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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Child gets stuck inside claw machine at Mason community center
After his prize would not come out of a claw machine at a local community center, a child climbed inside head first, prompting a large police and fire response to free him, according to Mason police. Surveillance footage from the community center captured the boy climbing into the machine through the prize shoot near the bottom. According to Mason police, the boy's mother made several failed attempts to pull him out of the prize shoot. The machine was then rolled into the center's post office so emergency crews could work to extricate the boy. The back panel of the claw machine was removed, allowing the child to escape safely and without injury, according to officials. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio boy gets trapped in claw machine
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
Watch: Small child climbs into claw machine at Ohio community center
July 11 (UPI) -- Security cameras were recording at an Ohio community center when a small child climbed into a claw machine and became stranded among the stuffed animals. Surveillance footage from the Mason Community Center shows the moment the child looks into the prize door and climbs inside, with a volunteer only noticing as the boy's legs disappear into the machine. Police and EMS were summoned to the July 7 incident and brought the machine inside the building to be partially disassembled. The child, who was not injured, was reunited with his mother, whom he presented with a new stuffed animal.
The Independent
09-07-2025
- The Independent
Two toddlers saved from sweltering car after father ‘left them alone for 40 minutes'
This is the moment Georgia police rescued two toddlers trapped in a hot car in a mall parking lot. Bodycam footage shows Cobb County officers breaking the window of a vehicle outside Dick's Sporting Goods on 4 June after a bystander called 911. The children, found crying and improperly restrained, were left in the car for 41 minutes. The internal temperature of the vehicle reached 117 degrees (47°C). Father J'quawn Dixon was arrested at the scene and charged with two felony counts of second-degree child cruelty. Police thanked the citizens who called them, "Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today.'
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Fox News
Georgia police officers break into car parked outside mall with two children sweltering inside: video
Two young children in Georgia were rescued from a hot car in a mall parking lot last month thanks to bystanders who called 911 after hearing crying. The Cobb County Police Department released bodycam footage of the rescue, which took place on June 4, on Monday. Officers arrived at Cumberland Mall after a woman called 911 at around 1 p.m. to report a little boy and a little girl trapped inside a hot car in the parking lot outside Dick's Sporting Goods. Cobb County police released her 911 call, in which she can be heard saying that the children were very young, and inside the car alone and crying. "The windows are cracked, but I don't think that's right. We just came out of Dick's and I heard kids crying," she told the dispatcher. Officers arrived quickly, unlocked the car after shattering the driver's window and pulled the children out. Both were in the back seat and neither one of them was restrained properly. J'quawn Dixon was arrested once he came back outside and police have charged him with two felony counts of second-degree child cruelty. It's not clear if he is the father of both children. Police said Dixon caused "cruel or excessive physical or mental pain" to children under 18 by leaving them inside a vehicle without air conditioning for 41 minutes, according to the arrest warrant obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta. It was discovered that Dixon went into the mall at 12:24 p.m., according to bodycam footage. Officers said they arrived at the mall at 1:03 p.m., shortly after the 911 call was made. The high that day was 87 degrees, police said, and an infrared thermometer they used showed that the temperature inside the car reached up to 117 degrees. "A big THANK YOU to the concerned citizens who called 911. Your quick action is the reason these kids are safe today," Cobb County police wrote on Facebook. "You saw something and did something, and that made all the difference." Dixon was booked into the Cobb County Jail that day on $10,000 bond. He posted it the next day and was released, FOX 5 reported.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities Rescue Boy, 8, from Neglect and Find Him Unable to Speak
Authorities rescued an 8-year-old child who was unable to speak, according to Thai outlets He was found living with relatives who abused drugs and a handful of dogs His level of education is unclear, but he did not appear to be regularly attending school when he was saved on Monday, June 30An 8-year-old boy is recovering after authorities rescued him from an unsafe living environment, in which he was surrounded by a handful of dogs and found unable to speak. An English version of Khaosod, a Thai newspaper, reported officials rescued the child, publicly identified only as "A," from Thailand's Uttaradit province on Monday, June 30. He had been living in a ramshackle wooden home with his 46-year-old mother and 23-year-old brother, who both struggled with drug addiction, along with six dogs, according to the outlet. 'He didn't speak, he just barked,' said Pawina Hongsakul, president of the Pawina Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women, a group that helped with the rescue, per The Thaiger. 'It was pitiful to see.' Authorities launched the rescue operation in response to a report from a local school principal, according to Khaosod. He is now being cared for at the Uttaradit Children's Home, and his relatives are facing charges related to drug use. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. There are conflicting reports about his level of education, but he did not appear to be regularly attending school at the time officials saved him. 'The boy will be given a chance at a good life,' said Hongsakul, per The Thaiger. 'We'll follow up with him to make sure he gets everything he needs.' If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Read the original article on People
