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Mystery: Nobody has come forward to claim wandering Houston toddler

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

A toddler boy, who police believe to be around 18-months-0ld, was found wandering alone in a Houston, Texas, area shopping center on Sunday. Although the youngster was handed over to Children’s Protective Services, the agency told ABC News on Monday that nobody has come forward to claim the child or reported a child missing since ... read more »

Caught on tape: Nanny smothers 7-month-old and carries her by the head

Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

A Houston Nanny was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment after the parents of a 7-month-old baby girl caught disturbing footage of her on a hidden camera. According to an arrest warrant filed on Wednesday, the parents told police that they had noticed their baby had been “acting strange” and seemed lethargic when they ... read more »

Drunk pregnant mom goes to get a piercing, leaves baby in car

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Police arrested a woman they found sleeping behind the wheel of her idling car on 5131 North Freeway in North Houston at about 2:40 a.m. According to the Houston Police Department, before falling asleep in her car, the woman had gone into a tattoo parlor in the north Houston. Kese Smith, a spokesperson for the ... read more »

Abducted boy returned to his mother 8 years later

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

A child stolen eight years ago, in Texas, has been found and will be returned to his mother later this week. Krystle Rochelle Tanner was the boys godmother and entrusted with his keeping for one evening, she betrayed that trust when she left the state with the eight-month-old infant. Auboni Champion-Morin reported her 8-month-old son ... read more »

Breast-feeding moms stage “nurse-in” at Target stores

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

  A Texas woman who claims she was harassed last month while breast-feeding her infant at a Target store in the Houston area received a huge show of support on Wednesday. In cities across the country, breast-feeding moms gathered for public “nurse-ins” to show their solidarity with the mom who feels she was unfairly “Targeted”.  YouTube ... read more »

Breastfeeding mom says she was asked to leave women’s only gym

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

In a women’s only gym, where female nudity is certainly in abundance, it would be expected that the sight of a breastfeeding mother wouldn’t cause any consternation. Not so, says one Houston woman. Penny Montgomery-Schlanser claims that she was asked to leave the Pure Fitness for Women gym after breastfeeding her infant son in a ... read more »

Man accused of getting 11-year-old to send nude photos

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Parents may want to think twice before enabling the internet connectivity on their kids’ PlayStations. A Kentucky man is accused of persuading an 11-year-old Humble girl to send him nude photos of herself while the pair played video games online. Anthony Scott O’Shea, 24, of Somerset, Ky., has been charged with promotion of child pornography, ... read more »

9-year-old rescues friend after hit and run

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

After his friend was hit on his bicycle by an SUV, Ruben Nuncio went into action and carried the injured boy home. Memorial Hermann Hospital officials tell Eyewitness News that Eric Kelley is listed as stable. He and his friend were on their way home on their bicycles around 7pm Tuesday when police say an ... read more »

Accused kidnapper set to surrender

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

A woman being accused of kidnapping 5 children is set to surrender. She claims she took the kids for their own safety. Call us crazy, but protecting the children by abducting them seems like a wrong way to go about things… The Houston Chronicle reports 44-year-old Rhonda Tavey says she’ll surrender today but no additional ... read more »

Man commits murder-suicide in front of son

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Some hardcore therapy is in this kid’s future, that’s for sure. A 3-year-old boy watched as his father killed his mother and then turned the gun on himself, deputies told KPRC Local 2. Harris County sheriff’s deputies said the murder-suicide took place in front of a home on Duncannon Drive in the Woodforest neighborhood in ... read more »

Toddler run over by Hummer at car wash

Friday, July 11th, 2008

A tragic accident occurred at a Victoria, Texas car wash when a toddler was run over while playing at a self-serve car wash. Police say the toddler and his six-year-old brother had been playing Thursday afternoon while their parents cleaned their white Mitsubishi sedan. The driver of the Hummer, who had just finished vacuuming his ... read more »

Baby found in freezer

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

A baby, reportedly under the age of 1 and deeply frozen from being in the freezer for at least a year, was found in a hotel freezer in Houston, Texas. Why did they wait so long to report it and why report it all if they seemingly were getting away with it. Perhaps an argument ... read more »

3 children, 2 adults found dead in Houston

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Police are trying to figure out what went on at a home in rural Houston where they found 5 bodies, including 3 children. Although a .22 caliber rifle was found in the lap of an adult male, whose body was found on the porch, police declined to speculate on whether this might have been a ... read more »

Teens turn skull into bong

Friday, May 9th, 2008

“Dude.” “What?” “You know what would be FREAKIN’ AWESOME? If we dug up a grave and turned the skull into a bong!” “WHOOOOOOO!” Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong. ... read more »

Missing Houston boy turns up safe

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Finally some good news to report for once. A 7-year-old from Houston, Texas was reported missing Monday evening and his family went on a frantic search. The boy showed up safe to school this morning — apparently he decided to have an impromptu sleepover at a friend’s house. We’re guessing there’s not going to be ... read more »