A 5-year-old boy told police his parents "smoke drugs a lot" while his father and others were being arrested on drug and child-neglect charges. ...more

February 14, 2009

A 35-year-old Tampa woman is accused of leaving her three boys to live in a van and fend for themselves while she went out of state for a wedding. ...more

February 12, 2009

A 23-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Tuesday, accused of leaving an infant in the care of her roommates for more than 20 hours without diapers or food in January. ...more

February 5, 2009

A 23-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Tuesday, accused of leaving an infant in the care of her roommates for more than 20 hours without diapers or food in January. ...more

February 4, 2009

A woman is accused of leaving her 6-month-old unattended in a running truck while getting Mexican fast food, deputies said. ...more

January 24, 2009

A woman arrested on a felony grand theft charge Monday afternoon had her 2-year-old son with her when she took $395 worth of clothing from a JCPenney store, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

January 19, 2009

A Riverview man has been charged with driving under the influence while his two children were in his vehicle, deputies said. Hillsborough deputies arrested John Hood, 41, of Riverview, at 6:27 p.m. Monday. He was charged with two counts of child neglect and one count each of driving under the influence and driving with a revoked license. ...more

January 13, 2009

A New Port Richey woman faces charges of child neglect after Pasco deputies found her passed out in her car with her 4-month-old son strapped into his car seat in the back seat. ...more

January 1, 2009

Six children were passengers in a vehicle driven by a man under the influence of alcohol Tuesday night, and they weren't wearing seat belts, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Carlos Rodriguez, 23, of Tampa. He was charged with six counts of child neglect and one count each of driving under the influence and not having a valid driver's license. ...more

December 31, 2008

A woman was sentenced Tuesday to time served for her role in the confinement of her son, then 9, who authorities say was kept locked in his bedroom for almost three years and monitored by a video camera. ...more

December 30, 2008