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  • Target 8 Investigation Prompts Mixed Reactions About CPS Involvement 2

    In the first installment of this two part series, we discussed the investigation that Target 8 had conducted into how much oversight CPS provides for families after a baby is born with drugs in it’s system. According to the Office of Children’s Ombudsman, the answer is not enough. But according to CPS, a parent with…

  • Target 8 Investigation Prompts Mixed Reactions About CPS Involvement 1

    Target 8 is the investigative arm of Wood TV8 out of Grand Rapids in Kent County. The media group regularly investigates situations and individuals it believes may be overlooked by the public. This list includes nursing homes, insurance benefits, and in the case of one recent story – CPS‘s involvement in the lives of babies…

  • Child Abuse: A Comparison of Developing vs. Developed Nations

    In many, many ways, America is a wonderful place to live. Home to the world’s greatest melting pot of cultural and ethnic diversity, some of the best trauma care available on the planet, and a phenomenal inventive and creative sector.  We have a lot to be proud of.  But for all of that, a terrifying…

  • Parents Located For Oakland County’s Wandering Toddler

    A miscommunication between parents and a babysitter resulted in a little boy left unattended, roaming the streets, to be later found by police. The issue was eventually resolved and no one was harmed, but instead of a joyous reunion between the parents and their missing son, CPS has taken the boy away from his parents…

  • CPS Cleared in 4-Year-Old Kharisma Richardson’s Death

    4-year-old Kharisma Richardson died earlier this year as a result of actions taken by her mother, Daveeta Walker. In addition to severe burns and blisters, the child had also sustained blunt force trauma to the chest, and multiple bruises. The young Kalamazoo mother was convicted of torturing and abusing her young daughter to death, and…

  • CPS Finds And Takes “Endangered” Tennessee Baby

    Child Protective Services recently removed an 8-month-old baby from his parent’s custody, after the couple was arrested. A statewide endangered child alert was issued for little Xavier Billings, describing him as a 17 Lb baby with blue eyes and blond hair who was in danger while in the custody of his parents. Xavier’s parents, 29-year-old…

  • Is ‘Courtnapping’ Children Financially Incentivised in Michigan?

    We have known for years that the Child Welfare System here in the US, and particularly in Michigan, needs a major overhaul. Children are removed from their homes without just cause, and parents are accused of abuse based on allegations made by the state. Sadly, this is nothing new. But according to a recent article…

  • Two CPS Workers Charged For Death of Detroit Child

    24-year-old Elaine Brown,  and 47-year-old Kelly Williams are facing some very serious charges for the role the state believes they played in the abuse and death of a Detroit toddler. The two social workers are accused of failing to follow up on the case of 3-year-old Aaron Minor, after finding him inadequately cared for in…

  • CPS Investigates Family of 8-Year-Old Who Stabbed Another Child in Kent County

    Police and Child Protective Services are currently investigating the family of an 8-year-old boy from Kent County who is accused of stabbing another, 12-year-old child. According to police records, the incident took place in Grand Rapids, at about 8 pm on November 9th. It is reminiscent of the Jamarion Lawhorn case, where an abused and…

  • No Charges After 4-Year-Old is Mauled to Death by Dog

    On October 23rd, tragedy struck at a home on W. Fish Lake Road in Sherman Township. A little girl was offering her newly adopted dog a treat. Suddenly the animal attacked her, completely unprovoked, and mauled her to death. Leaving her heartbroken family to wonder why, and the prosecutor’s office to determine if anyone was…