Rain Fog/Mist 57°
Tag:

Child Safety

Police & Fire
Masked Suspects Flee From Haledon Police, Triggering School Shelter-In-Place Masked Suspects Flee From Haledon Police, Triggering School Shelter-In-Place
Masked Suspects Flee From Haledon Police, Triggering School Shelter-In-Place A routine traffic stop turned into a police pursuit Friday afternoon, March 14, leading to a temporary shelter-in-place at Haledon Public School, authorities said. At 1:50 p.m., Officer Kris Duci spotted two males wearing ski masks on a motorized scooter near West Broadway and Cliff Street, police said in a news release. The scooter had no license plates, and neither suspect was wearing a helmet, the department said. When Officer Duci attempted a motor vehicle stop, the suspects sped off toward Cliff Court, police said. As the suspects ditched the scooter and fled on foot, they discarded s…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Child's Brain Injury Sparks Recall Of 10K+ Toddler Stools Sold On Amazon Child's Brain Injury Sparks Recall Of 10K+ Toddler Stools Sold On Amazon
Child's Brain Injury Sparks Recall Of 10K+ Toddler Stools Sold On Amazon More than 10,000 toddler stools sold on Amazon have been recalled after several children were injured in collapsing incidents — including one case where a child suffered a brain injury. The recall affects about 10,300 Onasti Toddler Tower Stools, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Mar. 13. The stools can tip over or collapse during use, creating serious fall hazards. The plastic, foldable stools come in multiple colors, including beige, blue, gray, green, and pink. They're about 25 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 32 inches tall. The stools have an adju…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
News
Sharp Rise In Fentanyl Poisoning Among US Children Revealed In New Study Sharp Rise In Fentanyl Poisoning Among US Children Revealed In New Study
Sharp Rise In Fentanyl Poisoning Among US Children Revealed In New Study A new study has revealed a staggering surge in fentanyl poisonings among children and teens across the US, with cases skyrocketing by more than 1,100 percent between 2015 and 2023. The findings, published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, highlight the growing threat posed by the deadly synthetic opioid, particularly as counterfeit pills flood the illicit market. The study examined nonfatal fentanyl exposures reported to US poison centers from 2015 to 2023, analyzing cases involving children and adolescents aged 0–19.  Researchers found a dramatic increase in poisonin…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds
Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with trying to entice a minor for criminal sexual conduct, authorities said. In August 2024, Ryan Niksa communicated with a minor in another state through social media app and text messages, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Niksa and the minor exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos, Khanna said. Niksa expressed his desire to live with the minor, discussed traveling to the minor's home state to be with her, and discussed running away with her to another country where they could evade law enfo…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
GUILTY! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor GUILTY! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor
Guilty! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor A 28-year-old New Brunswick bus monitor has been found guilty after a six-year-old child with special needs in her care was killed was strangled by her wheelchair harness in July 2023. On Monday, July 17, 2023, Amanda Davila was working as a bus monitor for the route to the Claremont School in Franklin Township, where she was responsible for the safety of Fajr Williams, a 6-year-old girl in a wheelchair, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. ALSO SEE: NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death Williams was properly strapped in her wheelc…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police
NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police A 42-year-old Rockaway woman was arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 23 after leaving a child unattended, locked in a vehicle, authorities said. Officers responded to Wegmans at 34 Sylvan Way in Whippany and found the child locked in the vehicle, the Hanover Township Police Department said. The high that day was 27 degrees. Tatiana Petrina was charged with child abandonment and released with a court date, police said. The child was unharmed during the incident, police said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
News
Two North Bergen DPW Employees Helped Reunite Missing Kid With Family Two North Bergen DPW Employees Helped Reunite Missing Kid With Family
Two North Bergen DPW Employees Helped Reunite Missing Kid With Family Two Department of Public Works employees in North Bergen were recently honored for helping reunite a missing 4-year-old with her family. In November, Jesse Perez and John Roman were working on 72nd Street and Bergenline Avenue when they discovered the young child wandering alone near a busy road. They quickly ensured her safety and contacted the North Bergen Police Department, the town said. Police determined the child had managed to sneak out of her home while her mother was asleep, the town said.  Police were able to locate the family and safely reunited the girl with her m…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
