A 46-year-old babysitter with a long history of working with an Upper East Side family was arrested today after a mysterious odyssey that lead the baby's panicked parents to call the cops when the child wasn't home on time. more ›

This week, the one-month-old child of a Long Island TV news host, as well as the infant's babysitter, were both found dead in an incident police are calling "a tragic accident." Authorities now believe that baby Michael, son of reporter Michael Baldwin II, died after the obese babysitter collapsed on top of him. "The woman was described as extremely heavy. She was extremely large-breasted...Because of the amount of flesh, it could have caused the baby to suffocate," said Detective Lt. Gerard Pelkofsky. more ›

"This kid has been my life. And now, my boy is gone," Baldwin told Newsday. more ›

A 20-year-old Connecticut babysitter has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy. Loni Bouchard was booked on July 12 after an investigation that lasted three months, for second degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, and illegal purchase of liquor, ABC reports. Police believe that Bouchard plied the boy with alcohol. Bouchard was charged a second time with sexual assault on July 29 in another incident with a teenage boy, but it's unclear if it was the same child. more ›

Are iPads the answer to keeping the kids quiet when parents bring them along for a nice civilized dinner, or beer? FIPS blogger Erica Reitman told the NY Post, “I’ve been out to dinner several times recently where I noticed parents at nearby tables who had kids with iPads. Those little suckers did not make a peep all night. As far as I’m concerned, I’d like to ensure every child within the borders of Park Slope gets their own iPad, pronto!” more ›

Cops have recently arrested a suspect in the January knife-point rape of a 34-year-old woman in an East Harlem building's elevator. The alleged perpetrator is 21-year-old Kevin Rios, who police believe followed the victim from the subway to the building on 105th St. between 1st and 2nd Aves. Ironically, the woman held the elevator for Rios, who then put a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted her. more ›