DCP&P Responds to Allegation of DWI with Child Passenger in Vineland, NJ
The Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), recently responded to the Vineland police station after receiving a report that a man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with a child in the car. According to the police, the man was pulled over at […]
read full articleRise in Number of Foster Children in the United States
According to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services, the number of children in the U.S. foster care system has increased for the fourth year in a row. The national data released in the report indicates that substance abuse by parents is a major contributing factor. Specifically, 437,500 children were in […]
read full articleMother Allegedly Beats Child with Extension Cord in Trenton, NJ
A New Jersey mother was recently arrested and charged with child endangerment after she allegedly beat her child with an extension cord. According to the Trenton Police Department, the 10-year-old child victim sustained contusions and was treated and discharged from St. Francis Hospital. As a result of the allegations of abuse, the woman was charged […]
read full articleSalem, NJ Mother Allegedly Eludes Police with Child in Car
A Salem, New Jersey woman is alleged to have recently led police on a car chase that spanned two states, all while her six-month-old infant was also in the car. According to the Pennsville Police Department, the scary chain of events began when a patrol officer attempted to stop the suspect’s car for careless driving. […]
read full articleInfant Found Dead in Jersey City, NJ
A two-week-old infant recently passed away after being found with injuries inside an apartment building in Jersey City, NJ. According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, the matter is still being investigated; it is unclear whether foul play is suspected in the child’s death. When law enforcement found the infant, she was unresponsive and bleeding. […]
read full articleNonprofit Case Worker Accused of Sexual Assault of Child in Middlesex County, NJ
A Coordinated Family Care caseworker was recently accused of sexually assaulting a child he was assigned to oversee. The allegations in this matter state that 23-year-old Miguel Garrido, a caseworker for the nonprofit agency, sexually assaulted a child under the age of 16 at the victim’s home. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Highland […]
read full articleNew Families Started on National Adoption Day
National Adoption Day, which recently fell on November 17, 2017, resulted in the finalization of many adoptions across New Jersey. In Union County alone, the family court completed the adoptions of nine children at the Union County courthouse in Elizabeth, NJ. Some of the children adopted had been previously placed in resource homes by child […]
read full articleJersey City Parents Accused of Severely Beating Three-Month-Old Child
A Jersey City mother and father were recently charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after hospital staff discovered multiple broken bones and extensive bruising on their child’s body. According to the criminal complaint, the parents were the child’s sole caretakers before bringing him to the hospital for a chest x-ray […]
read full articleFather Charged with Child Abuse Following Alleged Domestic Violence
A New Jersey father was recently arrested and charged with child abuse and neglect after an alleged domestic violence incident. According to West New York police, the man beat his wife in the presence of their children and struck the couple’s son and daughter. The complaint alleges in detail that the suspect dragged his wife […]
read full articleAltercation at DCP&P Office Leads to Criminal Charges for Warren County Man
A Warren County man was recently arrested and charged with terroristic threats after an alleged altercation at a Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) office. According to the Flemington Police Department, officers responded to the Hunterdon Local DCP&P Office after receiving reports that a man had threatened to shoot Division employees. Reportedly, there was […]
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