Ambar Rodriguez-Avila took an 8-year-old girl dressed in a Batman costume on a ghastly grocery trip Thursday, authorities said. ...more

October 3, 2008

A woman has filed a defamation lawsuit claiming she was wrongly accused of kidnapping a missing Central Florida child. ...more

September 26, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. - Ten children ranging in age from 1 to 17 were left at hospitals Wednesday under Nebraska's unique safe haven law, which allows caregivers to abandon not only infants but also teenagers without fear of prosecution. ...more

September 25, 2008

A Brandon woman was charged with felony child neglect after deputies learned she had been driving drunk with her children in the car, authorities said. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Brandon woman was charged with felony child neglect after deputies said they found her driving drunk with her children in the car. Jennifer Ruth Carter, 27, was held at the Falkenburg Road Jail today on $2,750 bail, records show. Carter also is charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence with property damage and driving with a suspended license. ...more

September 23, 2008

Police responding to a report of gunshots fired at an apartment complex Monday night found three young children alone with a partially loaded assault rifle. ...more

September 23, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. - Two boys ages 15 and 11 were left at Nebraska hospitals over the weekend, the first youngsters surrendered under the state's new safe-haven law that allows caregivers to abandon children and teens as well as infants, officials said. ...more

September 16, 2008

The mother of a missing toddler, who authorities have called a person of interest in the girl's disappearance, was arrested a third time Monday on new theft charges. ...more

September 16, 2008

Two Tampa women had a child in their vehicle when they drove under the influence Sunday night in separate incidents, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

September 15, 2008

An 11-month-old girl weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces – about half what she should have – several months ago when removed from the care of two people, investigators say. ...more

September 10, 2008