Child Neglect
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Aleta James arrested on child neglect, malicious wounding charges
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A Sterling woman arrested on child neglect and malicious wounding charges is also being investigated after two dogs were found dead at the scene of the alleged crime.
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Child abuse, neglect reports drop nationwide for 5th consecutive year
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The latest annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that there were 681,000 cases of child abuse or neglect across the nation in the 2011 fiscal year.
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Infant found in Fredericksburg tests positive for cocaine
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A 6-month-old girl who was found alone in a Stafford County motel room earlier this week had cocaine in her system when she was found, Fredericksburg.com reports. Her mother has been charged with child abuse.
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Crystal Craig, Amy Lam charged with felony child neglect
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Authorities say a Fredericksburg home from which eight children were removed Sunday had feces and rotted food strewn throughout. Two mothers are charged with child neglect and police say it's among the worst conditions they've ever seen.
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Pettricia Finch-Miller accused of abandoning baby outside Severn church
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The mother-in-law of a 32-year-old Millersville woman who allegedly abandoned her infant son at a Severn church says she had previously indicated that she didn't want another child.
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Sharon Marie Maynard arrested, charged with child neglect
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Prince William County Police say they found cigarettes, sharp objects and open pill bottles on the floor of a Woodbridge home where two small children lived. Their mother has been charged with felony child neglect.
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Giovanna Narvaez charged with child neglect after girl nearly drowns
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A 9-year-old girl is being credited by police with helping to save a 4-year-old girl from drowning in a Manassas pool, but the mother of the 4-year-old is now facing multiple counts of child neglect.
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Lashieka Harmon charged with felony child neglect
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A babysitter in Stafford County is facing multiple felony child neglect charges after authorities found three children playing unattended near a fast food restaurant this past Saturday.
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Fort Wayne, Ind. kids strapped to car hood, police say
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Two Indiana residents are facing DUI and neglect charges after they allegedly strapped four children to the hood of a car and drove away from a liquor store.
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Anthony Venson arrested in accused neglect of daughter
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Prince George's County Police say that 24-year-old Anthony Venson is facing child neglect charges after they say he left his toddler daughter alone, apparently starving and dehydrated, for more than 24 hours.
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Girl, 2, found alone in Capitol Heights apartment
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Prince George's County Police rescued a 2-year-old girl from a Capitol Heights apartment where she had been left alone for 24 hours, officials said.
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Saudi couple Maryam Masaad Almutiri, Wafy Abdullah Almutiri facing neglect charges
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A Saudi couple is facing felony child neglect charges in connection with the September drowning of their 1-year-old daughter at a Westin hotel.
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Maleighia Grace Shockey, daycare operator, charged with child neglect
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A client defends 23-year-old Maleighia Grace Shockey after police charged her with child neglect. Two girls, aged 1 and 3, wandered off alone for an hour, police say.
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Manassas mom charged with child abuse again
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A Manassas woman charged with taping an infant's mouth shut was charged last year - with her boyfriend - for providing his 15-year-old daughter with marijuana since she was 10 years old.
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Nicole Nadine Burner charged with felony child neglect
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A woman in Spotsylvania County was arrested and charged with felony child neglect for leaving three children with a car in extreme heat, including a 2-year-old strapped inside.
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Two women arrested for drunkenness
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A woman was arrested Wednesday for public drunkenness and child neglect. When her friend came by to pick up the woman's car, that friend, too, was intoxicated.
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