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Fla. mom who was living in shed with toddler allegedly fed her with bleach in the bottle
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (TCD) -- A 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of child abuse for allegedly putting bleach in her toddler's bottle and feeding it to her. According to a statement, on Jan. 2, a "concerned relative" of Melissa Barnes reached out to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and said Barnes put bleach in her 13-month-old daughter's bottle. The relative reportedly found Barnes living in a "cold, cluttered, and unsanitary" shed without power with the little girl. Barnes' relative reportedly tried feeding the toddler, but she refused it.
Here's where you can pick up sandbags for the upcoming rain
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay drought is finally almost over as the area can expect widespread rain in the coming day or two. Areas south, however, are likely to pick up more — perhaps more than a month's worth of rainfall. Downpours are expected throughout the...
Playing cards with faces and stories of unsolved victims being used to crack cold cases in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. - Law enforcement partners across Florida are renewing a tool to solve cold case homicides. Decks of playing cards that contain the faces and stories of unsolved homicide victims and their cases will be distributed to correctional facilities around the state. "We believe that within our correctional facilities,...
Deputies: Toddler hospitalized after being bit by dog
TAMPA, Fla. — A toddler was hospitalized after being bit by a dog on Sunday morning. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said that they are investigating after a pit bull bit and severely injured a 2-year-old boy at 8:15 a.m. at a home on Spanish Lake Drive. He was...
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