A 7-year-old girl in Thornton, Colorado, found herself in a life-threatening situation on July 6 — locked inside a parked car at a Walmart Neighborhood Market while outside temperatures hovered around 90 degrees. But this little girl refused to wait. According to police, Eddie Espinoza, 62, left his granddaughter inside the vehicle at 850 E. … Read more
A Wednesday afternoon that should have been an ordinary summer day turned alarming when a child ran inside a Jonesborough home to warn another adult that something terrifying was happening in the backyard pool. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Mikaylee Rae Beirne was in the pool with several children when she allegedly … Read more
A Memphis mother is facing a first-degree murder charge after she fatally shot a 20-year-old man she allegedly found hiding under her teenage daughter’s bed — a case that has raised difficult questions about the line between self-defense and homicide. Kendra Scott, 36, was charged by the Memphis Police Department with one count of first-degree … Read more
A 13-year-old boy is dead after being lured out of his Washington, D.C., apartment by two individuals who were caught on a Ring camera waiting in the hallway outside his door. Ahmad Mims lived on the 1600 block of Rosedale Street in the nation’s capital. On Saturday evening, someone knocked on his door and asked … Read more
Swatara Township, PA- The child, found wandering alone at 7:30 a.m., had been confined behind a barricade of zip ties, duct tape, and wooden boards — and spent up to three days straight inside without being let out, authorities say. A 5-year-old boy was found wandering naked in the middle of a Pennsylvania road on … Read more
A Michigan mother will not fight criminal charges after police discovered she had abandoned her three children — ages 12, 13, and 15 — leaving them to survive alone in a home without running water or working toilets. Kelli Bryant, 35, of Pontiac, Michigan, entered a no contest plea to three counts of first-degree child … Read more
A 71-year-old California man is facing murder charges after prosecutors say he mowed down two 17-year-old girls on bicycles, fled the scene, then returned — only to look at one of their lifeless bodies on the side of the road before driving away again. David Walker appeared in a Yolo County courtroom Monday, where a … Read more
Springfield, MO- A Springfield, Missouri woman is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say she abandoned her three young children — including an infant and a set of twins — in an apartment alone for more than 24 hours. Courtney Lynn Box, 29, has been charged with three counts of first-degree child endangerment and abuse … Read more
A 37-year-old Idaho man is facing serious felony charges after he allegedly pulled a handgun on a group of teenagers at a public park and threatened to kill them — all over a dispute about fireworks. Shane Michael Sutton was arrested this week and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon … Read more
An Indiana father is facing four felony charges after police say he left his four young children trapped inside a sweltering car in a Walmart parking lot — with no air conditioning and the windows barely cracked. Eric Andrews Jr., of Indianapolis, was arrested on July 10 and charged with four counts of neglect of … Read more