Five-Year Prison Sentence for Child Endangerment Conviction in Trenton, NJ
A New Jersey father who pleaded guilty to second degree child endangerment after his daughter was hospitalized due to bleeding in her brain has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison. The 31-year-old suspect said that he dropped his two-month-old daughter while carrying her up a flight of stairs and then fell […]
read full articleVernon New Jersey Man Charged with Child Endangerment, Now Accused of Sexual Assault
A Vernon Township man faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting three juveniles. The suspect is an adult male from Vernon Township, New Jersey. He was arrested as part of an undercover investigation by Vernon Township police and Sussex County prosecutors. A police officer posed as an undercover cop and reportedly engaged in online communications […]
read full articleDCP&P Closed During New Jersey Government Shut Down
DYFS Defense Lawyers in Hackensack, NJ As part of the ongoing government closure in New Jersey, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), will be closed, with a few exceptions. At this time, all DCP&P local offices are closed to the public and […]
read full articleNew Jersey Family Appeals to Supreme Court to Restore $102M Verdict Against DCP&P
New Jersey DCP&P Attorneys The grandparents of a permanently disabled eight-year-old boy recently submitted a request to the New Jersey Supreme Court to reinstate a $102 million judgment against New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). This case came about after Jadiel Velesquez […]
read full articleDCP&P Investigates Teen Girl Accused of Overdosing in Car with Child in Gloucester City
A teen girl has been accused of child neglect after she allegedly overdosed on illegal narcotics and crashed her car in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The DUI crash occurred on Interstate 76 in Gloucester City, NJ. According to authorities, the driver of the car was a 17-year-old female, while a 19-year-old Delanco Township man was […]
read full articleBaby Admitted to Lakewood NJ Hospital with Extensive Burns
An Ocean County baby was badly burned after apparently spilling a coffee pot on himself in Lakewood, New Jersey. According to reports, the nine-month-old child had burns over 12 percent of his body. Lakewood Police Sgt. Michael Young stated that the child’s mother was home at the time and that authorities believe the scary incident […]
read full articleHopatcong New Jersey Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Kids
A Hopatcong New Jersey man was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for kidnapping his two sons. The suspect is a 38-year-old resident of Hopatcong, New Jersey. During a child custody dispute, he was granted visitation rights with his kids. However, the suspect violated the terms of the custody arrangement by kidnapping his children […]
read full articleLake Hopatcong Man Allegedly Dropped Infant, Charged with Child Neglect in Jefferson Township
Police in Jefferson Township NJ recently arrested a Lake Hopatcong man who allegedly committed child neglect by dropping his young child. The suspect is a 25-year-old man who lives in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. According to law enforcement, the suspect dropped his baby on the floor at his home in Jefferson, NJ. The incident reportedly […]
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