On July 27th, 2023, at 2:20 p.m., the Joplin Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call for a report of a vehicle that went into the water in Shoal Creek near Glendale Road and south Jackson Avenue.

Source: https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/08/01/joplin-police-identify-body-found-in-vehicle-submerged-in-shoal-creek/

Rebecca Elaine Toth, 29, of the 400 block of Jackson Avenue was charged April 5 with a felony count of endangering the welfare of children along with two counts of endangering children and three counts of drug possession, which are misdemeanors.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/trial-ordered-for-vandergrift-woman-accused-of-keeping-kids-in-unsanitary-home-exposing-them-to-drugs-alcohol/