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Baby Boy Rushed To Hospital After Eating Cannabis Gummy At Hotel Off Route 3 Baby Boy Rushed To Hospital After Eating Cannabis Gummy At Hotel Off Route 3
Baby Boy Rushed To Hospital After Eating Cannabis Gummy At Hotel Off Route 3 A 1-year-old child was reported to be alert and responsive after eating a cannabis gummy at a hotel just off Route 3 where authorities said his teen mother and her adult boyfriend were staying. Secaucus police were called after the infant apparently lost consciousness at the Extended Stay America on Meadowlands Parkway around mid-morning on Thursday, Jan. 18, responders said. The infant was rushed to nearby Hudson Regional Hospital before being transferred to Hackensack University Medical Center, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The child's 17-year-old mother was detained and issu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HER? Search Continues For Runaway Bergen Teen SEEN HER? Search Continues For Runaway Bergen Teen
Seen HER? Search Continues For Runaway Bergen Teen A 14-year-old runaway from Ridgefield Park has continued to refuse to return home. The good news is that Jasmine Medina Ortiz spoke with her mom, texted friends that she's OK and has reportedly remained active on social media, all within the past 24 hours. Loved ones and authorities still hadn't found her as of Monday night Dec. 4, however. Ridgefield Park police confirmed that they're actively searching for the high school freshman. The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency also reportedly is involved. The last adult to reportedly see Jasmine said she was headed to schoo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (UPDATED) Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (UPDATED)
Parents Of Non-Verbal Boy In South Jersey Found (Updated) UPDATE: The child's parents have been located. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Camden County need your help identifying a child who can't identify himself. He has been turned over to the care of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Pennsauken police said mid-day Friday, May 19. Pennsauken police said they found the boy in the area of Marlton Pike and Waldorf Avenue. He is approximately 4'5" and weighs 80 pounds.  "At this time, we have been unable to identify him," police said on Facebook. If anyone knows this juvenile, please call (856) 488-0080 extension…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Transgender Family Used Daughter, 7, To Make Fetishized Porn (SENTENCING) NJ Transgender Family Used Daughter, 7, To Make Fetishized Porn (SENTENCING)
NJ Transgender Family Used Daughter, 7, To Make Fetishized Porn (Sentencing) A mom and three accomplices were sentenced to a combined 67 years in prison for sexually abusing the woman's 7-year-old daughter to make "amateur, BDSM and taboo fetish" pornography in the child's New Jersey home, authorities said. Marina Volz (aka Matthew Volz, 32), Ashley Romero (aka Adam Romero), 28), Sean Allen, 54, and Dulcinea Gnecco, 21, were sentenced by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober on Friday, May 6,  Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. The investigation into the four began in January 2019, when an anonymous caller contacted the New Jersey Divis…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nationally-Recognized NJ Catholic School Teacher Jailed On Child Sex Charges Nationally-Recognized NJ Catholic School Teacher Jailed On Child Sex Charges
Nationally-Recognized NJ Catholic School Teacher Jailed On Child Sex Charges A teacher at a Hasbrouck Heights Catholic school who once made national headlines for participating in a prestigious space program was charged with sexually assaulting a child. James Falletti, 43, of Hackensack was released from the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, March 15, pending court action following his arrest on Monday, records show. Falletti "sexually assaulted [a] child, who was younger than 16 years old, in Elmwood Park," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The married Falletti taught science and world languages for seven years at St. Leo's Catholic School in Elmwood Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Unsupervised NJ Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan, Child Welfare Authorities Notified Unsupervised NJ Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan, Child Welfare Authorities Notified
Unsupervised NJ Boy, 4, Struck By Sedan, Child Welfare Authorities Notified A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized with a broken leg -- and child welfare authorities were notified -- after he dashed into an Elmwood Park street and was struck by a sedan Monday night, authorities said. Police notified the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency following the 6:45 p.m. accident, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Paterson youngster was unsupervised by an adult when he ran out from between two parked cars on Mola Boulevard near Elmwood Terrace and was struck by a 2006 Nissan Altima, Foligno explained. The boy was taken to St. Joseph's Region…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer
PD: Mom Leaves Young Child Alone In Car Outside Garfield Walmart, Assaults Female Officer A Queens woman who left her 4-year-old child alone in a car in a handicapped spot outside the Walmart in Garfield was jailed after kicking a police officer, authorities said. Officer Marlene Martinez found the unattended youngster in a rear child seat, with the driver's side door unlocked, after not seeing a handicapped placard shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Martinez was trying to locate a parent when Latoya N. Williams-Edwards, 32, of Hollis walked up, said she'd left the youngster alone and then got into her and drove off, Uram said. The officer activated her …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Long Island ID Thieves With Infant Had Stolen Gun, More In Lyndhurst Apartment Authorities: Long Island ID Thieves With Infant Had Stolen Gun, More In Lyndhurst Apartment
