Saturday, September 27, 2008.

Babysitter Cited For Not Having Children Properly Restrained (Ashland)
A 19-year-old babysitter involved in a car crash Thursday with three small children in her care has been cited for failing to follow lane markings and failing to properly secure her young passengers, police said.
Two of the children, girls ages 5 and 1 1/2, were taken by medical helicopter after the accident to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. The babysitter, identified by police as Yohanna Quezada of 115 Arlington St., Framingham, was taken by ambulance to the same hospital, while a 3-year-old boy was driven to MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.

Thursday, September 18, 2008.

School Bus Leaves Child At Wrong House (Nashville)
A Nashville woman said that her granddaughter was dropped off by the school bus at the wrong stop, more than a mile from her house last week. The little girl sat alone and scared for nearly half an hour on the rural road. (Video)
Parents And Sitter Blame Each Other For Baby's Injuries (San Antonio)
Police are trying to figure out who is responsible for abusing the baby, who has broken bones, bruises, and bleeding inside his skull.The child's parents and his babysitter are putting the blame on each other.
Babysitter Indicted On Rape Charges (Hamilton)
A 20-year-old Hamilton man was indicted and arrested today on allegations that he raped a 21-month-old child. James Britton Fitzhugh faces two counts of rape, first-degree felonies punishable by up to life in prison, and two counts of endangering children, each punishable by two to eight years.
Two Women Jailed In Fla. On Child Kidnapping Charges (Biloxi)
Two women are in jail this morning in Ocala, Fla., on charges of kidnapping and grand larceny of a vehicle in connection with a Sept. 11 report of missing children in Biloxi.
An anonymous tip led to a search in Ocala, Fla., where authorities there arrested suspects Priscilla Cabrera, 17, and Ann Baker, 43.
The children's father, Omar Victorio reported 1-year-old son Justin Moses Thomas Victorio and Sabrina Luisa Victorio, 3, missing after he returned home on Sept. 11 and realized that his children and all of their belongings were gone along with their babysitter, Cabrera, and Baker.
Illegal Alien Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Child (Denver)
An illegal alien who worked in Denver was arrested last week and charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old Denver girl. Sheriff’s Detective Sally Dellinger identified the man as Javier Alfonzo Mendoza, 42, in the 300 block of Mooregate Lane, Lincolnton.
The incident occurred on Monday, Sept. 8, on Graham Road in Denver. The young girl told her mother the suspect was the babysitter’s boyfriend.

Sunday September 14, 2008.

Sitter booked in death of baby boy (Harvey)
A 5-month-old boy died in Harvey Thursday, allegedly after his baby sitter put him in her clothes dryer because she had become frustrated with him, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
The baby sitter, Ariel Smith, 19, was booked with first-degree murder.
Mother: Babysitter helped make sex tapes of my baby (Chester County)
The woman thought she had done everything to protect her children.
Yesterday, she took the stand in a federal courtroom and told how she learned that her babysitter, Concetta Jackson, had helped John Jackey Worman secretly tape sexually explicit videos of her infant daughter.
Worman, 41, of Colwyn, is charged in a federal indictment with 55 counts of manufacturing and one count of possession.
Missing 8-year-old boy found by alert Citizen (Las Vegas)
A missing 8-year-old autistic boy is back home, thanks to an alert citizen. The woman had just seen the boy's missing person flier at a bus stop when she got onboard and noticed the missing boy sitting right next to her.
It took just about three hours to find the boy. But those three hours were a journey for him. Metro officers say he wanted to go shopping. His babysitter told him no. So he ventured out on is own.
2 pit bulls kill 4-month-old baby in North Las Vegas (North Las Vegas)
North Las Vegas police say a 4-month-old baby girl was mauled to death by the family's pit bulls. It happened at the family's home. Police said this was a freak accident.
Neighbors say the baby was being watched by her grandmother -- while her parents were at work. It's not known at this time why the dogs attacked her.

Thursday, September 11, 2008.

Lonnie Aaron Taylor

Babysitter charged with molesting 3-year-old (Goldsboro)
A Seven Springs man was charged Wednesday after authorities received a report that a young girl had been sexually assaulted.
Lonnie Aaron Taylor, 17, of 316 Ada Stroud Road, was charged with first-degree statutory sexual offense and crime against nature.
Boy, 3, drowns as Babysitter sleeps, Police say (North Port)
Police arrested Mary Dorsch, 20, Tuesday after the 3-year-old she was reportedly babysitting drowned in her home’s swimming pool. Dorsch reportedly fell asleep while she and Law were watching television in her bedroom.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

Cynthia Calleia

Police: Neglect led to son's death (St. Petersberg)
Cynthia Calleia knew that her 9-year-old daughter had serious problems.
She admitted trying to suffocate one brother. And she heard voices telling her to kill her mommy.
Still, investigators say Calleia left her youngest son, 4-month-old Antoine Powell Jr., alone with the girl.

Thursday, September 4, 2008.

Donald Downs

Sitter charged with molesting boy (Bradenton)
Deputies have arrested a babysitter on charges he molested a 7-year-old child at his home.
Charged with one count of Capital Sexual Battery is Donald E. Downs, 71 in South Manatee County.

Wednesday September 3, 2008.

Dog's chip reunites missing Toddler with Mom (Boca Raton)
Wearing just a diaper, Annabelle Fabrizio was walking along Southwest Tulip Boulevard about 7:45 a.m. behind Willy when two good Samaritans stopped and moved her out of the road and grabbed the pooch.
"I was out with the girlfriends Friday night and it got really late so I called the babysitter, said I was going to crash for the night, I'd be home in the morning," Fabrizio explained Tuesday. "Then I got a call from the police department in the morning."