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DCFS Director Retires
Four years after starting his job as director of LA County’s Department of Children and Family Services, Bobby Cagle has announced his retirement.Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
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Investigation Underway After Norwalk Foster Mom Accused of Beating 4-Year-Old Into Coma
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to have the Office of Child Protection investigate the circumstances of a 4-year-old boy who was allegedly tortured and beaten by his foster mother, leaving the boy in a coma.
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Foster Mother Charged After 4-Year-Old Foster Boy Hospitalized in Coma
A woman faces charges and the boy is in a coma at a hospital. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
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Pomona Police Rescue 17-Year-Old Trafficking Victim Who Had Been Missing Person
Pomona police have rescued a missing 17-year-old girl who told detectives she was a victim of human trafficking, authorities said Saturday.
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149 Foster Children Find Homes Via Virtual Adoption as Part of National Adoption Day
Virtual adoption ceremonies will be held Saturday as part of National Adoption Day for 149 foster children who have found their permanent homes amid a pandemic.
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Mother Accused of Killing 4-Year-Old Daughter Pleads Not Guilty
A mother accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday. The news came as the NBC4 I-Team has learned the mother has a long history with the county’s child welfare system and may have only recently gotten custody of the little girl and her siblings. Akira Smith,35, is...
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Los Angeles County DCFS Adds Guidelines to Keep Children Safe From COVID -19
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services is continuing its job of protecting children from abusive households, even during the COVID-19 quarantine. The department is now looking for new solutions to work without the risk of spreading the infection. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020.
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Parents of 4-Year-Old Noah Cuatro Set to be Arraigned in Boy's Death
The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy are set to be arraigned April 15 on a grand jury indictment charging them with murder and other counts in connection with their son’s death last summer. At the defense’s request, arraignment was delayed Wednesday for Jose Maria Cuatro Jr., 28, and Ursula Elaine Juarez, 26, who were indicted on one count each…
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Appeals Court Won't Re-Hear Dismissed Case Against Social Workers
A state appeals court panel refused Thursday to reconsider its ruling that directed a lower court to dismiss charges against four social workers who were accused of failing to protect an 8-year-old Antelope Valley boy killed in May 2013. Los Angeles County prosecutors had asked the three-justice panel to either re-hear or modify its opinion in the case of social…
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Parents of 4-Year-Old Noah Cuatro Plead Not Guilty to Murder, Torture Charges
The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and torture charges stemming from their son’s death last July. Jose Maria Cuatro Jr., 28, and Ursula Elaine Juarez, 25, are charged with one count each of murder and torture in the death of their son, Noah. Cuatro is also charged with one count of assault on…
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After Judge Signed Order, Why Wasn't Noah Cuatro Removed from Parents' Home?
A judge signed an order to remove the boy from his parents’ home, but it was never executed. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2019.
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Mother Charged in Death of 7-Month-Old Child
After ten months of investigation, authorities arrested and charged a 21-year-old mother in the death of her child from blunt force neck trauma.
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Relative Files Damages Claim Over Death of 4-Year-Old Palmdale Boy
The great-grandmother of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy whose death was originally reported as a drowning but has led to an investigation of possible child abuse filed a multimillion-dollar damages claims against the county, the first step toward a lawsuit, her attorney announced Wednesday.
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Death Penalty to be Sought for Mom, Boyfriend Charged In 10-Year-Old's Death
The prosecution announced Wednesday that the death penalty will be sought against a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend, who are charged with the torture-murder of her 10-year-old son.
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Family of Anthony Avalos Files $50 Million Suit Against Child Services
Relatives of a 10-year-old Lancaster boy who died after what prosecutors allege was extensive torture by his mother and her boyfriend announced a $50 million lawsuit against the county Thursday, alleging social workers botched the handling of his case.
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Hospital Says Bills for Ochoa Baby's Care Sent in ‘Error'
The hospital that treated the infant child who was ripped from his mother’s womb after her grisly slaying in Chicago says bills sent to the infant’s father were an “error.”
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Mother-Daughter Duo Charged in Baby's Death After Pregnant Teen's Grisly Slaying
The mother-daughter duo accused of killing a pregnant Chicago teen before cutting her unborn baby from her womb and claiming it as their own are now facing a new murder charge- for the infant’s death.
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Full Review of Noah Cuatro's Death is Being Demanded
Los Angeles County supervisors are asking for a full review of how the county handled the case of 4-year-old Noah Cuatro before he died. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
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Protesters Demand Justice for Noah Cuatro
Noah’s great grandmother is demanding the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services make documents about the case public amid increasing evidence of abuse. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
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Palmdale 4-Year-Old Who Died Under Suspicious Circumstances Could Have Been Removed From Parents' Custody
A boy who died Saturday under suspicious circumstances in Palmdale could have been removed from the custody of his parents in May, the NBC4 I-Team has learned.