Articles Tagged with child neglect

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A woman in Florida was arrested after allegedly abandoning two of her three children at a local hospital.

On August 14, a woman from Dothan, Alabama, was driving in Destin, Florida, with her three children, one of whom is an infant, in the car. She reportedly did not stop the vehicle, but she allegedly told one of the older children to take the baby from the car seat and change their diaper. It was reported that the youngster refused to remove the baby from the car seat while the car was moving.

According to reports, the woman stopped at HCA Florida Destin Emergency. She reportedly told the older children she needed money for gas, and she told them to go into the hospital to see if they could find anything. When they got out of the vehicle, a security guard allegedly saw their mother drive away with the baby, leaving the other youngsters behind. The guard accompanied them into the hospital.

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According to reports, three adults, six dogs, three cats, and three children ages 2, 4, and 18 months live together in a doublewide trailer in Stillwater.

The authorities were investigating the family for possible child sexual abuse, and when they went to the residence, they reportedly found it in an unlivable condition.

The Stillwater Police Detective Sergeant stated, “We could not complete the walk-through without taking breaks outside for fresh air. I noticed there actually was carpet in the living room. It was saturated with so much urine and feces and walked all over that it was smashed down to a hard surface. My boots stuck to the flooring.” There was also feces smeared all over the walls and holes in the drywall.

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Five children were removed from the custody of their parents by DCS after a traffic stop revealed that the dad had a small amount of marijuana in his possession, and the agency has refused to give the youngsters back for over a month. 

Last month, a Black family from Georgia loaded up their Dodge Durango with their five children, ages 5, 3, 2, and 4 months. They were taking a road trip to Chicago to attend a funeral. 

On February 17, the family was driving through Manchester, Tennessee. The kids were sleeping in the back seat. 

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A Florida Man allegedly found with an alligator in his bathtub is facing several charges after the authorities asserted that he was a participant in a venomous reptile trafficking ring. 

In 2020, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified by more than one person about black market sales of illegal venomous reptiles in the state. An investigation was started by the FWC and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources regarding the allegations.  

The authorities learned that the alleged activity was happening on the internet.  

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A mother was arrested after allegedly spending 2 hours gambling inside an adult arcade while her baby was alone in the car with the windows rolled up. 

32-year-old Bionca Lockett is a Florida woman with an infant daughter. 

Early in the afternoon on March 4, Lockett reportedly strapped her child into a car seat and drove her black Nissan Sentra to the Pirates North Arcade in Sebastian. 

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A school bus driver in Florida has been accused of having four times over the legal BAC while he drove an afternoon route carrying 40 middle school student passengers. 

60-year-old Mark McNeil lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. He is employed as a bus driver for the Flagler County School District. 

On the afternoon of February 9, McNeil went to work to pick up a bus for the afternoon run at Buddy Taylor Middle School. 

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Parents have been charged with neglecting their son after they were accused of leaving the preteen home alone and without adult supervision for at least 2 weeks. 

34-year-old Melissa Green and Bobby Jo Green, 40, have an 11-year-old son. They reside in Elfrida, Arizona. 

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office reported that in the evening on December 12, they got a call from someone that asked them to perform a welfare check at the Green’s address. The authorities reported that they were told that a child who lives there with his parents appeared to have been left alone for many days. 

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A Florida woman allegedly discharged a firearm in her home before leaving her infant by themselves in their crib while she went to the bar. 

37-year-old Victoria Hidalgo is the mother of an infant, and she lives in Port Charlotte. It is reported that she shares ownership of a vehicle with one of her friends. 

In the evening on Thanksgiving, Hidalgo was reportedly inside her residence with her baby when she called the friend with whom she shares the automobile.  

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When the great-grandmother of a 10-year-old boy reportedly allowed him to drive her vehicle because she had allegedly been drinking, the child caused an accident involving three cars.

75-year-old Lauren Burch Birk lives in a condominium in Largo, Florida. In 2017, she was arrested and convicted for driving under the influence.

Just before Christmas in 2020, Birk was with her 3 great-grandchildren. The children informed Birk that they wanted to look at the Largo Central Park Christmas lights display.

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A father is facing charges for reportedly driving the car his child fired paintballs from, and the boy was shot and injured when someone returned fire with a real gun.

26-year-old Michael Williams lives in Opa-locka, Florida, and he has a 10-year-old son.

In the evening on May 30, Williams was reportedly approached by his son, who asked his dad to give him a ride to a nearby house.

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