Category: child endangerment

Huntington Beach Police Find Nonverbal Boy Alone, Arrest Mother

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A noncommunicative boy was found alone in Huntington Beach Oct. 3, prompting a call for public help to locate his family before police were able to identify him—and take his mother into custody. Kimberly Kalafatic, 46, of Huntington Beach, was arrested on the late morning of Oct. 3 on suspicion of child endangerment,…


Florida Supreme Court OKs DeSantis Request to Probe Immigration Offenses, Especially Child Endangerment

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–The Florida Supreme Court agreed to impanel a statewide grand jury in response to a petition filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June to investigate immigration-related criminal offenses, including child endangerment. “We were able to get the Florida Supreme Court to approve our request to impanel a statewide grand jury … So, we’re…


Woman, Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Her 7-Year-Old Daughter

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A woman and her boyfriend were arrested in connection with the death of the woman’s 7-year-old daughter, who fell from a moving vehicle onto the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway over the weekend, authorities said July 6. The girl was fatally injured at about 3:40 a.m. July 2 near Weldon Canyon Road, the…


3 Suspects Arrested in Vista Bombings

VISTA, Calif.—Three men were arrested on May 7 in connection with a string of explosions in Vista on May 4, authorities said. Valentin Castaneda, 25, was taken into custody on suspicion of possessing a destructive device near a church and on public streets, possessing material with intent to make explosives, exploding a device with intent…


Houston Teacher Charged After Allegedly Putting COVID-19-Positive Son in Car Trunk

A Houston school teacher has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly putting her COVID-19-positive son in the trunk of her car to prevent catching the infection from him while taking him to a test center. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Sarah Beam, a Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Cy-Fair ISD) teacher stopped at the…