Tag: crimes against children

Patrol
Abducted TX Girl Rescued After Alerting California Officers with “Help Me” Sign
A witness telephoned law enforcement, who upon arrival saw the suspect standing outside the vehicle and saw the victim – who mouthed the word “Help” – inside the car.
July 21, 2023
An abducted Texas girl used this sign to alert California officers of her plight earlier this month. The officers rescued her and arrested a suspect.
Patrol
Michigan Officers Kick Down Door Save Toddlers from Mother
An Albion officer kicked down the door to find a 35-year-old woman holding a two-year-old girl under the water in the bathtub.
June 26, 2023
Special Units
Texas DPS, Border Patrol Officers Save Infant Thrown into Rio Grande by Smugglers
While crossing the river, the 6-month-old baby was thrown out of the raft by the smugglers, Texas DPS said on Facebook.
April 1, 2021
Texas DPS and Border Patrol officers rescued a baby girl from the Rio Grande after she was thrown into the river by smugglers. (Photo: Texas DPS/Facebook)
Patrol
Arkansas Officer Wounded in Rescue of Abducted Girl Expected to Make Full Recovery
Officer Cody Carpenter was shot multiple times when he and his partner approached the vehicle of a man wanted in the abduction of a North Carolina teen.
February 24, 2021
Lonoke
Patrol
FL Deputy Rescues 13-Year-Old Girl from Man at Motel
Tyler Thompson, 22, was charged with interference with child custody, with the Edgewater Police Department adding a charge of traveling to meet after using a computer to lure a child, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Additional charges are pending.
February 24, 2021
Child Rescue
Patrol
Arkansas Officer Wounded in Rescue of Kidnapped NC Girl
Police in Lonoke, Ark., which is about 30 miles east of Little Rock, found the suspect and the abducted teen in an SUV outside a McDonald's restaurant off Interstate 40 on Saturday. That led to an exchange of fire and the wounding of one officer.
February 22, 2021
William Robert Ice, 38, of Jackson Center, PA, reportedly abducted a 14-year-old girl in North Carolina. Police rescued the girl in Arkansas, and Ice reportedly killed himself. (Photo: WRAL screen shot)
Patrol
Gunman Watched FBI Agents Approach Using Doorbell Camera, Then Opened Fire Through Door
Two veteran FBI agents were killed and three others wounded Tuesday morning around 6 a.m. when a gunman opened fire as the agents attempted to serve a search warrant at an apartment in Sunrise, FL, as part of a child-pornography probe.
February 2, 2021
Patrol
NYPD Officer Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children
An NYPD officer has been accused of possessing sexual videos and photos of minors, whom he allegedly targeted on Twitter and other social media platforms, federal prosecutors said.
January 29, 2021
Patrol
ICE Detainer Not Honored in CA, Convicted Child Murderer Released
In 1998 Carlos Morales-Ramirez, now 44, was convicted of second-degree murder, assault on a child causing death, and great bodily injury to a child causing death
December 16, 2020
Patrol
AZ Lieutenant and His Wife Adopt Little Girl He Comforted After She was Abused
In March 2018, Lt. Zach was working as a patrol sergeant when he and his officers got a call to check Kaila's residence. Kaila is a survivor of abuse and Zach spent that night bonding with her.
December 4, 2020
Lt. Brian Zach with his daughter Kaila. (Photo: Brian Zach)
Patrol
Toddler Died in Hot Car as Father Refused to Let Las Vegas Officers Break Window
When his partner was on the phone with an insurance company representative who offered to send a tow truck, Sidney Deal told her to hang up because he didn’t agree with the cost, according to his arrest report.
October 9, 2020
Patrol
Toddler Died in Hot Car as Father Refused to Let Las Vegas Officers Break Window
When his partner was on the phone with an insurance company representative who offered to send a tow truck, Sidney Deal told her to hang up because he didn’t agree with the cost, according to his arrest report.
October 9, 2020
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