doorbell and knocking …
A Tennessee woman is facing charges after police say she left her child inside a vehicle while she shopped at a Shelby County shopping center. Local Memphis reports that a store customer alerted an officer who happened to be in the area about an infant inside a car at the Dollar Tree parking lot off of the …
New Jersey police are investigating after a baby boy was found to be crawling across a busy road by himself Saturday night. ABC6 reports that a driver, identified as 41-year-old Cory Cannon, told police that when he first saw the boy crawling by himself along Joe Parker Road, in Lakewood, he initially believed the baby …
An Arizona mother is facing felony child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her 4-year-old daughter home alone all night while she partied. AZ Central reported that the child knocked on a neighbor’s door at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday and said her mother, Alexandra Rose Ciliento, 29, wasn’t home. The neighbor reportedly told police that they waited …
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 …
An Illinois couple is accused of keeping their 10-year-old daughter imprisoned in the basement since the beginning of the year because they thought she was possessed by a demon. Randy Swopes, 48, and Katherine Swopes, 49, were arrested Tuesday after officers arrived at their Waukegan home amid reports that someone was being held hostage in …
Police have arrested a California mother hours after she reportedly returned to the downtown Los Angeles train station where she allegedly abandoned her 7-year-old son. The Associated Press reported that the unidentified woman was taken into custody Thursday afternoon as she arrived at Union Station. Cafe workers had spotted a woman and the boy eating Wednesday …
A Tennessee mother was arrested on suspicion of leaving her 2-year-old son alone in an SUV on a hot Monday afternoon. Mr. Juliet Police said in a statement that officers responded to the Walgreens at 206 Crossings Lane at 2:42 p.m., following reports of a toddler left unaccompanied in the backseat of a car. Upon their arrival, …
A Texas mother allegedly set her home on fire with her 2-month-old daughter inside because she was angry with the child’s father. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Israel Reyes, 18, got into an argument with her boyfriend Tuesday. The boyfriend reportedly left the home at around 1 p.m. to get formula and returned an hour later …
A Texas mother is accused of telling their three young children that they’re “going to see Jesus” before setting their car on fire. According to KHOU, the woman is accused of trying to kill her three daughters—ages 9, 11, and 13—Sunday night at a Houston car wash. Identified by The Dallas Morning News as Ana Segovia, 31, …
A Michigan mother with a history of mental illness reportedly put her two infant daughters in a suitcase and left them on the curb before attempting to flee Wednesday. Per MLive, Flint police and Genesee County Child Protective Services responded to the 500 block of West Pierson Road at around 2 p.m. Police said Katrina Childress, 26, put …
Officials have launched an investigation after pictures surfaced reportedly showing babies tied up in a sleep sack at a Kansas day care. A woman named Tanya told KHSB that her 7-month-old son was among the babies shown in the pictures taken at Miss Anne’s Daycare. Tayna claimed the Department of Children and Families informed her of the pictures …
