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Texas day care worker allegedly kicked toddlers more than 100 times, stood on their hands as punishment
A Texas day care worker was arrested on accusations she kicked and pushed at least six toddlers over a three-month period.
Catherine Guziejka, 44, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Oct. 30 on six counts of injury to a child with the intent to cause bodily injury. She remains in custody, according to local outlet CBS 19.
A staffer at Punkin’ Doodles Day Care in Lindale, Texas, allegedly came across footage of some of the incidents. That staffer then notified a victim’s father, who contacted investigators.
The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is still reviewing surveillance footage from the day care, CBS 19 reported.
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Catherine Guziejka, 44, is facing six counts of injury to a child with the intent to cause bodily injury after allegedly kicking and pushing toddlers at the day care where she worked. (Smith County Jail records)
The sheriff’s office said Guziejka was seen in the footage kicking six toddlers on 134 separate occasions between July and October. In one incident, Guziejka allegedly kicked a 2-year-old boy in his lower back while he was lying on the floor.
Many of the videos showed a child watching TV when Guziejka allegedly came from behind and kicked them in the back.
The kicking incidents were observed on about 21 separate occasions, and the children were all two years old.
Several videos appeared to show her walking around as the children napped and aggressively adjusting them or moving them. Toddlers were also pulled from their beds during naptime and dragged by their arms to a changing table.
Catherine Guziejka, 44, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Oct. 30. (iStock)
In several videos, Guziejka allegedly laid kids on the changing table aggressively, pushing their heads down and forcing them to face the wall as they attempted to look in the direction of the TV.
She is also accused of punishing some toddlers by standing on their hands.
A video showed Guziejka allegedly standing on a child’s left hand for seven seconds as the child attempted to pull their hand away in pain.
Deputies said the children were not being disruptive in the videos before Guziejka appeared to assault them. Deputies also said she was not seen attempting to console or comfort the children.
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The sheriff’s office said Guziejka was allegedly caught on video kicking six toddlers on 134 separate occasions between July and October. (iStock)
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The sheriff’s office said it was apparent that Guziejka’s actions were random, intentional, unprovoked, violent in nature and done for the sole intent of inflicting pain.
Guziejka, who first began working at the day care in September 2023, was fired the day the day care’s owner learned of the abuse against the children.
The owner said she immediately called law enforcement and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate Guziejka’s behavior. The agency determined she could no longer work at any day care, hospital, nursing home or facility that cares for vulnerable people.
The day care has since been sold to a new owner.
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Crews announced Sunday evening that the Canyon Crest Fire has been fully contained at 254 acres.
The fire, which scorched parts of Riverside County bordering San Bernardino County, prompted evacuation warnings when it broke out around 5:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
According to CAL FIRE, the fire started near Canyon Crest Drive and Weeping Willow Lane in the Fontana area by the San Bernardino Fire Department.
San Bernardino County Fire first reported crews were on the scene of a 100-by-100-foot spot fire running uphill.
The department soon upgraded the fire from 2nd to 3rd alarm after the flames grew to about 10 acres with a moderate rate of speed. Within the next three hours, the fire grew to about 85 acres and was 0% contained.
Evacuation warnings were issued for the area of the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway east of Country Village Road, south of the county line and west of Sierra Avenue, according to officials.
“The evacuation warning was lifted shortly after noon Friday, and an evacuation center that had been established at Jurupa Valley High School was closed,” stated a Riverside County Fire Department press release.
Although no structures were reported damaged in this fire, the flames burned near several homes on Thursday evening.
“Crews made steady progress over the weekend,” said Riverside County Fire. “The fire was mapped at 284 acres and 50% contained at 8 a.m. Saturday, but was revised to 254 acres on Sunday.”
By 7 p.m. Sunday, the fire department confirmed that the Canyon Crest Fire had been 100% contained.
No injuries were reported, and CAL FIRE says the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers arrested a man near the border in Del Rio, Texas, on Friday for his alleged involvement in smuggling a 5-year-old girl into the U.S. from Mexico.
Texas DPS said a trooper stopped a Dodge pickup truck in Del Rio after receiving information that a man was captured by border surveillance carrying a child across the Rio Grande.
Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for Texas DPS, told Fox News that the 5-year-old girl who was carried across the border was loaded into another smuggler’s vehicle and driven to a hotel.
Troopers kept an eye on the pickup truck until they eventually pulled the truck over and conducted a traffic stop.
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A 5-year-old girl was seen being carried across the U.S.-Mexico border near Texas, before she was loaded into a truck and driven away by another smuggler, according to Texas DPS. (Texas DPS)
During the stop, troopers learned the 5-year-old girl was from Mexico and had just been smuggled into the U.S. The Trooper also matched the image of the girl in surveillance footage to the girl in the pickup truck.
While asking the girl questions in Spanish, he pointed out the youngster’s bow, which was also seen in the recorded footage.
The girl’s mother, Dolores Lopez, was also in the truck at the time of the traffic stop.
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Roman Ibarra Rojo of Mexico was arrested for his alleged involvement in smuggling a 5-year-old across the border. (Texas DPS)
Texas DPS said the mother is a temporary resident of North Carolina and is originally from Mexico.
Lopez told troopers she located a smuggling organization on the internet and agreed to have her daughter smuggled into the U.S. for $8,000.
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A 5-year-old girl was smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico after her mother allegedly paid $8,000 to a group she found online. (Texas DPS)
Troopers ultimately arrested the smuggler, who was identified as Roman Ibarra Rojo from Mexico. Rojo was charged with smuggling a person younger than 18 years old.
Texas DPS said Rojo confessed that he was going to be paid $1,000 to smuggle the 5-year-old girl into the U.S.
Olivarez said Rojo was previously arrested in 2022 for smuggling.
Lopez and her daughter were referred to the U.S. Border Patrol with the recommendation of charging the mother with endangering her child. It will be up to the district attorney to decide whether to prosecute the mother.
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A Compton family is mourning the loss of a 9-year-old boy whose loved ones say he was shot and killed on Saturday evening.
At a Sunday evening vigil, family members say Princeton Jones was playing outside his grandfather’s home located at the intersection of Haskins Avenue and Alondra Boulevard when he was shot around 7:40 p.m.
Details are limited, officials have not released or confirmed any information on the case, but the boy’s family says they are searching for answers as the investigation continues.
“We don’t know any information,” said Najee Ali, director of Project of Islamic Hope, at the Sunday evening vigil. “But what we do know, was that he was a 9-year-old innocent child who never should’ve been shot down in cold blood.”
Police did not immediately say if there were any leads on a suspect, a suspect vehicle, or whether this incident was believed to be gang-related.
“There used to be a time where women and children were off limits to murder and gang violence,” Ali told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo. “Unfortunately, those days are long gone.”
Community members and Princeton’s family were rallying on Sunday night during the vigil, calling for an end to gun violence and saying no child should ever be a target.
“Born in 2015, Princeton was a truly special young man with a brilliant mind and a warm heart,” states the boy’s family members in a GoFundMe page description. “Diagnosed with mild autism at the age of 2, Princeton worked tirelessly with the loving support of his mother and began speaking fluently by the age of 5.”
Family members say they set up the GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses and to ensure that “Princeton is honored and remembered in a way that reflects the love and joy he brought into this world.”
For those looking to donate or share the page, click here to visit the family’s GoFundMe.
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