Authorities: Long Island ID Thieves With Infant Had Stolen Gun, More In Lyndhurst Apartment A Long Island couple ran an ID theft operation from a leased apartment in Lyndhurst where they'd just moved in with their 14-month-old daughter, authorities said following a raid there. Diamond Holder, 24, and Mohamed Konate, 26, both most recently of Amityville, NY, were found with bogus credit cards, fake driver's licenses and a stolen gun when they were busted, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. It began with the theft of a package for another resident at the Chubb Avenue complex, he said. Detectives Nick Abruscato and Tom McSweeney quickly identified Holder as the thief who swiped the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: NJ Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Between Ages 8, 10 Prosecutor: NJ Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Between Ages 8, 10
Prosecutor: NJ Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Between Ages 8, 10 A Hudson County man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl on multiple occasions when she was between the ages of 8 and 10 years old. Mario Villa, 62, of West New York, assaulted the now-13-year-old girl between 2016 and 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Special Victims Unit was notified by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency last month and launched an investigation in the alleged assaults. Villa was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, sexual assault, child endangerment and more on May 25, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel
NJ Dad Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter At Motel A New Jersey dad has been charged with first degree attempted murder after surveillance tapes caught him putting his 2-year-old daughter in a plastic bag and carrying her through a New Jersey motel, authorities said. North Plainfield police responded to a Route 22 motel on reports of a baby inside of a bag around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. There, they found a man later identified as Lamar S. Waller -- the girl's dad -- holding his child, Robertson said alongside Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew
Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew A Jersey City man was charged with child abuse for burning his niece and nephew, ages 6 and 9, with a cigarette lighter, authorities said Tuesday. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Dec. 28 got a tip from the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency alleging two Jersey City children were being abused, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The investigation found that 21-year-old Jaimear Butler had physically abused a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl by intentionally burning their bodies with a cigarette lighter, Suarez said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Charges Upgraded For NJ Daycare Teacher Whose Son, 3, Tested Positive For Methadone Charges Upgraded For NJ Daycare Teacher Whose Son, 3, Tested Positive For Methadone
Charges Upgraded For NJ Daycare Teacher Whose Son, 3, Tested Positive For Methadone Charges were upgraded for a  44-year-old New Jersey dad and daycare worker whose 3-year-old son was found unresponsive and later tested positive for Methadone, authorities said Monday. Roberto Delgado-Gonzalez, of Guttenberg, was arrested last Monday evening and charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Oct. 19, he was charged with aggravated assault, and processed at the Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny. Police responded to Delgado-Gonzalez's home at 68th Street between Park Avenue and Broadway …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus
Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus A Paramus mechanic who works for a Passaic trucking company was charged with statutory rape after authorities said they discovered he was having sex with a girl in her mid teens. Winston Santos, 37, was charged with four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 16 years old, as well as aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangerment through sexual conduct. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said an investigation began after a worker from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted his Special Victims Unit last Friday. It led to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Couple Charged After 2-Month-Old Is Hospitalized With Broken Arm, 13 Ribs, More Hackensack Couple Charged After 2-Month-Old Is Hospitalized With Broken Arm, 13 Ribs, More
Hackensack Couple Charged After 2-Month-Old Is Hospitalized With Broken Arm, 13 Ribs, More Bergen County sheriff’s officers arrested a Hackensack couple after they brought their 2-month-old baby to the hospital with 13 broken ribs, two clavicle fractures and a broken arm, among other injuries, authorities said. William Galan, 35, and Heather Chambers, 37, were being held Friday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with child endangerment pending detention hearings the next morning, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The infant’s injuries “were inflicted by William Galan and Heather Chambers” and “no medical treatment was ever sought,” Musella said. It all came to light af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says
Child Protection Agency Notified After Sparta Man Stomps On Teenage Girl's Ankle, Report Says The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency and Sussex County Prosecutor's Office were notified after a Sparta man threw a 14-year-old girl in his care to the ground and stomped on her ankle, causing swelling and bruising, a recent report says. Logan Kylish, 36, was arrested Saturday, two days after the incident, and charged via a complaint warrant with child endangerment, abandonment, cruelty/child neglect and served a disorderly persons offense, the NJHerald reports. Someone picking the teen up for school Friday morning noticed she wasn't able to bear weight on her ank…

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by Cecilia Levine