20 Years In Prison For German Man Who Traveled To NJ For Sex With Kids: Feds 20 Years In Prison For German Man Who Traveled To NJ For Sex With Kids: Feds
20 Years In Prison For German Man Who Traveled To NJ For Sex With Kids: Feds A 40-year-old German man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 18 after admitting he traveled to New Jersey to have sex with a minor, authorities said. In January 2023, undercover officers began chatting with Christian Stefan Walther abut his desire to have sex with young children, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said.  Walther sent an undercover officer two videos, each of which depicted an adult male engaging in sexual conduct with a prepubescent aged female child, Sellinger said. Walther also expressed his desire to engage in sexual conduct with children aged…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Newark Traffic Sergeant Saves Choking Baby (WATCH VIDEO) Newark Traffic Sergeant Saves Choking Baby (WATCH VIDEO)
Newark Traffic Sergeant Saves Choking Baby (Watch Video) A Newark Traffic Unit Sergeant successfully performed the Heimlich Maneuver on a choking 1-year-old baby on Friday, Dec. 6, authorities said. At 7:35 a.m., Sergeant J. Cosme was working in the area of 2nd Street and Sussex Avenue when he was approached by a man who was screaming for help because a baby inside his vehicle could not breathe, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.  A woman in the vehicle’s backseat reported that her child was choking on a peppermint candy, Miranda said. Sergeant Cosme performed the Heimlich Maneuver, thrusting the baby’s abdomen and firmly pa…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Baby Rescued In Jersey City Fire That Displaced 23: Authorities Baby Rescued In Jersey City Fire That Displaced 23: Authorities
Baby Rescued In Jersey City Fire That Displaced 23: Authorities A baby was rescued in harrowing conditions as firefighters battled a heavy fire in Jersey City on Friday, Dec. 6., authorities said. Firefighters responded to 322 Princeton Ave. and observed heavy fire and smoke conditions throughout the first floor, with the fire spreading to the second floor, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. A 1-year-old was trapped inside and with no visibility and heavy smoke and fire, firefighters were able to rescue the baby after locating it in a back bedroom laying against the wall, Wallace-Scalfione said. The child was unconsc…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
North Bergen Man Attempted To Lure 11-Year-Old: WNY Police North Bergen Man Attempted To Lure 11-Year-Old: WNY Police
North Bergen Man Attempted To Lure 11-Year-Old: WNY Police A 29-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 19, after he attempted to lure an 11-year old girl into his vehicle in West New York, authorities said. The attempted luring occurred at 10:45 p.m. at 61st Street and Kennedy Boulevard, West New York police said. The child was not harmed during the incident, police said. Guy McCann was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and attempting to lure or entice a child, police said. McCann is currently lodged in the Hudson County Jail, police said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Union Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds Union Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds
Union Man Transported Irish Citizens Who Entered US Illegally: Feds A 43-year-old Union man was charged last month with unlawfully transporting Irish citizens who entered the United States illegally, authorities said. On Sunday, Sept. 8, nine citizens of Ireland crossed into the United States illegally near Drew Road in Richford, Vermont, federal prosecutors said. Murray picked up the nine citizens near the US-Canada border and transported them in his SUV, with two young children unrestrained in the rear cargo compartment, authorities said. Murray faces up to five years of imprisonment if convicted of unlawfully transporting citizens of another country, aut…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
North Jersey Man Arranged For Sex With Undercover Cop Posing As Boy, Prosecutors Say North Jersey Man Arranged For Sex With Undercover Cop Posing As Boy, Prosecutors Say
North Jersey Man Arranged For Sex With Undercover Cop Posing As Boy, Prosecutors Say A Bloomfield man was accused of trying to have sex with a Monmouth County investigator posing online as a teen boy, authorities said. Jonar Arenas, 48, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. He was charged with second-degree luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault of a minor, and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child. Investigators said Arenas contacted an undercover officer through an unnamed social media app in August. After chatting on the app and "other forms of communication," Arenas …

