Camden County Investigation of Child’s Death May Lead to Criminal Charges
NJ.com reported on a tragic story in late July. According to the report, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office have been investigating the death of a 3-year old child. The investigation began over a year ago and started when Charlotte Dawkins, an otherwise happy three old, fell down a set of stairs. However, according to the […]
read full articleHackettstown, NJ Woman Arrested for Allegedly Leaving 5-Year-Old Home Alone
Hackettstown Woman Faces Criminal Charges After She Allegedly Left 5-Year-Old Daughter Home Alone A woman in Hackettstown, New Jersey was recently jailed after she was accused of leaving her young daughter home alone all day. The woman in the alleged child neglect case is Alison Gamba, a 41-year-old resident of Hackettstown in Warren County, NJ. […]
read full articleSouth Brunswick Woman Arrested After Young Son Overdoses on Methadone
A South Brunswick woman was criminally charged in connection with the death of her two-year-old son after he ingested her dose of methadone. The mother, 34-year-old Lynn Bergacs, was arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter and endangering the welfare of the child in the second degree, according to a release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s […]
read full articleCalifornia Parents Arrested for Alleged Abuse and Torture of 13 Children
The media recently reported on a sad story stemming from California that involved severe forms of child abuse. According to authorities, the abuse started in Texas, with the children being slapped, hit, and thrown around the house. It later escalated to beatings with a belt, then the buckle-end of the strap, and then a wooden […]
read full articleTeen Girl Charged with Murder for Death of Infant in Highland Park, NJ
Authorities reported that a 14-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after being identified as the mother of a baby boy that was found dead. The teen mother is being charged with murder as a juvenile after the infant body turned up alongside a multi-family house on Lincoln Avenue in Highland Park, NJ. To make matters […]
read full articleCalifornia Man Charged with Abuse of 10 Children
The New Jersey Herald recently reported on a California child welfare matter where the children suffered terrible acts of abuse that may have been committed over a period of year. Despite the allegations of abuse, child welfare representatives never even visited the home. It is reportedly unclear whether any California government agencies had an opportunity […]
read full articleIndiana Man and Woman Charged After Toddler Fires Handgun
The Merrillville Police in Northwest Indiana took a man into custody after a woman was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old daughter. The police indicated that the woman was in her car in a parking lot and the woman’s boyfriend left his 9mm handgun with extended magazine on the center console while he went inside the […]
read full articleNJ Residents Arrested in South Carolina for Allegedly Kidnapping Baby
Federal authorities arrested two people at a hotel in Columbia, South Carolina after they were found to have taken an infant from New Jersey to South Carolina, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. A tip sent from authorities in New York and New Jersey led officers to believe that the infant’s mother, Jessica Johnson, and […]
read full articlePennsylvania Woman Reported for Child Abuse by Kid’s Dentist
A Pennsylvania mother was recently reported for possible child abuse after a dentist claimed that she failed to take her child for regular dental treatment. On March 19, 2018, the mother, Trey Hoyumpa, posted a letter she received from Smiles 4 Keeps, a pediatric dental office in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania. In the letter, the office informs […]
read full articleIowa Mother Gets Probation for Child Endangerment Charges
A mother in Iowa was sentenced to probation on child endangerment charges after leaving her four children home alone while she took a trip to Germany last year. The mother is Erin Lee Macke, a 31 year-old resident of Iowa. A court recently sentenced her to two years of probation on four counts of child […]
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