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Friday, July 27, 2012

Baby Found in Roach-Infested, Dog Feces-Ridden Austell Home

The parents were charged with misdemeanor of contributing to the deprivation of a child.

Cobb Police arrested two Austell parents earlier this week after police found their Austell residence on the 3200 block of Westview Street, where their 4-month-old also lived, was infested with roaches and the floor was covered in dog feces. According to an arrest warrant obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, molded food was left out in the kitchen and police said roaches were crawling on the infant seat, which was below exposed electrical cords. The baby's mother, Rebecca Marie Willette, 18, was booked into jail on Tuesday morning and released on Wednesday afternoon on a $2,500 bond, according to the AJC. The baby's father, 22-year-old John Christopher Torrance, was arrested Wednesday and remains in jail on Friday afternoon on a $…

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jet chidsey

6:22 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

Brian, I wonder who gave her that first cigarette and Vodka? I still have some of your furniture and dolls and other things if you want them back. Your father knows my email address if he is not in prison you could get it from him. Jeannette   more ›

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Austell Woman Arrested After Leaving Children Home Alone

The woman was charged with two counts of child deprivation and two counts of reckless conduct.

At 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Cobb Police arrested and Austell woman and charged her with child deprivation and reckless conduct after she left her two children at home alone while she went to work. Mercedes Behena, 39, said she forgot to turn her stove off before she left the children, who were sleeping. After receiving a 911 call about heavy smoke, members of the Cobb Fire Department arrived at Behena’s home at the Whisper Woods apartment complex at 665 Whisper Trail in Austell. When the firefighters arrived, they heard crying inside. They were able to enter the home and rescue the two children, Office Mike Bowman stated in a release. The children were transported to Wellstar Cobb Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and were …

Dr. UCT

7:49 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012

We should find ways to support families. This is an opportunity to offer resources to working families. One resource is the CAPS program (Childcare Assistance) Here is one resource that can help families of working parents: http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov Signed, Early Childhood Advocate   more ›

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