A 2-year-old boy in Florida has reportedly died after being found unresponsive in a van parked outside a day care center on Monday. The toddler, who multiple news outlets have identified as Noah Sneed, was found dead outside Ceressa’s Daycare & Preschool in Oakland Park at around 3:30 p.m. Broward police spokesperson Keyla Concepcion told …
A mother in Texas was arrested early Sunday, accused of leaving her infant baby asleep in a running car as she drank alcohol in a nightclub. KWTX reported that officers who responded to Trackside Night Club found the infant in a safety seat in the backseat of a car. Minutes later, officers reportedly located Samantha …
A Rhode Island woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges Sunday after her three dogs reportedly died in a hot car. According to Boston.com, Jamestown police who responded to McQuade’s Marketplace found three dogs unresponsive in a parked car. Officials said the dogs were transported to an animal hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Citing …
An Indiana mother was arrested earlier this month for allegedly leaving her toddler son in a hot car during a Department of Child Services meeting regarding an incident involving her 4-day-old son. Jennifer K. Ost, 27, reportedly arrived at Community Hospital and met with a DCS worker and hospital police officer on July 16, days …
Authorities in Arizona say a woman was arrested last week on suspicion of child abuse and child endangerment after allegedly leaving her baby in a locked car with temperatures on a day temperatures hit 114 degrees. According to KSAZ, police officers in Glendale received a call of a child inside a vehicle parked in a …
A 16-month-old girl in Iowa died Sunday after reportedly being found in a hot car. Authorities told KTIV that the toddler, whose identity hasn’t been released to the public, was left in the parked vehicle for “an extended period of time” The girl was pronounced dead at the hospital after emergency crews found her unresponsive …
A Maryland boy who died Wednesday in South Carolina after reportedly locking himself in a hot car succumbed to complications of probable hyperthermia, officials confirmed Friday. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Zion Akinrefon had wandered back into the family car after he and his relatives had gotten out. His mother discovered him unresponsive in …
A Florida mother is accused of leaving her 14-month-old son in a hot car for at least five hours while she smoked marijuana and got cocaine. According to Florida Today, Emily Hartman, 26, is accused of leaving Richard Wighard alone in her car several on several instances between April 3 and April 4. With her son in …
Two Florida children died in separate incidents Friday after reportedly being left in hot cars. CNN reported that two children—a 1-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy—died miles apart from one another Friday. The girl was found dead in a car parked at a Sanford Wawa at 4:50 p.m. while the boy was found 2:30 p.m. in …
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 South Carolina woman who allegedly claimed she suffered a medical emergency as her 18-month-old grandson died in a hot car, was charged in connection with his death after police said they found inconsistencies with her story. Police announced on August 29 that they’ve arrested Janet Nix, 64, and charged her with homicide by child abuse …
A Michigan mother said a 911 dispatcher refused to send police to her grandparents’ home after she accidentally locked her 2-month-old daughter in her car. CBS News reported that Waterford police have apologized for last Saturday’s incident involving Lacey Guyton and her infant daughter, Raina. Temperatures reportedly reached 84 degrees on the day Raina became trapped …
