DC police investigating 5-year-old shot by younger sibling inside apartment
A 5-year-old girl is fighting for her life in a Washington, D.C., hospital after being shot by her younger sibling Monday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police Chief Pamela Smith said officers responded to a report of a shooting inside an apartment in the unit block of Galveston Street Southwest around 6:30 p.m. […]
5-year-old girl mauled and killed by dogs she lived with her entire life, police say
Police in California say a 5-year-old girl was attacked and killed by her family's dog, but she had grown up with the dog without incident. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Officers were called to the family's home on Palomino Avenue in Covina around noon Sunday. “I can't imagine doing that to my worst enemy. […]
Texas troopers catch smuggler who allegedly carried 5-year-old girl across border
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers arrested a man on Friday near the border in Del Rio, Texas, on suspicion of smuggling a 5-year-old girl into the United States from Mexico. Texas State Police said troopers stopped a Dodge pickup truck in Del Rio after receiving information that border patrol had caught a man […]
TX troopers catch smuggler who allegedly carried 5-year-old girl across border
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers arrested a man on Friday near the border in Del Rio, Texas, on suspicion of smuggling a 5-year-old girl into the United States from Mexico. Texas State Police said troopers stopped a Dodge pickup truck in Del Rio after receiving information that border patrol had caught a man […]
Horrified mom barricaded 5-year-old behind stroller to shield him from ‘unhinged’ Jordan Neely: testimony
The mother told jurors she barricaded her 5-year-old son in the back of a stroller because she was afraid of the “belligerent and free-spirited” Jordan Neely. Study director Lori Citro, a mother of two, was on the F train uptown taking her young son to a therapy appointment when she noticed Neely's “commotion” as she […]
5-year-old boy on Disney World ride goes into cardiac arrest
A family trip to Walt Disney World turned into a nightmare for a Florida couple when their young son's heart stopped while riding one of the theme park's thrilling rides. According to local residents, 5-year-old Ernest Tuggle stopped breathing and began having a seizure about 20 seconds after riding the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic […]
Special-ed teacher arrested after allegedly putting 5-year-old student in chokehold
A New York City special education teacher has been arrested on suspicion of strangling a 5-year-old elementary school student. Anthony Wicks, 46, was charged with second-degree assault and injury to a child. WCBS-TV reported.He added that prosecutors said Wicks grabbed the student around the neck with both hands and put him in a headlock. “It […]
Teacher accused of putting 5-year-old in a headlock at NYC elementary school
A 46-year-old teacher was arrested Monday after allegedly strangling a 5-year-old boy at an Upper Manhattan elementary school, police and officials said. According to sources, the shocking incident at PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Elementary School occurred just before 1:30pm and the injured students were taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Police said the teacher, […]
Ex-principal accused of abusing 5-year-old autistic student canned from new charter gig as special education coordinator
A special education coordinator who was accused of abusing a 5-year-old autistic student at a Catholic school has been fired from her most recent job at a Bronx charter school following an inquiry by The Washington Post. Mary Ellen Sanchez, the former principal of St. Joseph School in Bronxville, was accused of beating, violent grabbing […]
VA assistant principal charged with assault after 5-year-old goes home bruised
An elementary school administrator in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a 5-year-old student, police officials said. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office announced on social media that Spotswood Elementary School assistant principal Misty Kelly, 52, has been charged with assault and battery in the Aug. 28 incident. The sheriff's office first became […]