Five men including a daycare center owner – have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of explicit child abuse images and videos, police said on Sunday. The men, aged between 30 and 62, were arrested between February 10 and Valentine’s Day following the execution of search warrants, police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili said. ‘Operation […]
Misconduct
Michael Bloomberg Allegedly Told New Mom To Find ‘Some Black’ For A Nanny
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has long been trailed by accusations of promoting a frat house culture in the workplace, but documents in a 1998 lawsuit reported by The Washington Post contain particularly ugly remarks attributed to the Manhattan billionaire. Around July 1993 at the financial data company he founded, Bloomberg allegedly browbeat a saleswoman in […]
Ex-daycare worker sent to jail for slapping, shaking kids
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A former worker at a Florida daycare center has been sentenced to four months in jail for slapping and shaking children in her care, court officials said. In addition, Katherine S. Weitz, 66, was ordered to serve 10 years of probation following a plea agreement in which she pleaded no […]
Ormond Beach daycare worker gets jail for battering children
A former Ormond Beach daycare worker will spend the next four months in the Volusia County Branch Jail for hitting, slapping and shaking children at the Dream City Academy. Besides the 120 days in the county jail, Katherine S. Weitz, 66, of Ormond Beach, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years of probation, said John Scott, the […]
Mattoon daycare provider charged with ‘shaken baby’ child battery; Injured 6-month-old boy released from hospital
MATTOON — A home daycare provider in Mattoon has been charged with aggravated battery of a 6-month-old boy, causing “shaken baby” type injuries that required an extended stay at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Coles County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a felony charge of aggravated battery to a victim under age 13, with a […]
Dallas man facing federal gun charges for threatening to kill daughter’s mother, “shoot up” local daycare facility
DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas man, and previously convicted felon, is facing federal gun charges for allegedly threatening to kill his daughter’s mother and “shoot up” her daycare facility. 28-year-old Joshua Martinez, who was previously convicted in a 2010 robbery, was charged via a federal criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. […]
Mass. man charged after grandson brings loaded gun to preschool
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose 5-year-old grandson got a hold of his loaded handgun and brought it to preschool pleaded not guilty to related charges on Tuesday. Juan Barreto-Hernandez, 53, of Holyoke, was released without bail after pleading not guilty in district court to improper storage of a firearm and reckless endangerment […]
5 kids caught in stolen truck lead police on short chase, crash into 2 other cars
Five children are in big trouble after leading police on a short chase in a stolen truck and then crashing it into two other cars leaving an elderly woman seriously injured. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Houston, Texas when an off-duty police officer caught a strange sight on W. […]
Police: Daycare owners arrested for not reporting child abuse to authorities
VALDOSTA, GA. (WTXL) — Two Valdosta daycare owners were arrested after police say they failed to report a physical assault that involved a child and another employee at the daycare. According to the Valdosta Police Department, an incident involving a daycare worker and a child occurred at a daycare in the 200 blocks of N […]
2 arrested after human trafficking operation near Nashville preschool
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police said they arrested two people involved in sex trafficking near a Nashville Preschool. This happened at a Motel 6 in Nashville. The victim said this all started in September. She said Lawrence Durant and Avannah Midkiff forced her to have sex with strangers against her will for money. She told […]