Category: Child Neglect
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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…
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CPS Investigating Little Boy Found Wandering The Streets in Detroit
Child Protective Services has opened an investigation into a situation that has, thus far, yielded little in the way of answers. A little boy was found wandering in the street on Detroit’s Eastside and has since been reunited with his mother. But officials feel that the circumstances surrounding this incident should perhaps receive some closer…