WEATHER ALERT
DCF investigator who didn’t report abuse before toddler was murdered avoids jail time
Read full article: DCF investigator who didn’t report abuse before toddler was murdered avoids jail timeA former DCF employee who was one of four people at a daycare charged with failing to report the abuse of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death days later will be on probation for the next year.
1 million Florida residents could be dropped from Medicaid coverage
Read full article: 1 million Florida residents could be dropped from Medicaid coverageOne million Florida residents face the possibility of being dropped from Medicaid coverage after a COVID-era federal policy expired at the end of last month.
Dog bites girl, dad refuses to take her to hospital, Daytona Beach officers say
Read full article: Dog bites girl, dad refuses to take her to hospital, Daytona Beach officers sayA man suspected of child neglect was arrested after refusing to take his daughter to the hospital when a dog bit her, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Former DCF investigator arrested in Flagler, accused of stealing thousands from senior
Read full article: Former DCF investigator arrested in Flagler, accused of stealing thousands from seniorA former Department of Children and Families investigator turned himself in Sunday after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a senior victim, according to Flagler County deputies.
DCF employee accused of failing to report abuse before Melbourne 3-year-old’s death
Read full article: DCF employee accused of failing to report abuse before Melbourne 3-year-old’s deathA former worker with the Department of Children and Families is now facing charges stemming from the death of a 3-year-old boy in June 2021.
Mother found living in ‘disgusting’ hotel room with child faces child neglect, animal abuse charges in Brevard County
Read full article: Mother found living in ‘disgusting’ hotel room with child faces child neglect, animal abuse charges in Brevard CountyA woman is accused of keeping her 6-year-old son in a filthy hotel room with multiple pets, at least three of which were malnourished and emaciated, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
‘This baby had been suffering:’ Palm Bay police detail timeline leading to 10-month-old baby’s death
Read full article: ‘This baby had been suffering:’ Palm Bay police detail timeline leading to 10-month-old baby’s deathPalm Bay Police Chief Nelson Moya held a press conference Thursday to discuss what led to Tuesday’s arrest of a mother over the Nov. 2020 death of her young child, and why it was preventable.
‘One giant, big failure:’ Volusia sheriff slams state agencies after runaways shot at deputies
Read full article: ‘One giant, big failure:’ Volusia sheriff slams state agencies after runaways shot at deputies“The Department of Juvenile Justice failing to do its job. DCF is failing to do its job, and everybody is pointing the finger at one another,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood told News 6.
Boy, 12, accused of shooting at Volusia deputies suffers from mental health issues, records show
Read full article: Boy, 12, accused of shooting at Volusia deputies suffers from mental health issues, records showRecords from the sheriff’s office show the boy was hospitalized under the Baker Act three times in the span of 10 days when he was 7 years old.
UPDATE: Marion County deputies ID boy found riding bike on I-75
Read full article: UPDATE: Marion County deputies ID boy found riding bike on I-75MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities in Marion County quickly identified a young boy who was found riding his bicycle on the side of Interstate 75. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the boy was along the side of I-75 southbound from Highway 484 when he was found. He told deputies his name is John but was unable to provide any more information about his identity. “Please help us find his family,” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook. Less than an hour after the post went up, the sheriff’s office said the boy had been identified.