Key takeaways:
- The NYPD discovered a trap door in the play area of a Bronx day care center while carrying out a search warrant, and found fentanyl, other narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
- The search was conducted in response to the death of a 1-year-old boy and the illness of three other children at the Divino Nino Day Care on Morris Avenue last week.
- The death of the 1-year-old boy and the illness of three other children has shocked the community and raised questions about the safety of day care centers in New York City.
On Thursday, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) announced that they had discovered a trap door in the play area of a Bronx day care center while carrying out a search warrant. Under the trap door, they found fentanyl, other narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
The search was conducted in response to the death of a 1-year-old boy and the illness of three other children at the Divino Nino Day Care on Morris Avenue last week. The NYPD’s Crime Scene Unit spent the day at the day care searching the entire place and found a secret compartment in the floor of the playroom.
The NYPD said that the drugs were found in a 4-by-6-foot area and that the investigation is ongoing. They have not yet released any information about who may have been responsible for the drugs being in the day care center.
The day care center has been closed since the incident last week and it is unclear when it will reopen. The NYPD has not released any further information about the investigation.
The death of the 1-year-old boy and the illness of three other children has shocked the community and raised questions about the safety of day care centers in New York City. The NYPD’s investigation is ongoing and it is hoped that more information will be released soon.
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