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'Mom Won't Wake Up:' 4-Year-Old Found Near Drugs, In Poor Living Conditions, PWC Police Say
A Prince William County mom was charged with child neglect after her 4-year-old son told a neighbor that she wouldn't wake up, and police found drugs and the child in poor living conditions, authorities said.
Fire & Rescue personnel forced entry into 26-year-old Gillian Nicolette Singstock's home, to find her awake in her Greenaacre Drive home in Woodbridge, around 9:40 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, county police said.
There, they found the boy and his mom in poor living conditions, and drugs near the child, who appeared to be unharmed, authorities said.
Singstock was arrested and her child…
Baby, Dog Die After Being Left In Hot Car For 6+ Hours By Virginia Caretaker: Sheriff
A 40-year-old Virginia woman has been arrested for leaving a baby and dog in a hot car for nearly six hours, where both died.
Kristen Danielle Graham, of Seaford, had been caring for the child — whose mom is 17 years old — for two days, York County Sheriff Ron Montgomery said.
Around 1 a.m. on Sept. 12, Graham went to bring cigarettes to a friend caring for an elderly man in Newport News, Montgomery said. Graham loaded the baby, identified as Myracle Wicker, in the back of the vehicle, along with a small dog, and went to a 7-Eleven to buy a bottle of apple juice and cigarettes, the she…
Maryland Mom's Illegally-Parked Car Towed From Pentagon City Mall With Kids Inside
A Maryland mother whose illegally-parked vehicle was towed from outside of an Arlington mall with her children inside is facing charges, officials said.
Chaukina Thomas, 26, of Suitland, emerged "hysterical" from the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Tuesday morning, Sept. 5 "hysterical," thinking her car had been stolen, according to NBC Washington and Arlington County spokeswoman Ashley Savage.
Savage's vehicle was not stolen, but in fact towed, as she'd parked it in a no parking zone, Savage said. Responding officers learned this tidbit and the towing company was contacted. …
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…
