Changes to New Jersey Marijuana Laws and their Impact on Child Welfare Litigation
Following the 2020 Election and effective January 1, 2021, the New Jersey Constitution was amended to proclaim that the manufacturing, transferring, and consumption of cannabis by persons 21 years of age shall now be lawful. A few months later, in February of 2021, new legislation was passed that stated possession of marijuana in the quantity […]
read full articlePolice: Drugs and Gun Found in Children’s Room in Atlantic City, NJ
DCP&P Gets Involved After Atlantic City Police Allegedly Find Drugs, Loaded Gun in Room with Infant A New Jersey man was charged with child endangerment, weapons possession, and drug crimes after police executed a search warrant and reportedly found a loaded handgun and unpackaged heroin in the same room as an infant in a pack-and-play. […]
read full articleMorris County Couple Arrested for Alleged Drug Activity in Presence of Baby
A Morris County mother and father were recently arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana in their Victory Gardens apartment while their six-month-old baby was present. According to criminal complaints, a 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child because they had the child […]
read full articleMother Allegedly Overdoses on Heroin in Hamburg NJ Store Bathroom
A Sussex County mother was recently charged with child endangerment after she allegedly overdosed in a 7-Eleven bathroom while her five-year-old daughter was also present and cried for help. Initially, the Hamburg Police Department responded to the store due to a report of a child being locked in the bathroom and crying for help. While […]
read full articleRidgefield Park NJ Woman Allegedly Sold Cocaine in Front of Kids
A woman from Ridgefield Park NJ faces serious criminal charges for drug distribution and child abuse after she allegedly sold cocaine in the presence of three minors. The suspect is a 60-year-old woman who lives in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. According to law enforcement officials, she sold cocaine out of a home located on Teaneck […]
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 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 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 […]
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