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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…

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by Jon Craig
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Uncle, Grandparents Locked 6-Year-Old With Dirty Diaper In Room For Days Before Death: Berks DA Uncle, Grandparents Locked 6-Year-Old With Dirty Diaper In Room For Days Before Death: Berks DA
Uncle, Grandparents Locked 6-Year-Old With Dirty Diaper In Room For Days Before Death: Berks DA Authorities in Berks County have charged the grandparents and uncle of a 6-year-old girl who died of dehydration earlier in May, they announced Monday, Aug. 5. The victim was in the care of her grandmother, Jazmine A. Rodriguez, her grandfather, Manuel Rodriguez, Sr., and her uncle, Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., in Reading when she died of dehydration and prolonged exposure to high ambient temperature due to child neglect on May 28, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. All three were charged with Criminal Homicide, Unlawful Restraint/Serious Bodily Injury, Fa…

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by Jon Craig
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Coatesville Parents Ran Fundraiser For Son Who Allegedly Overdosed On Their Drugs Coatesville Parents Ran Fundraiser For Son Who Allegedly Overdosed On Their Drugs
Coatesville Parents Ran Fundraiser For Son Who Allegedly Overdosed On Their Drugs The Coatesville parents charged with their son's overdose death last July launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral expenses.  The verified campaign raised $895 after it was posted on July 30, 2023.  "My name is Mousa Hawa I am asking for help to cover cost for my son Hunter Hawa," the campaign reads. "He passed suddenly 7/26/2023 we are having him cremated and then we will have a service for him(.)" Hawa and Holly Back are each charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Hunter's July 26 overdose death, the Chester County District Attorney'…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Mom Arrested In NJ After Leaving Child Alone Without Heat, Water, Gas: Police (UPDATE) PA Mom Arrested In NJ After Leaving Child Alone Without Heat, Water, Gas: Police (UPDATE)
PA Mom Arrested In NJ After Leaving Child Alone Without Heat, Water, Gas: Police (Update) A Pennsylvania mom who secretly moved to New Jersey and left her child behind has been arrested, police told Daily Voice on Monday, Jan. 29. Tiffani Chanel Bogroff, 45, who was last known to live at 900 block of North President Avenue in Lancaster, PA, reportedly moved to NJ over a month ago and left her child in the home alone in poor conditions, Manheim Township police explained in a release on Friday, Jan. 26.  She was taken into police custody in New Jersey over the weekend, Sergeant Barry Waltz with the MTPD told us. Records show Bogroff is being held at the Salem County Jai…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads PA Officers To Abandoned Toddlers: Police 'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads PA Officers To Abandoned Toddlers: Police
'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads PA Officers To Abandoned Toddlers: Police A 7-year-old girl's plea for help has landed her mother serious charges, police announced on Friday, Nov. 17.  What should have been a quiet night on a culdesac, took a sudden turn when a young girl arrived at a neighbor's home with a sign asking them to "please adopt me," around 8:46 p.m. on Nov. 8, according to the Chambersburg police.  The neighbor called the police to report the girl as a "found person," as stated in the police release.  When an officer arrived, the young girl agreed to walk to her home in the 330 block of Lantern Lane. The officer got to the girl's…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs
Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs A Pennsylvania couple accused of padlocking their fridge and raising seven children among rats are facing additional charges, according to court records.  Shane and Crystal Robertson, of West Rockhill Township, were previously charged with seven felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child in May, Daily Voice reported.  Each is now accused of simple assault and conspiracy, and Shane Robertson faces an additional charge of strangulation, legal filings show.  Authorities first visited the family's home after three of their children were seen entering an abando…

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by Mac Bullock
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Parents Accused Of Bringing Kids To Buy Drugs In Philly Area: Report Parents Accused Of Bringing Kids To Buy Drugs In Philly Area: Report
Parents Accused Of Bringing Kids To Buy Drugs In Philly Area: Report A Pennsylvania couple brought their children with them to buy drugs in the Philadelphia area and frequently left them to fend for themselves, NorthPennNow reports citing authorities. The Bucks County mom and dad, who were already under investigation for drug-related matters, were charged in August, approximately three months after Pennsylvania State Police received a Childline referral about siblings who were repeatedly exposed to drugs, the outlet says. The two children under the age of six told investigators that they saw their parents "pass out" on multiple occasions and drew a pict…

