Category: Child Neglect
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5 Adults Charged After Child is Burned in ‘Deplorable’ Home
A tragic accident involving a 4-year-old boy and a butane torch has turned into criminal charged for his parents, evictions for five people, and CPS involvement. The events that led to this sad outcome began over a month ago, with a little boy playing with something he found in his messy house… According to police…
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Calhoun County Dad Leaves Baby in Car While Visiting Strip Club
A Calhoun County father has been arrested for allegedly leaving his young child in the car while he spent time visiting a Battle Creek area strip club. He is now facing charges, although he claims it isn’t what it looks like. According to police records, three men at the club stepped outside to have a…
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Detroit Mother Charged For Newborn Infant’s Death
We have very little information about this particular case, in part because the events are so recent and still under investigation, but we do know that a Detroit mother is facing very serious charges. She is accused of causing the death of her newborn baby. How this will impact her other children, and the extent…
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Rescued Dog Rescues Child – CPS Investigates The Family
In a classic case of paying it forward, a rescued dog helps to rescue a child who was in danger of losing her life to exposure. However, this happy story doesn’t have a totally happy ending, depending on who you are, and where you stand on the issue of CPS involvement. Peanut, a medium sized…
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Drowned Baby in Kalamazoo Results in CPS Investigation
24-year-old Jennifer Ruth Spicer, a Kalamazoo mother, is accused of being negligent with her infant during bath time, which resulted in the child’s death. Spicer is being charged with both child abuse and manslaughter. According to police reports, officers were dispatched to Spicer’s home on Phelps avenue in Kalamazoo in response to a 911 call…
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Pokemon Go Results in CPS Intervention
Unless you have been camping in the Upper Peninsula without cell service for over a month now, you have probably heard about the Pokemon Go craze that has taken the world by storm. There have been news reports of people walking off cliffs, strolling in front of moving cars, and breaking into private property in…
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Four Children Found Alone in Detroit Home, Dehydrated
CPS was contacted recently about four children that were found alone and allegedly dehydrated in an overheated Detroit home. The story, which made media headlines, paints a picture of child abandonment and neglect, but that is often not a complete picture. According to Detroit Police, officers were summoned to a house on Faust Avenue…
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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…
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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…
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CPS Investigating Toddler Found on Street at Midnight
When police are contacted about a suspicious or strange situation involving a child, especially one where there is no obvious crime for them to pursue, they call in CPS. This way, they can turn over the investigation to an agency whose sole focus is investigating allegations of abuse and neglect. It also allows them to…