Tag: Child Endangerment: Page 7

Patrol

10-Year-Old Drove Drunk Ill. Dad

Elk Grove (Ill.) Police officers arrested a 55-year-old father Sunday who had his 10-year-old daughter drive him home while he was under the influence.

July 2, 2012

Special Units

Fla. Mother Kills Children, Self During Standoff

Brevard County (Fla.) Sheriff's tactical deputies entered a Port St. John home Tuesday morning to find a mother and three children dead in a murder-suicide. A fourth child had been fatally shot earlier in the day.

May 14, 2012

Patrol

Sheriff: Drunken Grandparents Towed Child In Toy Car

Two grandparents are accused of getting drunk and using their SUV to tow their 7-year-old granddaughter in a toy plastic car.

April 29, 2012

Patrol

Child Sexual Abuse: More Prevalent Than You Think

Research indicates crimes involving the sexual abuse of minors are greatly underreported, and many organizations that serve youth aren't doing a good job of addressing, let alone preventing, them.

January 30, 2012

Technology

Calif. Launches eCrime Enforcement Unit

California has created a task force to identify and prosecute identity theft, cyber crimes and other crimes involving the use of technology. The eCrime Unit will be staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators.

December 14, 2011

Patrol

Former FBI Director Leads Wide-Ranging Penn State Probe

The Penn State Board of Trustees appointed former FBI director and federal judge Louis J. Freeh to lead an independent investigation into the child sex abuse scandal, granting him broad investigative powers.

November 21, 2011

Careers

Penn State's Cover-up Reveals a Broader Problem

The fear of negative publicity is often a primary motivator for campus safety personnel when crimes are covered up. At Penn State, the negative publicity that would have occurred—with proper reporting and a resulting criminal investigation—would have paled in comparison with the deep wounds now inflicted on Penn State's once-superb reputation.

November 15, 2011

Special Units

Cartels Exploit Children, Say Gang Experts

Mexican drug cartels are using children as young as 11 in their smuggling operations in Texas, Reuters is reporting. Six of the cartels, including the violent Zetas, are paying children $50 to move a vehicle from one area to another area, as well as using them as lookouts or for other tasks.

October 17, 2011

Technology

FBI App Helps Locate Missing Children

Child ID, which is the first mobile application created by the FBI, allows parents to store photos and vital information about their children on their mobile device so it's on-hand if needed.

August 21, 2011

Patrol

Calif. Official Claims Spinal Tumor Caused Him To Watch Child Porn

Albert Abrams said a tumor on his spine caused "behaviors that were completely out of character." Abrams earlier said the tumor created a split personality that downloaded the graphic images.

August 4, 2011

Patrol

Wash. Woman Tried To Sell Baby at Taco Bell

A homeless woman attempted to sell her 3-day-old infant to a patron for $500 at a Taco Bell restaurant in Hazel, Washington. Heidi Knowles, 36, offered to sell her son at the Taco Bell at 6700 N.E. Highway 99.

July 18, 2011

Patrol

Conn. Officers Hit by Friendly Crossfire

Two Plainville (Conn.) Police officers arriving at the scene of an arrest at a movie theater were hit by rounds from fellow officers attempting to take the suspect into custody.

July 16, 2011