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by Nicole Acosta
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'Dirty' Children In Protective Custody After Armed Parents' Fight At PA Walmart, Report Says 'Dirty' Children In Protective Custody After Armed Parents' Fight At PA Walmart, Report Says
'Dirty' Children In Protective Custody After Armed Parents' Fight At PA Walmart, Report Says Two "extremely dirty" children were taken into protective custody after their parents were found fighting in a Walmart parking lot with loaded firearms in reach of the youngsters, as reported by Fox43. Police responding to 50 Newberry Parkway in Etters on Oct. 19 found Cullen Kellinson, 27, and Tiffany Sue Arcq, 30, of Newville, in a flatbed pickup truck, according to Fox and court documents. Neither state nor local police responded to Daily Voice's request for comment Thursday. Kellinson’s court docket was not available to Daily Voice at the time of publishing. Arcq and Kel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart
PD: Mom Assaults Female Officer After Leaving Child Alone In Car Outside Walmart A 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, Queens 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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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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'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children 'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children
'Worst Case I've Ever Seen,' Doctor Says Of Pennsylvania Parents' Neglect Of Children The parents of six children in Pennsylvania were convicted on Wednesday in a case of child neglect described by one doctor as the worst he's ever seen, authorities said. Albert Dunkowski, 54, and Christine Dunkowski, 47, were convicted in absentia by a Bucks County jury of three counts each of endangering the welfare of a child, local authorities said. Middletown police took the six children into protective custody two years ago after four were discovered malnourished and ill sleeping in a car at the Woodbourne train station, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Offic…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Parents Charged With Murder In 4-Month-Old Baby's Drowning PA Parents Charged With Murder In 4-Month-Old Baby's Drowning
PA Parents Charged With Murder In 4-Month-Old Baby's Drowning Two parents from Lancaster County were charged with murder after their 4-month-old baby drowned in a bathtub last May, authorities announced. David Lamar Meadows, 27, of Ronks, was arrested Friday morning in West Earl Township by Pennsylvania State Police while Amy Elizabeth Manning, 29, of Ronks was apprehended in Nashville, Tennessee by Nashville Metro Police Department on Saturday.  Pennsylvania State Police were called to the Roadway Inn on Lincoln Highway in East Paradise on reports of a baby that drowned in a bathtub on May 20, and met with the child's parents in the parking lot,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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POLICE: Screaming Infant Covered In Vomit Trapped In Car In LanCo. On 90+ Degree Day POLICE: Screaming Infant Covered In Vomit Trapped In Car In LanCo. On 90+ Degree Day
Police: Screaming Infant Covered In Vomit Trapped In Car In LanCo. On 90+ Degree Day A child under 1-year-old was found locked in an unattended car in Clay Township on Monday, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. A group of alarmed shoppers called 911 and began to seek out the owner of the car upon finding the infant locked inside a vehicle, screaming, covered in vomit in the area of the Subway at 1077 Sharpe Avenue. The car was not running but the windows were cracked. It was over 90 degrees Fahrenheit at the time. The male driver of the vehicle soon exited the store and left, before police arrived. An investigation into the incident…

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by Jillian Pikora
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5 Kids Under 11 Left Alone In 'Deplorable Conditions,' Cumberland Co. Mom Charged With Felony 5 Kids Under 11 Left Alone In 'Deplorable Conditions,' Cumberland Co. Mom Charged With Felony
5 Kids Under 11 Left Alone In 'Deplorable Conditions,' Cumberland Co. Mom Charged With Felony A mother of five children has been charged with a felony for neglect after she left all five of her children home alone. Ashley Lynn Ellis, 33, of the 2000 block of Rupley Road in Wormleysburg, was arrested on July 14 around 9 a.m. after West Shore Regional Police were dispatched to her home for a welfare check. When officers arrived they found five children all under the age of 11 home alone living in "extremely deplorable conditions." She is being held in the Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. WSRPD was assisted by Cumberland County Children and Youth Services, who worke…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years
Report: PA Parents, Step-Grandparent Beat 3 Kids They Kept Locked In Attic For Years A set of Pennsylvania parents and a step-grandparent were arrested for keeping two boys and a girl locked in an attic minimal food and water for years, according to recent news reports. Bail was denied for Todd Richter, 32, his fiance Jennifer Yost and her mother, Wendy Yost -- all of Schuylkill County -- who were all charged with endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault, harassment and more, Fox43 reports. The investigation into the trio began weeks ago, when the 12-year-old boy -- the oldest of the three children -- escaped from the Francis Street home in Minersville h…

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by Cecilia Levine