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2-Year-Old Boy Ingests Drugs In Virginia, Dad Charged With Child Neglect: Police 2-Year-Old Boy Ingests Drugs In Virginia, Dad Charged With Child Neglect: Police
2-Year-Old Boy Ingests Drugs In Virginia, Dad Charged With Child Neglect: Police A Woodbridge father is facing charges after his 2-year-old son ingested illegal drugs while in his care, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The incident happened on Monday, July 1, inside a home on Potomac Branch Drive, where 35-year-old Rhamirr Ahmad Brown was watching the child, police said. Officers were called around 2:41 p.m. to investigate a possible case of child neglect after learning the child had been exposed to the drugs.  Brown eventually brought the boy to a local hospital for treatment — but left before officers arrived, according to the report. T…

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Police & Fire
Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says
Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says Two Maryland parents are facing charges after they left their 1-year-old child alone in a hotel room so they could go drinking at a waterfront bar in Grasonville, according to the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the Hilton Garden Inn in Grasonville around 9:33 p.m. on Monday, June 16, for a report of child left behind, officials said.  A hotel employee told deputies that James Grant, of Laurel, and Carrie Zauner, of Columbia, had left their child alone in the room while they went out to The Jetty Restaurant and Dock Bar. Deputies went to the bar and found…

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Lifestyle
Bullies Hurl Racial Slurs At Asian Preschooler In Virginia — Flee When His Mom Shows Up (VIDEO) Bullies Hurl Racial Slurs At Asian Preschooler In Virginia — Flee When His Mom Shows Up (VIDEO)
Bullies Hurl Racial Slurs At Asian Preschooler In Virginia — Flee When His Mom Shows Up (Video) A video of a cowardly group of teen bullies terrorizing a terrified 5-year-old Chinese-American boy in Virginia has gone viral—and now parents are calling for accountability.  The two-minute video, shared on YouTube by the group "JusticeForEthan" shows a group of teens—reportedly from Eagle Ridge Middle School—preying on the young preschooler who was sobbing and begging for the torment to stop. "Don't hurt me!" the child shouted while clutching a blue blanket he tried to hide behind while the teens called him offensive names. "Save me! Save me!" he shouted while running to the corner o…

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Schools
Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Virginia Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Virginia Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says
Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Virginia Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says A Virginia third grader brought a loaded handgun to school — and it went off inside his backpack, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said.  Now, his parents are the ones facing charges. The gun went off inside a classroom at Lee Hill Elementary School around 10:50 a.m. on Monday, April 7, according to investigators.  There were no injuries, and the student did not appear to have intended to harm anyone, officials said. Deputies say the 8-year-old had found the unsecured firearm at home, stuffed it into his backpack, and accidentally pulled the trigger while reaching into t…

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by Zak Failla