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

Tampa police charged a man and a female preschool teacher with felony child neglect after finding them driving around with a "gallon-size" bag of marijuana and their 5-month-old daughter, arrest affidavits state. ...more

December 30, 2008

A Port Charlotte man and a Punta Gorda woman were charged with child endangerment for allegedly bringing two children to a drug buy set up by detectives, Punta Gorda police said. ...more

December 13, 2008

Caylee's grandmother tells the Orange County Sheriff's Office that her daughter won't disclose Caylee's whereabouts. Upon questioning, Casey Anthony, Caylee's mother, says she has not seen the 2-year-old since June 9. ...more

December 12, 2008

July 15 – Casey Anthony, the mother of 2-year-old Caylee, tells the Orange County Sheriff's Office that her daughter has been missing since June 9. July 17 – Anthony is arrested on charges of child neglect and criminal obstruction after investigators find the mother has lied to them numerous times. ...more

December 11, 2008

A Palm Harbor woman was arrested Monday afternoon on charges she left her four daughters alone for two days while she went to break up with a boyfriend, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 9, 2008

When a Pasco Sheriff's Office deputy found Kristin Marie Smith shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, she appeared to be dozing behind the wheel of her minivan while her 6-year-old daughter jumped up and down on the vehicle's front passenger seat. ...more

December 6, 2008