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A Somali-owned daycare in south Minneapolis was burglarized and vandalized shortly after a viral video falsely accused Somali daycares of fraud, leading to increased threats, a federal funding freeze, and community concern over bias and misinformation.
A day care worker was detained by ICE in Chicago in front of children, sparking protests and controversy over the legality of the arrest, with local officials and community members demanding her release and questioning the conduct of federal agents.
A Florida day care is facing backlash after a 2-year-old black girl was handcuffed and fingerprinted by a white child pretending to be a cop during a Rosa Parks reenactment. The NAACP has called for an investigation into the incident, which was brought to the attention of the girl's parents through images sent via the school's app. The day care has apologized and claimed that the lesson was about equality and respect, but the parents and the NAACP argue that there are more appropriate ways to teach about Rosa Parks. The NAACP is urging the Department of Children and Families to investigate and is seeking a change in the day care's curriculum.
Two women who owned and operated a residential day care in California have been charged with felony child endangerment resulting in death and criminal negligence after two toddlers drowned in a pool. The mother and daughter allegedly left the children unsupervised in the backyard play area, which was adjacent to a pool with a propped open gate. One child was found floating in the pool, and two others were discovered unconscious. The day care's license has been suspended, and the suspects will be arraigned in December.
The owners of a San Jose home day care, Nina Fathizadeh and Shahin Gheblehshenas, have been arrested on suspicion of neglect resulting in the death of two children and non-life threatening injuries to another child. The victims, identified as 1-year-old Payton Cobb and 1-year-old Lillian Hanan, drowned in a pool at the daycare center earlier this month. The daycare had previously been cited for staffing and monitoring violations, including concerns about children accessing the backyard pool.
Two suspects pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of a 1-year-old boy from fentanyl exposure at a Bronx day care center, while the child's father gave an emotional statement and his mother broke down in tears in the courtroom. The day care operator and another individual were indicted along with the operator's husband on charges of murder, manslaughter, and child endangerment. The incident also left three other children sickened from exposure to fentanyl. The day care center is alleged to have been a front for drug trafficking, and the case has prompted calls for stricter regulation of day care centers run out of private homes.
An 18-year-old has been charged with multiple offenses, including criminal possession of a weapon and manufacturing a gun, after the NYPD discovered ghost guns at an East Harlem day care. The investigation began when a group, including minors, were found purchasing ghost guns and materials for 3D printing firearm components online. Law enforcement found a 3D printer, printed firearms, and ammunition inside the day care facility. The day care was operated out of an apartment belonging to the suspect's mother. The incident highlights concerns about privately made guns, with 290 recovered this year, many of which are 3D-printed.
Officials discovered that an East Harlem apartment, licensed as a day care site, was being used to produce 3-D-printed "ghost" guns and their parts. This marks the second time this month that a lethal hazard has been found at a home-based day care in New York City. The discovery has prompted Mayor Eric Adams to review inspection procedures for such sites. Ghost guns, which lack serial numbers and are untraceable, are attractive to individuals who cannot legally purchase firearms. The growing availability of 3-D printers has contributed to the spread of these weapons. A search warrant executed at the apartment led to the seizure of a 3-D printer, finished and nearly finished 3-D-printed guns, gun-making tools, and components. The son of the day care operator, Karon J. Coley, was charged with weapons-related counts and acting in a manner injurious to a child. The investigation is ongoing.
An 18-year-old has been charged after the NYPD discovered ghost guns at an East Harlem day care. Karon Coley, along with two other minors, was arrested for purchasing ghost guns and materials to print 3D firearm components. The investigation led to the discovery of a 3D printer, printed firearms, and fraudulently obtained credit cards at the day care facility. Two of the guns were loaded with live ammunition. Coley's mother, the owner of the day care, has not been arrested. The incident highlights the concern over privately made guns, particularly 3D-printed ones.
The husband of a New York City day care owner, Felix Herrera-Garcia, has been arrested in Mexico while attempting to flee to Culiacan, a hub for the Sinaloa drug cartel. Herrera-Garcia is a suspect in the fentanyl-related death of a baby at the day care, where authorities have uncovered a drug ring operating out of the facility. Three other individuals, including Herrera-Garcia's wife, have already been arrested in connection with the case. The extradition process will now begin.
The husband of the Bronx day care owner, Felix Herrera Garcia, has been arrested after being seen in surveillance images running out of the day care with heavy shopping bags while children were suffering from fentanyl exposure. He was apprehended in Sinaloa, Mexico, after a manhunt. His wife, cousin, and a known drug dealer have also been arrested in connection with the case. The discovery of narcotics, including a large quantity of fentanyl, and drug paraphernalia concealed beneath a trap door in the day care center led to the charges of murder against the day care operator and a tenant of the building in the death of a 1-year-old child.
The husband of the owner of a Bronx day care where a 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl exposure has been arrested in Mexico after a manhunt. Felix Herrera Garcia was apprehended on a bus in Sinaloa and is facing two arrest warrants in the United States for drug conspiracy and homicide of a child. Surveillance images allegedly show Garcia running out of the day care with heavy shopping bags as the children were suffering from fentanyl exposure. The day care owner, her cousin, and another individual have already been arrested and face federal charges related to narcotics possession and distribution resulting in death.
A third person has been charged in the fentanyl-related death of a 1-year-old boy at a day care center in the Bronx, New York. Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, along with two other individuals, conspired to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, at the day care center. The drugs were found hidden in the room where the children played and slept. If convicted, Parra Paredes faces a mandatory sentence of 20 years to life in prison. The owner of the day care center and another individual have also been charged in connection with the case.
A third suspect, Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, has been charged in the death of a 1-year-old boy who died after being exposed to fentanyl at a home-based Bronx day care. The charges also relate to the poisoning of three other children exposed to fentanyl at the day care. Grei Mendez, who ran the day care, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, who lived in the apartment, were previously charged with murder. Fentanyl, a potent opioid, was found in large quantities at the day care, contributing to the record-high overdose deaths in New York City.
A third person has been arrested in connection with the Bronx day care drug operation that resulted in the death of a 1-year-old boy. Renny Antonio Parra Paredes was charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and appeared in federal court. The arrests come after the death of the child and hospitalization of three other children who were exposed to fentanyl at the day care. Police found drugs in the play area and a trap floor, along with drug-making materials. The search continues for the owner's husband, who was seen fleeing the day care with trash bags.