Miami mother appears emotional in court hearing after son was found wandering
The mother, 30-year-old Annie Rivera, shed tears as she listened to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer.
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The mother, 30-year-old Annie Rivera, shed tears as she listened to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer.
Joel Kohnert, 44, a BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant hired in 2010, and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, face charges.
The office issued a subpoena for information relating to the marketing of children, enforcing age-verification requirements, content moderation, parental control features, and reporting of exploitative activity, according to the press release.
Elizabeth Garcia, Mason's maternal grandmother, is now caring for his two younger siblings. She used the tragedy to advocate for greater legal rights for grandparents to intervene in situations involving a child's safety.
Sunrise police were called by the Uber driver, who said the woman was drunk when she left her two kids, 3 and 4 years old, in the man's car.
"Roblox broke the trust of parents and my office will make sure they answer for it," Florida's attorney general said.
A Miami man who claimed to be an ICE agent was arrested in the Florida Keys for DUI and child endangerment, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators said Jessica Copeland left a child alone for two weeks, along with several emaciated animals living in poor conditions.
A missing child alert has been issued after a South Florida family told authorities they had not seen their baby niece since December of last year.
A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles. So far this year, nine children have died after being left unattended in vehicles in California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, New Jersey and North Carolina, according to Kids and Car Safety, which collects data on hot car deaths. Five died in June.
The Saint Lucie County Sheriff's Office said Rhonda Polynice, 41, believed God told her to exorcise the demons out of her 6-year-old child.
The man has prior charges in California and Florida related to kidnapping, stalking and luring or enticing a minor.
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office detectives said the investigation led them to Joel Nunez's home.
Two parents were arrested for child neglect after being found unresponsive in a running vehicle with their 18-month-old child unattended in the back seat.
A school bus driver is accused of assaulting a 6-year-old boy and allowing other children to bully him.
A Miami Beach mother accused of child neglect after her five children were found living in squalid conditions said she is determined to make things right.
Two parents face child neglect charges after their five children were found living in "squalid conditions," according to Miami Beach police.
Child was dropped off at Panda Little Academy by man driving vehicle.
