child abuse

A Louisiana mother has been arrested for child abuse after her 4-year-old was found wearing a trash bag instead of clothing and showing visible injuries. Authorities say Hailey Bellard beat the child with a plastic utensil, leaving marks on their back and legs.

On November 15, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Shreveport Police Department juvenile crimes detectives were contacted by staff at Southern Hills Elementary School

The Shreveport Police Department has arrested a woman following a home invasion and child abuse incident that occurred on the 2700 block of Randolph Street.

When Davis picked up her 15-month-old son Gabriel from daycare, she immediately noticed bruises on his face. Questions flooded her mind that she hoped would be answered by the workers present at the daycare that day. However, Davis tells WAFB that while the bruising is terrible, she is more upset by the lack of answers.

The 26-year-old Nacogdoches County man was arrested for alleged indecent acts with children, one of which was under the age of 5.

Police arrested the 15 year old's mother and her boyfriend at the scene of the accident in Baytown Texas after seeing that the child had severe injuries not sustained from the accident. Police say she was not only sexually abused but set on fire and shot more than once.

A Thibodaux couple has been arrested after authorities received reports of a vehicle driving recklessly on I- 10. The vehicle later crashed on the service road where Latonya Harris, 40, and her boyfriend, Terrence Washington, 41, were detained by officers.

The arrest follows an investigation prompted by concerns raised by two juveniles to a school resource officer regarding physical abuse allegedly inflicted by a guardian.

An Arkansas man charged with the death of a Mooringsport baby pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

An investigation in to Goad's cyber activity led authorities to believe that he had images of an illegal nature on one or more of his devices.

Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Shreveport man for distributing child and animal pornography.

A Shreveport man is facing a charge of molestation of a juvenile.