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Orange County granted custody of dog found in hot car at SeaWorld Orlando
Read full article: Orange County granted custody of dog found in hot car at SeaWorld OrlandoOrange County Animal Services will keep custody of a small dog that was found inside a hot car in the parking lot of SeaWorld Orlando last month.
‘Back seat alarm’ bill gains steam in Florida Senate
Read full article: ‘Back seat alarm’ bill gains steam in Florida SenateORLANDO – Some lawmakers want to upgrade daycare vans with alarms that would go off if something or someone is left in the backseat. Florida is second in the nation in hot car deaths, a bill aimed to lower this number is facing hurdles. According to KidsandCars.org, a national nonprofit aimed at ending hot car deaths, Stewart is right. Florida ranks second behind Texas for hot car deaths, and Texas already passed a law requiring daycare vans to have backseat alarms more than eight years ago. The Stewart’s Senate bill is likely to make it to the Senate floor for a vote.
Child dies after caretaker leaves him alone in car, so why won’t prosecutors charge the woman with his death?
Read full article: Child dies after caretaker leaves him alone in car, so why won’t prosecutors charge the woman with his death?Deputies charged the caretaker with aggravated manslaughter, but News 6 isn’t naming the caretaker, because shortly after her arrest, charges were dropped. What [other] evidence do you need?”In court filings, prosecutors under then-State Attorney Aramis Ayala argued the caretaker was distracted. Ad“Listening to music and talking on the phone”, but they believed leaving Jace in the car was not intentional. “We have to be consistent when it comes to situations like this or you are going to have kids constantly left inside a vehicle,” Wallace said. AdNews 6 reviewed the statute for leaving a child unattended in a car.
Mom left 2-year-old in hot car while shopping at Florida mall, deputies say
Read full article: Mom left 2-year-old in hot car while shopping at Florida mall, deputies sayWELLINGTON, Fla. A mother was arrested after she left her 2-year-old daughter in her car while she shopped at a Florida mall, sheriff's officials said. Deputies were called to The Mall at Wellington Green on Monday afternoon when someone spotted the child locked inside a car. The little girl was strapped into her car seat in the back seat, sweating and crying, according to an arrest report. A deputy broke a window and removed the child, officials said. The arrest report said Pounce left the child in the car while she shopped in Macy's.