
Crime


Pacifica day care center worker arrested on suspicion of child abuse – The Mercury News
PACIFICA – A Pacifica day care center worker has been arrested on suspicion of abusing children under her care, police said. Mikala Ghirarduzzi, 20, of Pacifica, was arrested Tuesday on a $100,000 warrant for three counts of child cruelty possibly resulting in death or injury, two counts of willful cruelty to a child and other […]

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Public’s Help Sought in Riverside Daycare Molestation Investigation
A 73-year-old Riverside daycare operator accused of molesting three children under his supervision over several years may be responsible for additional assaults, and authorities Tuesday asked for anyone with information to come forward. David Diaz was arrested and charged last week with 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor. Diaz made his […]

Norwalk schools reach out to students, staff after kindergartner dies in murder-suicide
The young Norwalk brother and sister found dead alongside their father early Monday morning had gone missing less than 12 hours earlier, when they were supposed to have returned home from a weekend visitation with their dad. Officers unsuccessfully tried to locate them Sunday night but had no reason to believe they were in harm’s […]

Man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls charged by State prosecutors
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The San Luis man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls under the age of 10 while his wife was babysitting them was formally charged by The State of Arizona Monday. After some digging, News 11 learned Misael Felix-Valdez’s wife does not run an actual daycare, but she did […]

Mexico in Brief: Kindergarten teacher tries to calm kids as deadly gunfight rages outside
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A cellphone video of a kindergarten teacher trying to calm her students down as Mexican police and a group of alleged kidnappers engage in a deadly gunfight outside is going viral on social media. “Children, they’re fireworks … stay calm. Mary Lou, it’s nothing, sweetie. Don’t cry. Stay calm, […]

Thief steals Bessemer daycare van for the second time
BESSEMER, Ala. — A search is underway for a daycare van stolen in Bessemer for a second time and the theft was caught on camera. This happened at the Busy Bee Academy on 4th Avenue Southwest this past Monday. The white 2002 Ford Econoline van was stolen the day after Christmas last year. We’re told the […]

Woman in basement child abuse case was herself an abuse victim: lawyer
An Edmonton mother facing jail time after a babysitter found two malnourished girls sealed in the filthy basement of an Edmonton home had recently fled an abusive relationship, her lawyer said Friday. Police arrested the woman and her friend in December 2017, after pulling the girls, aged six and three, from the home the two […]

Mom Leads Police On Slow-Speed Chase With Child In Car, Passes Out In Front Of Daycare
ROWLETT (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman led police on a chase — an extremely slow speed chase — while her 4-year-old son was in the back seat, through Rowlett, and into Rockwall this afternoon. Five police vehicles kept a steady pace behind the driver. The front right wheel of her car was damaged during the chase. Eventually, the […]