Child neglect

A Florida lawyer left two young girls she was watching alone for over half an hour, with the younger one wandering into the surf.

West Virginia couple arrested after they allegedly locked their adopted teens in a barn for days at a time with no food or water, cops say.

A couple in Nebraska has been arrested after their 4 children were found with sores, bug bites and matted hair, cops said.

A Pennsylvania woman was convicted in connection with the death of her 3-year-old stepdaughter, who suffered horrific abuse, authorities said.

A Florida mom has been accused of leaving her 11-year-old son in a hotel room with a dead man for several hours after drug-fueled threesome.

A woman in Florida has been accused of abandoning her 2-year-old son in car so she could go swimming and 'meet sharks.'

A man in Tennessee used a braided dog toy to allegedly discipline his girlfriend's son. Now, the boy died and he is facing charges, cops say.

A woman in Florida was arrested after she allegedly was selling crack cocaine out of her motel room in front of her 1-year-old baby, police said.

A couple in Louisiana showed no remorse after their 4-month-old daughter was found dead inside their 'deplorable' home, officials said.

A man in Virginia was sentenced to 35 years in prison after placing his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter in scalding hot water and neglecting to get her help.

An infant in Indiana received 'catastrophic injuries' at his Indiana home and now police say his parents have been arrested in connection to those injuries.

A 2-year-old girl in Kansas died in 2021 due to malnutrition. Now, her father has been sentenced to 57 years in prison in connection with her death.

A 1-year-old Indiana boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old brother and now police say both parents arrested after drugs found in kids' system.

A couple in West Virginia has been arrested after their daughter allegedly jumped out bedroom window, walked to Family Dollar and begged for food, cops say.

A woman in Florida walked into an NICU, took her newborn baby and then allegedly attacked hospital staff on the way out, according to authorities.

A 2-year-old girl in Alabama was allegedly found naked outside a neighbor's apartment. Cops say she then tested positive for cocaine at the hospital.

A 2-year-old girl was found dead in an Oklahoma motel room. Now, police say the two adults taking care of her have been arrested in connection with her murder.

A couple in Las Vegas has been arrested after police say they abused six children by locking them in a dog crate, beating them with belts and a skillet.

A Florida mother has been arrested after a 3-month-old pit bull puppy chewed off her baby's fingers, according to authorities.

A hungry 8-year-old Texas boy allegedly broke into his neighbor's house and raided their fridge for food after his mom left him home alone, cops say.

The mother of an infant boy who died in a car while she was at work was arrested for felony murder, child abuse and child endangerment, authorities said.

An Instacart driver in Florida left a child inside a vehicle that reached 100 degrees while he tried to complete an order at Publix, authorities say.

The father of missing 4-year-old Codi Rigsby has been indicted and charged after he was accused of killing boy months before reporting him missing.

A Virginia mother claimed her 2-year-old was responsible for trapping her 1-year-old in the couch. Now, police say she is charged with murder.

A vehicle burst into flames in Florida and two young children were trapped inside while their mother allegedly was at a store stealing, authorities said.

A couple in Virginia has been arrested after their 5-month-old son was treated for rat bites that were filled with maggot larva, according to authorities.

A couple in Wisconsin allegedly overdosed while driving around with their 3 kids in the vehicle, police said.

A school bus driver in Pennsylvania is being accused of duct taping a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome to the seat, according to authorities.

A couple in Georgia are accused of false imprisonment and cruelty to children after their young son was found wandering the streets looking for food, cops say.

A man in Oklahoma was sentenced to six life sentences for abusing his girlfriend's daughter in 2020, including using a shock collar and tying her to a table.

An Indiana woman was arrested on Mother’s Day after she caused a hit-and-run crash with her daughter, her daughter’s friend inside the car, according to cops.

A West Virginia mother, her husband and her boyfriend were arrested after 2-year-old twin boys were found in a padlocked, feces-covered bedroom, police said.

A 2-year-old Nashville boy fatally shot himself with a gun he found on a bed. Now, police say the boyfriend of the boy's mother is charged with his murder.

A 7-year-old student in Indiana got sick while eating his school lunch. Police say school employees allegedly forced him to eat his own vomit.

A 2-year-old boy was found alone and infested with flies in his feces-filled Florida home as his parents were out shopping, according to authorities.

A mom in Florida has been charged with murder and neglect after her 3-year-old son drowned in a pond and she asked her neighbor to cover for her, police said.

A woman in Virginia has been indicted by a grand jury after a 4-month-old baby died under her care in an unlicensed home daycare center, officials said.

A man in Arkansas has been arrested after he allegedly pierced his minor son's ear, which is illegal to do in the state of Arkansas, officials said.

A Mississippi mother and her boyfriend are charged with murdering her three-year-old son, after the boy was found in a pond, police say.

A 3-month-old baby was found dead in a Nashville apartment, along with six other children who were left alone in the babysitter's apartment, police say.

A father in Kansas was found guilty of murder in connection with the malnutrition death of his 2-year-old daughter, officials said.

A Florida man was arrested for reckless driving after authorities say he was driving 100 mph in a 40-mph zone as he was trying to get to Taco Bell.

Neighbors called police after finding a young boy naked and locked inside a dog cage while his mom was out, according to authorities.

A woman was arrested in South Carolina after cops say they found children living in a home with 16 dead animals inside and an elderly woman dead on the porch.

The father of a missing girl found in a secret room beneath a staircase in New York was arrested again and faces charges unrelated to the incident, cops said.

A woman in Missouri had a 'mental status change' and tried to stab her children in their car before her husband intervened, officials said.

A missing 14-year-old girl who ran away from foster care nearly two years ago was recently found pregnant and hiding in a closet in a Michigan home: officials.

A bar dispute in Wisconsin escalated to a physical disturbance and shots fired in the parking lot after staff kicked two women out, police said.

A mother and stepfather are behind bars in Texas after they were accused of causing the death of their 8-year-old son. They were charged with capital murder.

A woman told police her hands were covered in Fentanyl when she gave a toddler candy, police in Florida said. Now, she faces a child neglect charge.