LANCASTER-Los Angeles–Vincent Calogero, 38, and Sarah Nilson, 32, the parents of two boys, were arrested after trying to sell their children for money or drugs, according to authorities on Monday.
The couple were put behind bars after an officer was called on a report of possible child abuse.
The call came from the 100 block of Avenue J-8, a residential area at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The circumstances which led to the call is unknown, but a sheriff’s news release said detectives “would like to commend the residents of Lancaster who intervened in response to the danger the children were in.”
On the scene, deputies found out that the couple “had been attempting to give and/or sell their children in exchange for money or drugs,” the release stated.
Calogero and Nilson were listed into the sheriff’s Lancaster Station on suspicion of multiple charges relating to child endangerment, child neglect, and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
They are now being held on $100,000 bail.
Their two sons were temporarily placed under the custody of the county Department of Children and Family Services.
An investigation has started and Detectives are looking for evidence and witnesses to the alleged child abuse – or anyone who came in to contact with the suspects “in order to give away their children, and/or sell their children in exchange for drugs or money,” the release stated.
As described, Nilson is white, 5 feet tall, 250 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Calogero is white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 175 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
In the Sheriff’s Department’s news release, Calogero’s first name was spelled Vincente but officials later confirmed the correct spelling of Vincent.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lancaster Station at 661-948-8466 or Detective Gore at 661- 940-3855. Anonymous tips may be made at 800-222-8477.
Kids Inherit Intelligence From Their Mom…. Apparently
Kids inherit intelligence from their mothers and their dad’s genes make no difference, according to science.
So, good news for those of you with clever-cloggs mothers and dads with an IQ deficit, according to research published in Psychology Spot.
Researchers in Glasgow interviewed nearly thirteen thousand 14 to 22-year-old participants annually, from 1994 and found that the best predictor of intelligence was the IQ of the mother.
But here’s where things get a little complex….
The evidence has been corroborated in mice studies, which investigated a type of ‘conditioned’ gene that is only activated if they come from the mother or the father.
Cleverness is believed to be one of these conditioned genes that is exclusively influenced by the mother.
Researchers found that genetically modified mice with more maternal genes developed bigger brains and smaller bodies, but the modified mice with more paternal genes developed smaller brains and bigger bodies.
Comparatively, no female cells – only male – were found in the lymbic system which controls sex functions, as well as food and aggression.
While this research may compound the importance of specific hereditary traits in mothers and fathers, the influence of nurture rather than nature is still significant.
So, if you think you’re not the smartest crayon in the box, don’t blame it on your dad’s genes.
There’s also some good news for older siblings across the world; your irritating younger brothers and sisters may have youth on their side but you’ve got brains.
According to economists from the University of Edinburgh eldest siblings tends to score higher on IQ tests than their brothers and sisters from as early an age as one.
The scientists behind the research believe that the difference could be that first borns receive more mental stimulation from their parents than their siblings in their early weeks.
Researchers believe that they may have explained the ‘birth-order effect’ which sees older siblings do better in later life than their younger brothers and sisters.
To get to the bottom of this mystery, Scientists observed 5,000 kids from pre-birth until they were 14 on their family background and economic conditions, and they were also assessed every two years on reading and picture vocabulary.
Researchers then applied statistical techniques to analyse how the behaviour of parents, such as smoking and drinking during pregnancy, related to their child’s IQ score.
They discovered mothers tend to take higher risks with later born children than their first and also offered less mental stimulation to younger siblings while also taking part in fewer activities such as reading, crafts and playing musical instruments.
While this research may compound the importance of specific hereditary traits in mothers and fathers, the influence of nurture rather than nature is still significant.