DUI Fredericksburg Driver Had 8-Year-Old In Back Seat: Sheriff
A Fredericksburg woman was arrested for driving drunk with a suspended license with a child in the car, police said.
Tinita Lee, 33, has been charged with DUI second offense in five years with a child in the vehicle, felony child neglect, obstruction of justice, and driving revoked, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.
The charges stem from an incident around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in which drivers spotted a Ford pickup speeding, swerving, and driving on the shoulder near Richmond Highway and Hospital Center Boulevard, authorities said.
Detective K.A. Lawrence found th…
2-Year-Old Exposed To Fentanyl, Cocaine ODs While Babysat By Mom's Friend In VA: Police
A 43-year-old Virginia man caring for his friend's 2-year-old daughter, along with one of his friends, is facing charges after the girl ingested drugs in his possession and overdosed, authorities said.
Albert Leroy Jones' friend's daughter was hospitalized in serious condition after experiencing difficulty breathing around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18, Prince William County police said.
A search of Jones' Eastham Court home in Woodbridge turned up illegal narcotics, police said. Fuller's friend, Shaumbay Lynne Fuller, who was at his house, was also in possession of illegal drug…
Women Found Guilty Of Locking Boy In Bedless Room 'Day And Night': Prosecutor
Two women who left a boy in "abhorrent" living conditions — locked in his bedless room 24 hours a day— were found guilty in a jury trial, authorities said.
Donna Jung, 57, of Lehigh Acres, Florida and Helecia Morris, 41, of Brick Township, were found guilty of child endangerment on Thursday, May 25, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The convictions are in connection with incidents that occurred between April 1, 2015 and Jan. 9, 2016 in Brick Township, he said.
The jury concluded that Jung and Morris abused and neglected a minor in their care, he said.
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Boy Home Alone Struck By Car, Parents Charged In PWC
Two parents are facing charges of child neglect after their 8-year-old son was struck by a car while home alone without proper care, police in Prince William County said.
The boy was struck by a Toyota Rav4 on the 12600 block of Westridge Drive in Woodbridge around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, Prince William County police said.
The boy had been left home alone by his parents, Firoze Mohammed Hassan, 47, and Hassan Mohamed, 32, who were later charged with felony child neglect, police said. The Toyota driver was not charged, police said.
Mother Charged After Daughter Found Unresponsive In Hotel Pool On Long Island
The mother of a 7-year-old girl found unresponsive in a hotel pool on Long Island last year has been charged with manslaughter.
Katlyn Pineda, of Queens, was found unresponsive in Suffolk County in the Marriott Melville pool on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, and remained in a coma until she died from her injuries on Monday, May 1, said the Suffolk County Police.
Earlier report: Girl Found Unresponsive At Hotel Pool In Suffolk County
Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, Pineda’s mother, Erica Baez, was arrested on Monday, May 15 a…