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'Getting high during the fire': Mom who fell asleep while cooking, causing grease fire that killed her two children tested positive for fentanyl, police say

'Getting high during the fire': Mom who fell asleep while cooking, causing grease fire that killed her two children tested positive for fentanyl, police say

Background: The 1800 block of Cantwell Court in Raleigh, North Carolina in…
Mom ate entire 'footlong sandwich' meant to be shared with malnourished kids, then locked them in a dark shed near a highway so she could run a 'quick errand,' police say

Mom ate entire 'footlong sandwich' meant to be shared with malnourished kids, then locked them in a dark shed near a highway so she could run a 'quick errand,' police say

Left inset: Tamara Stoiber (Alachua County Sheriff”s Office) Right inset: Sabine Thrift…
Mother who starved her teenage son with cerebral palsy charged with neglect: Authorities

Mother who starved her teenage son with cerebral palsy charged with neglect: Authorities

Left: Tanya Boyd (Grant County Sheriff”s Office). Right: Ezekiel Sheppard (Obituary). A…
'Needed a break': Mom left 2-year-old daughter alone in apartment for more than 9 hours to visit a man, police say

'Needed a break': Mom left 2-year-old daughter alone in apartment for more than 9 hours to visit a man, police say

Background: Robertson County (Tenn.) Detention Facility (Google Maps). Inset: Shelby Bradshaw (Robertson…
‘None of the food … was safe to eat’: Kids discovered living in trash-filled home with rotting food and cockroaches inside refrigerator, cops say

‘None of the food … was safe to eat’: Kids discovered living in trash-filled home with rotting food and cockroaches inside refrigerator, cops say

Insets, from left: Amy Nichols, Robert Ransdell and Matthew Hardin (Jessamine County…
Parents forced 3-year-old boy to live in dirty shed without electricity and running water for weeks, cops say

Parents forced 3-year-old boy to live in dirty shed without electricity and running water for weeks, cops say

Left: Joseph Turner. Right: Sarah Pombert (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office). A Georgia…
Child forced to sleep on entertainment center to ‘get away’ from the ‘hundreds of black flies and cockroaches’ in parent’s filthy home: Police

Child forced to sleep on entertainment center to ‘get away’ from the ‘hundreds of black flies and cockroaches’ in parent’s filthy home: Police

Insets: Mateo Luna and Stephanie Passley (Butler County). Background: The trailer where…
Mom who let her 18-year-old quadriplegic son ‘rot’ until he weighed 80 pounds then ‘fled’ after he died learns her fate

Mom who let her 18-year-old quadriplegic son ‘rot’ until he weighed 80 pounds then ‘fled’ after he died learns her fate

Left: Naomia Prairie (Pennington County Sheriff’s Department). Right: Donny Merrival (Sioux Funeral…
Boy, 7, killed walking across busy road without adult supervision leads to charges against his parents who want out of jail to attend funeral: Cops

Boy, 7, killed walking across busy road without adult supervision leads to charges against his parents who want out of jail to attend funeral: Cops

From left: Sameule Jenkins, Jessica Ivey (Gaston County Sheriff’s Office) and Legend…
‘F— you’: Father has choice words for cops after being caught at arcade a week after 3-year-old found abandoned near the woods blocks from his home, deputies say

‘F— you’: Father has choice words for cops after being caught at arcade a week after 3-year-old found abandoned near the woods blocks from his home, deputies say

Inset: Cody William Goble (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Goble during…