Mom And Two Kids Killed By Husband After NYPD Reportedly Failed To Translate Her Warnings

Police also responded to two domestic violence calls last year, but no arrests were made. Garcia's mother, Luzmina Alvarado, said, “I know she contacted them and told them he kicked her and abused her, but the police told her they needed to see proof of the abuse. They told her there was no evidence and left it at that." The NYPD has said that the reports are under internal review and "police brass reminded all cops that NYPD policy mandates that reports made in foreign languages must be translated into English, sources said," the NY Post reported.

After multiple suicide attempts, Mejia-Ramos fled, but after being apprehended in Texas less than 48 hours later, he surrendered and confessed. He is an undocumented immigrant with a history of occasionally violent behavior and was nearly deported, but his case was closed in 2011 when it fell under guidelines established by President Obama that directed the ICE to focus on cases involving those convicted of serious crimes.