Child Protective Services Continues Investigation of Brad Pitt
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services recently extended its investigation into allegations that Brad Pitt physically and verbally abused his children while flying on a plane from Europe to Los Angeles. These allegations followed the news that Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt but, according to NBC, the issue of […]
read full articleToms River Police Find Bag of Marijuana in Toddler’s Diaper, Call DCP&P
The Toms River Police recently responded to two separate calls regarding parents using illegal drugs in the presence of their children. According to authorities, police investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle in a neighborhood at approximately 2:30 a.m. on October 14, 2016. When Toms River NJ cops went to the area, they found a […]
read full articleMan Charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in Newark NJ Was Previously “Established” Child Abuser
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office recently upgraded criminal charges against a mother and her boyfriend in connection with the death of a seven-year-old boy. According to authorities, Essex County prosecutors initially charged the couple with endangering the welfare of a child, but the charges have since been upgraded to aggravated manslaughter because the young victim […]
read full articleNewark NJ Mother Accused of Choking Twins
On October 3, 2016, Newark police allegedly caught a mother in the act of holding her two eight-week-old twins in a chokehold. According to authorities, Newark NJ cops arrived at the mother’s Newark home around 11:00 a.m. and saw the 25-year-old suspect choking her children and violently swinging them around. The suspect’s grip was reportedly […]
read full articleAfter Death of Child, New Jersey DCP&P Takes Custody of Four Younger Siblings
On October 3, 2016, authorities in Essex County announced that a mother and her boyfriend were criminally charged in connection with the death of seven-year-old Michael Moore, Jr. According to authorities, the boy was found in his home, unresponsive and with noticeable physical injuries on his body. Subsequently, the boy’s mother, Khadejrah Rawls, was charged […]
read full articleNJ Appellate Division Court Reverses Finding of Abuse/Neglect against Grandmother Who Used Drugs
A finding of child abuse or child neglect by the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) does not necessarily mean that all hope is lost. One recent case involving child neglect charges against a New Jersey grandmother highlights the importance of having a qualified DCP&P defense attorney on your side. In a recent […]
read full articleFive-Year-Old Brings 30 Bags of Heroin to Trenton NJ School in Lunchbox
On September 14, 2016, authorities in Trenton, New Jersey reported that a schoolteacher found 30 packets of heroin in a five-year-old student’s lunchbox. According to law enforcement, the teacher observed the student playing with what appeared to be some sort of candy wrapper. Closer inspection by the Trenton NJ teacher reportedly revealed that the candy […]
read full articleNJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency Investigates Five-Month-Old Child with Broken Bones in Bergen County
During the weekend of August 27, 2016, the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) responded to the Holy Name Medical Center after a five-month-old infant was hospitalized due to multiple fractures of her extremities. According to officials, the child’s mom committed child abuse and seriously injured the infant. The child’s mother is 23-year-old […]
read full articleBaby Left in Back Seat of Sweltering Car in Howell NJ, Placed in Custody of Her Father
On August 30, 2016, two good Samaritans rescued a four-month-old baby who was locked in the back seat of her mother’s car at a Howell NJ parking lot. Steven Eckel of Jackson NJ and Sarah Mazzone of Howell NJ were walking in the Kohl’s parking lot in Howell when they saw a screaming baby in […]
read full articleLeaving Child Unattended for Four Hours Results in Mother’s Arrest and DCP&P Investigation
On August 18, 2016, a New Jersey mother was arrested and charged with child endangerment after having left her one-year-old son unattended in her house for approximately four hours. According to NJ.Com, Kimberly Rizo of Trenton reported that at 9:00 a.m. she went outside to check on her car, but that her house door became […]
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