Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hiba Najeeb Nadhim, of Lorton, is charged with felony child neglect.
A woman was charged after she left her two daughters in the car for about an hour while she went inside a store, Prince William County Police said. Hiba Najeeb Nadhim, 36, of Lewis Chapel Circle in Lorton, is charged with two counts of felony child neglect. Tell us in the comments: What age are children old enough to be left alone? Officers responded to the 13700 block of Foulgers Square in Woodbridge on Saturday at 12:36 p.m. after receiving a call reporting child neglect. Officers found two girls, ages 8 and 5, inside an unattended vehicle in the parking lot. Police said that Nadhim went inside the store for about an hour. The children were not harmed. Nadhim was arrested and subsequently released on her personal recognizance. The …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
After teen falls at school, female family member charged with child abuse.
A Dale City woman has been arrested after a teen stumbled and fell at school while under the influence of non-prescribed medication, Prince William County police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said. Samantha Dee Walsh, 33, was charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect, and two counts of distributing a schedule III or IV narcotic to a minor. She is being held without bond. Detectives from the Special Victims Bureau and Child Protective Services investigated a report of child abuse and neglect Jan. 28 on Ferndale Road. "Detectives learned that the victim, a 15-year-old male of Woodbridge, was having trouble walking and fell while in school," Perok said. "The investigation revealed that the accused, a family member, gave the victim …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Tyesha Green, of Manassas, will face a murder trial in 2013 for the murder of her three-month-old baby.
A Manassas woman will go on trial next spring for the 2010 death of her three-month-old baby boy. Tyesha Green's two-day jury trial is set for March 12 and 13, 2013. A grand jury indicted Green in August for one count of felony murder, two counts of child neglect, and one count of child cruelty. The Manassas resident was released on bond in August. Police arrested Green in March 2012, after a nearly two-year investigation into the death of the son. According to police reports, Green told police she was sleeping in the same bed with the baby on a night in May 2010, when she awoke to find the baby unresponsive. Police determined during their investigation that Green, who at the time resided on the 4500 block of Kingsley Road in Dale City…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
No other abuse has so far been reported, police say.
The owner of a licensed home day care in Woodbridge has been charged with abduction, child abuse and neglect after a 4-year-old girl was reportedly left in a utility closet with her hands tied behind her back, Prince William County police said in a release. Detectives from the Physical Abuse Unit and investigators from Child Protective Services investigated a report that abuse had occurred at a residential day care in the 1900 block of Brooke Farm Court in Woodbridge. On Friday, they executed a search warrant at the address. "The investigation revealed that on [Wednesday,] Aug. 22, the victim, a 4-year-old girl of Woodbridge, was placed in an unlit utility closet, with her hands tied behind her back, for approximately 10 minutes by the …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Family member charged with child neglect.
A 23-year-old Woodbridge woman faces a child neglect charge after police investigated a call to the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue on Saturday. Police reports said that a maintenance worker performing “routine maintenance” inside the residence at 1:50 p.m. on June 1 found a 1-year-old boy alone. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Woodbridge Patch by signing up for newsletters. Learn more here. “As police were at the residence, the accused, a known family member, returned to the home,” said police public information officer Jonathan Perok in a release about the incident. “Further investigation revealed that the accused, who was supposed to be watching the child, had left the victim alone inside the residence for approximately 50…
Joe George
10:06 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Children that are old enough to be home alone are old enough to be in a car by themselves, as long as they have a means to contact 911 if an emergency happens. An hour is without a doubt far too long for an eight year old and a five year old to be at HOME alone, much less in a car parked at the mall. more ›