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.
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.
The dean of a Florida school and his wife were arrested after it was reportedly discovered that they gave marijuana and alcohol to their teenage babysitter and her underage friends for years.
38-year-old Adam Thayer is the dean of students at the Pinellas Academy for Math and Science charter school. Thayer and his wife, 37-year-old Misty Mitchell-Thayer, reside in the unincorporated community of Palm Harbor in Pinellas County, Florida with their 7-year-old twins.
Approximately two years ago, a girl who is now 17-years-old was providing babysitting services for the Thayer’s children.
After the father of her child ended their relationship, the mother of a newborn reportedly ditched the baby at a stranger’s residence and ran away.
33-year-old Melissa Kelley lives in Astor, Florida, and she recently gave birth to a son.
Kelley and her son’s father ended their relationship, and the woman was reportedly very emotionally distressed over the breakup.
After a mother was accused of giving THC oil to her 2-year-old, the authorities asserted that the child tested positive for the substance, and the woman was arrested.
22-year-old Kiarra Clarisse and her toddler son live in Merritt Island, Florida. Her girlfriend of approximately 8-months lived in the residence until the pair broke up a month ago.
The child’s father has visitation with his son under the supervision of the boy’s grandmother.
A man is facing charges after he allegedly allowed a 12-year-old girl in his care to operate his SUV at a reported speed of 85 MPH.
Shaun Michaelsen is a 41-year-old resident of Jupiter, Florida.
On June 8, Michaelsen was reportedly caring for his female friend’s 12-year-old daughter and one of the preteen’s friends for a couple of days.
A Florida woman was arrested and charged after she allegedly allowed a 13-month-old child to overdose while in her home and care.
33-year-old Nicole Ciufi lives in an apartment in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida.
In the evening on May 15, Ciufi reportedly had a 13-month-old child at her apartment for whom she was providing care.
A woman is facing charges after police discovered she had a 6-year-old child reportedly living in deplorable and unsanitary conditions such as boarding with dogs with heavy flea infestations and feces-covered floors.
58-year-old Toni Reid lives with a 6-year-old child in an area in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
On April 22, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received notification that Reid was locked out of her home, and it was believed that a child was the one who had barred her from entering.
A woman from South Carolina allegedly recorded a video while she drove a vehicle with her youngster seated on the hood and she is facing a felony charge for the incident.
26-year-old Thrista Johnson is a mother of two who lives and works in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
On April 26, Johnson reportedly took her 5-year-old daughter for a car ride in a purportedly illegal fashion by allegedly sitting the child on the hood of the car near the front windshield while she drove in the area around her apartment building.
The supervisor of a non-profit school for at-risk children was arrested after allegedly failing to report the situation when a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured as an alleged result of a physical altercation with a behavioral interventionist.
On February 11, at the AMIkids Pinellas Park location, a 12-year-old boy who attends school there reportedly started misbehaving and skipped the lunch line.
A behavioral interventionist that was on duty at the time reportedly stepped in and ushered the child to a room that the school calls “Opportunity Room,” which is usually used for taking tests and computer lab assignments.
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