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor
Toddler Killed After Dog Attack In Newark: Prosecutor An 18-month old toddler was killed after being attacked by a dog in Newark on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. Police responded to the 100 block of 2nd Avenue around 9:30 p.m., and found the girl severely injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. She was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Essex County Prosecutor Office's Homicide Task Force is investigating, authorities said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Drowns In Pond, Found 50 Yards From Family's NJ Home: Police 4-Year-Old Drowns In Pond, Found 50 Yards From Family's NJ Home: Police
4-Year-Old Drowns In Pond, Found 50 Yards From Family's NJ Home: Police A 4-year-old child drowned in a pond behind a home in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. Police were called to a Monroe Township home around 6:50 p.m. for a missing child, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Monroe Township Police Chief Griffin M. Banos said. A search for the 4-year-old ensued. The child was found in a pond 50 yards from the back deck of the family’s home, and wasn’t breathing, police said.  Authorities performed CPR on the child, who was rushed to Princeton Medical Center where they were pronounced dead. The incident…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On NJ Beach, Officials Say Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On NJ Beach, Officials Say
Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On NJ Beach, Officials Say A boy was airlifted to a hospital after officials say he stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped on a New Jersey beach. Paramedics and EMTs from Sea Bright and Robert Wood Johnson were called to Sandy Hook near Guardian Park, where they found the boy with burns to both feet around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Gateway National Recreation Area spokeswoman Daphne Yun said. Witnesses said the child had stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped between rocks in the area, Yun said. The child was flown by Hackensack Meridian to a local burn center, and the area wher…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Critical After Accidental Shooting: Newark PD 3-Year-Old Critical After Accidental Shooting: Newark PD
3-Year-Old Critical After Accidental Shooting: Newark PD A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in Newark on the late afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. At 5:47 p.m., police responded to a residence on Wainwright Street near Bragaw Avenue and found a 3-year-old boy who had been shot and two other children unharmed,  Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The 3-year-old was transported to University Hospital for treatment, Fragé said. A firearm was recovered at the scene, Fragé said. The shooting appears to have been accidental and self-inflicted, Fragé said, though…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD
Child Injured After Daycare Evacuated When Ceiling Tile Falls: Westfield FD A child suffered a minor injury after the Westfield Day Care Center had to be evacuated after a ceiling tile fell on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 1, authorities said. At 1:25 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at the day care located inside Redeemer Lutheran Church at 229 Cowperthwaite Pl. and found a small drip tray from a roof mounted air conditioning unit had leaked and caused a ceiling tile and the drip tray to fall, the Westfield Fire Department said in a release.  The children were relocated to the Roosevelt School, firefighters said. The Westfield Vol…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Infant Left In Hot Car By Dad Dies In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says Infant Left In Hot Car By Dad Dies In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says
Infant Left In Hot Car By Dad Dies In New Jersey, Prosecutor Says A Jackson Township man was accused of leaving his two-month-old daughter in a hot vehicle, causing the baby to die, authorities said. Avraham Chaitovsky, 28, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, July 16. Lakewood police responded to a report of a child in cardiac arrest on New Egypt Road at around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, July 15. Officers found Hatzolah Medical Services giving lifesaving aid to the eight-week-old girl but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators sai…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Three Children Ejected From SUV With 11 Passengers In Garden State Parkway Crash: Police Three Children Ejected From SUV With 11 Passengers In Garden State Parkway Crash: Police
Three Children Ejected From SUV With 11 Passengers In Garden State Parkway Crash: Police Ten children were hospitalized, including a seriously injured toddler, after an SUV crashed on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. A state police spokesperson said troopers responded to the wreck at around 3:56 p.m. on Sunday, June 2. The crash happened in the southbound lanes near milepost 114.8 in Holmdel. Investigators said a front-seat passenger and 10 children were riding in a Subaru Forester when it hit a metal guardrail and overturned. Three of the children were ejected from the SUV. A two-year-old girl was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries. A 34-…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Near-Drowning In South Plainfield: Prosecutor 2-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Near-Drowning In South Plainfield: Prosecutor
2-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Near-Drowning In South Plainfield: Prosecutor The two-year-old boy who was in critical condition after nearly drowning succumbed to his injuries on Friday, May 31, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:40 p.m., South Plainfield police received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing.  Upon their arrival, authorities performed CPR on the two-year-old and transported him to JFK Hospital. The victim was transferred to Jersey Shore Medical Center where he remained in critical condition until he was pronounced dead on Friday. The drowning comes days after…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor 2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor
2-Year-Old Boy Nearly Drowns In South Plainfield Pool: Prosecutor A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after nearly drowning in a pool in South Plainfield, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 7:36 p.m.., South Plainfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting that a child was found in the pool and wasn’t breathing, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Authorities performed CPR on the boy and took him to JFK Hospital where he has remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Wednesday afternoon, May 29. The incident is being reviewed by Detective Craig Magnani of the …

SHARE

by Jon Craig