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Parents arrested after newborn baby found living in tent under CA highway overpass

Headline from The Oregonian

A couple was arrested in California for felony child endangerment after deputies found their week-old newborn living in a filthy tent under a freeway overpass surrounded by drug paraphernalia and unsanitary conditions.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 40 Sacramento

    7-day-old infant found under I-5 overpass; parents arrested (opens FOX 40 Sacramento)

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    FOX 40 Sacramento's feed description

    (FOX40.COM) — Two parents are in custody after deputies discovered their 7-day-old baby was living under an I-5 overpass amid meth pipes, vomit and trash. Deputies with the Yolo County Sheriff's Office discovered the squalid situation Sept.

  2. East Idaho News

    Parents arrested after 7-day-old baby found living under overpass (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    YOLO COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) — Two parents were arrested after deputies found a newborn baby living in a makeshift tent under an Interstate 5 overpass in Yolo County, according to the sheriff’s office. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a tip on Sept.

  3. The Oregonian

    Parents arrested after newborn baby found living in tent under CA highway overpass (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    A couple was arrested in California for felony child endangerment after deputies found their week-old newborn living in a filthy tent under a freeway overpass surrounded by drug paraphernalia and unsanitary conditions.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Infant found living in squalor under Yolo County overpass, parents arrested (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The parents, Melissa Rivera, 29, and Fernando Esparza Guzman, 48, 'acknowledged the dangers posed to their newborn,' and said they had been waiting to take the infant to a hospital sometime later, the sheriff's office said.

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