Three-Year-Old Child Tests Positive for Marijuana in Paterson, NJ
Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale recently confirmed that city police are investigating a report that a three-year-old child tested positive for marijuana on the morning of December 31, 2016. Around 3:00 a.m. on December 31, Paterson police officers were met by investigators from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly the Division of […]
read full articleTrenton NJ Mother Gets Jail Time for Child Abuse
Haydee Santana, a 23-year-old mother from Trenton NJ, was recently sentenced to 180 days in jail and five years of probation as a result child abuse. In March 2015, Santana’s five-year-old daughter told school officials about being left home alone and living in a house strewn with feces and trash. Accordingly, police responded to the […]
read full articleForked River Police Reportedly Find Five-Year-Old Child in Car with Heroin, Needles
On December 25, 2016, Forked River police officers arrested a 24-year-old Lanoka Harbor woman, a 24-year-old Forked River woman, and a 24-year-old Forked River man following a motor vehicle stop in which police allegedly found 17 bags of heroin and multiple hypodermic syringes. A five-year-old child was also in the car, reportedly under the care […]
read full articleHudson County Mother Accused of Driving Drunk with Son in Car
A 39-year-old Bayonne woman was recently accused of driving while intoxicated with her five-year-old son in the backseat. On December 19, 2016, at approximately 5:53 p.m., Jennifer Ciaglia reportedly crashed her Jeep into an unoccupied pickup truck parked near the intersection of 31st Street and Avenue C in Bayonne, New Jersey. The police further reported […]
read full articleMercer County Judge Prohibits Trentonian from Publishing Information in DCP&P Document
A Mercer County Superior Court judge recently issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Trentonian from publishing information about a confidential Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) child abuse complaint obtained by one of its reporters. As with all DCP&P complaints for custody, care, or supervision filed by DCP&P, the complaint outlined how the alleged […]
read full articleNew Jersey DCP&P Worker Indicted for Extorting Sex from Mothers
On December 2, 2016, a former NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency worker was arrested after being indicted on charges that he used his position to extort sex from mothers who he supervised during visitations with their children. According to law enforcement officials, Lamont King was an assistant family services worker with the Division […]
read full articleNJ Appellate Division Affirms Dual Representation by Public Defender’s Office
In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court held that separate staff attorneys from the Public Defender’s Office of Parental Representation (“OPR”) may represent individual parents in Title 9 and Title 30 litigation. See New Jersey Div. of Child Protection & Permanency v. G.S. and K.S., A-5222 (App. Div. […]
read full articleNJ DCP&P Caseworker Allegedly Beaten by Three Clients
On November 17, 2016, three people reportedly attacked an employee of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”). According to law enforcement, three clients attacked the caseworker inside the DCP&P local office in Newark NJ, causing multiple injuries to the victim. […]
read full articleChild Protective Services Clears Brad Pitt in Child Abuse Investigation
On November 10, 2016, the ongoing child abuse investigation into Brad Pitt ended. According to media reports, a source familiar with the family’s situation said that the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services (“DCFS”) cleared Pitt of the allegations of abuse. Approximately two months earlier, DCFS initiated an investigation into Brad Pitt […]
read full articleHaledon NJ Mother Allegedly Leaves Toddler in Car, Goes Shopping
On November 2, 2016, a 28-year-old Haledon NJ woman was arrested after she allegedly left her 13-month-old daughter in the car while shopping. According to authorities, the suspect went into the Marshall’s department store located on Mill Creek Drive in Secaucus, New Jersey. However, she allegedly left her child in the car with the engine […]
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