• 7-Year-Old Shoots Father With High Powered Rifle

    The majority of accidental shooting cases involving children, are usually instances where one child shoots another with a gun that they should not have had access to. It is, however, rare to hear about a child who has shot an adult with a rifle, and what makes this case even stranger is the fact that…

  • Boy Begs Judge: Please Don’t Let My Mom Out Of Jail

    A 39-year-old woman, who is currently serving out a one year jail sentence for sexually assaulting her 11-year-old son, has petitioned the court for early release for good behavior. But her son, the victim, has also petitioned the court, begging the Judge to keep his mother behind bars for as long as possible.   In…

  • The Story of Ryker James-LaRoy McEvers

    On a Facebook page entitled fight.cps.false.allegations, Jennafer McEvers shares her and her daughter’s heartbreaking story of their battle with CPS, and their fight to keep Jennafer’s tiny preemie grandson, Ryker James-LaRoy McEvers.   Ryker was born 14 weeks early via cesarean section to Danielle McEvers. At birth, he weighed a single pound. But before being…

  • Mom Arrested, Daughter in CPS Custody

    Michelle Marie Andrews, the 47-year-old mother who chose not to surrender her daughter to Child Protective Services and instead fled the area, has been arrested. Her daughter, a 3-year-old named Arianna Rene’e Andrews, was found safe at a relative’s house, and has since been taken into the custody of the state.   According to police…

  • Missing Child Report Results in CPS Investigation

    In Canton, Michigan, a missing child report from a frantic parent has resulted in Child Protective Services opening an investigation into the family. Police reports say the incident that started the ball rolling took place in a Home Depot store, where a father who was shopping suddenly realized that he could not locate his son.…

  • CPS Visit Results in Family Being Evicted

    Child Protective Services showing up on your doorstep can mean a myriad of things, and very few of them are good. For one Delhi Township woman and her elderly mother, the issues that normally come with CPS visits were only the tip of the iceberg, as this particular visit resulted in them being evicted from…

  • Should CPS Have Taken “Missing” 7-Year-Old Girl?

    You probably already know something about this case. After all, an Amber Alert went out on Thursday of last week, just after noon, for a child suspected of being in a red Ford Escape. It was suspected that 30-year-old Amanda Hayward and her 7-year-old daughter Sapphire Palmer were travelling with a registered sex offender, and…

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? Part 2

    In part one of this series we introduced the subject of Michigan’s alarming rise in babies born with drug addictions, and looked at what symptoms those newborns face while they endure withdrawal after birth. Moving on, we are going to look at what doctors are doing to address the issue, and why CPS intervention isn’t…

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy – What Helps? 1

    In addition to the many other things that Michigan has seen an increase of in recent years, such as meth dump sites and overall child poverty, there is the issue of babies born addicted to drugs. Michigan has seen a surge in newborns struggling with opioid withdrawal.   This is a terrible way to start…

  • CPS Investigates Toddler Found Hungry And Alone

    Child Protective Services is currently investigating a situation that took place recently, where a hungry, unattended child was reported to authorities in Canton .   According to police reports, the little 5-year-old girl was seen wandering around in a mobile home park by herself. A concerned neighbor called the police, who were able to locate…