The foster mother of a 5-year-old boy who died after being left in an SUV has been arrested, Omaha police said.
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Pinon
Juanita Pinon, 40, of Omaha is suspected of child abuse by neglect resulting in death, according to a press release from the Omaha Police Department.
Officers were called to the parking lot of Muse Beauty Salon near 93rd and Binney Streets just after 5 p.m. Wednesday when someone discovered the boy, Dionicio Perez, in a Chevy Suburban. CPR was performed on the boy before he was taken to Children’s Nebraska, where he was declared dead, police said.
Police believe the boy had been left unattended inside the SUV for hours, said Lt. Neal Bonacc, an Omaha police spokesperson.
The boy’s death may have been heat-related, but police cannot confirm his cause of death until an autopsy is performed, Bonacci said.
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By early Thursday afternoon, a small memorial had been created near where the SUV had been parked, near a sign for a pregnancy services center and housed in the same strip mall as the beauty salon.
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A small memorial sits in the parking lot Thursday near where Dionicio Perez was left unattended in a vehicle and later died.
Court records show the boy’s mother signed a power of attorney to place him and two of his siblings in Pinon’s care after an older sibling was suspected of inappropriate sexual behaviors. In August 2022, District 4 Judge Vernon Daniels ordered the boy and four of his siblings to be placed outside the care of their mother after Douglas County Deputy Attorney Elizabeth Shudak requested it.
It is not clear in the court records where the four other children were placed.
At a hearing in March of this year, Daniels ordered the children to remain in temporary custody, as their mother lacked stable housing and exhibited unresolved mental health concerns. The children’s father did not have contact with them, according to court records. The next court hearing was scheduled for August in Douglas County District Court.
State requirements for foster parents include criminal background checks, personal references, a home study, licensing and training.
Pinon has a history of misdemeanors, including being charged with two counts of felony theft by deception in 2016 in Douglas County District Court after two people reported that she scammed them out of thousands of dollars. According to an affidavit, a landlord of several homes had hired Pinon to collect rent checks on his behalf because she was bilingual, but she instead took the money and deposited it into her own accounts.
Pinon pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of attempted theft, a misdemeanor, in 2017 and was ordered to pay $5,650 in restitution. She was placed on probation, which was briefly revoked in 2019 when she failed to keep up with the restitution schedule. She was discharged from probation in June 2022.
Inside a car on a hot day, temps can reach 120 degrees
The temperatures hit a high of 86 degrees just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
At 84 degrees, the inside of a car can reach temperatures of more than 120 degrees in an hour, according to the weather service.
On average, 35 children under the age of 15 in the U.S. die each year from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle. There were 29 child hot car deaths in 2023, according to the database from the National Safety Council. So far this year, 10 deaths have been reported, which includes Perez’s death on Wednesday.
Adults are encouraged to never leave a child alone inside a vehicle, even if it’s for a “quick trip,” according to the Nebraska Safety Council. Rolling car windows down and parking in the shade does little to decrease the temperature inside a vehicle. A child’s body temperature can rise three to five times faster than an adult’s.
“Establish the habit of checking the back seat before you get out of the vehicle, passengers or not,” the council stated in an email.
If a child is spotted alone in a vehicle, the council says:
- If the child appears to be OK, attempt to locate the parents. At a public place, have the facility call the car owner over an intercom system.
- If the child is not responsive and appears to be in distress, attempt to get into the car to assist the child — even if that means breaking a window. Many states have “
- “ laws that protect people from lawsuits for getting involved to help a person in an emergency.
World-Herald staff writer Molly Ashford contributed to this report.
Photos: Omaha police investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in vehicle
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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A small memorial is in the parking lot near where 5-year-old Dionicio Perez was left unattended in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets and later died in Omaha, photographed on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
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A small memorial is in the parking lot near where 5-year-old Dionicio Perez was left unattended in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets and later died in Omaha, photographed on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
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Omaha police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old found in a vehicle near 93rd and Binney Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.