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Endangering the welfare of children

Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA
Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Three-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen accidentally shot himself with a gun that an Allentown man had stashed under the couch, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Jose Hilario Abreu, 28, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said in a release Friday.  Borgen was shot on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street on March 28 and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries, city police said previously. On Friday, the DA's Office said Abreu had placed a loaded handgun under a sofa where Borgen and a 2-year-old w…
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA
PA Parents Charged With 'Near Fatal' Abuse Of 1-Year-Old Twins: DA Two Chester parents are accused of abusing their 1-year-old twins almost to death, according to a release from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.  Zamareon Moat, 18, and Armani Coleman, 23, are charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  The investigation began when Chester police were called to the couple's home about an unconscious infant on Jan. 22, the release says. Coleman handed arriving officers her 1-year-old son, who was lethargic and drawing shallow breaths, according to authorities.  Coleman…
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…
'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads Officers To Abandoned Toddlers In Chambersburg: Police 'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads Officers To Abandoned Toddlers In Chambersburg: Police
'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads Officers To Abandoned Toddlers In Chambersburg: 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…
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say
DNA On Tie-Dye Towel Links PA Man To Assault Of Family Member, Police Say A 38-year-old man has been charged after a towel linked him to months of sexual assaults with a young family member, police announced on Monday, Oct. 23.  Around 11:40 a.m. on May 21, 2023, a girl under the age of 16 and her mom reached out to the Lower Allen Township Police Department to inform them "that a family member, John Heinrich George II, had been sexually assaulting her for the last two months," as stated in the release.  The incidents happened in Camp Hill beginning on March 2, 2023, according to court documents.  During the girl's meeting with the police she "rev…
PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say
PA Coach, Teacher Had 'Inappropriate Relationship With Students' Authorities Say A 57-year-old baseball coach and special education teacher has been changed for indecent sexual contact with minors he coached.   Daniel C. Waters, was the lead baseball coach and a special education teacher in the Chester Upland School District.  🎉 Baseball Team Receives Local Donation 🎉 We are excited to share that the Chester Clippers Baseball team has received... Posted by The Chester Upland School District on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 The Glen Mills resident was slapped with 24 charges on Tuesday, July 25, 2023— 18 of which are felonies, according to the Pennsylvania State Polic…
PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police
PA Mom's Lies Force Infant's Unnecessary Surgery: Police An infant underwent an "extensive in-patient hospitalization period lasting over 20 days as well as a gastrostomy tube being surgically placed into the child’s stomach" due to false claims by their mom, police announced on Friday, July 7, 2023. Briana Byers, 25, of Lancaster, "had been inventing symptoms and exaggerating normal behavior which led to significant over-hospitalization and medical treatment of her child," City police stated in the release. The police first learned of this possible Munchausen syndrome by proxy case by a Childline report in May 2023. An investigation was launche…
Homeless 21-Year-Old Convict ID'd As Stabbing Suspect, Lancaster Police Say Homeless 21-Year-Old Convict ID'd As Stabbing Suspect, Lancaster Police Say
Homeless 21-Year-Old Convict ID'd As Stabbing Suspect, Lancaster Police Say A 21-year-old man experiencing homelessness has been identified as the primary suspect of a stabbing in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.  Jerome Strive Jr. was identified through an investigation conducted by Detective Burgett, according to the updated release.  He is wanted on a warrant for the felony charge of aggravated assault in connection with the man stabbed in the torso on Monday, April 17, 2023, the police explained. Strive is currently serving five years of probation for drug related offenses and endangering the welfare of children, court rec…
Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say
Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say A 22-year-old man "attempted to strangle several individuals" in front of children in Lancaster County on Sunday, March 19, 2023, authorities say.  Luke Bachman of Leola was arrest following an argument turned physical altercation in the Bareville section of West Earl Township, around noon, according to area police.  West Earl Township Police were dispatched to "a weapons in progress call" on Bareview Drive shortly before noon.  They arrived to find "a witness and family members were outside the residence who observed the altercation which had occurred inside the home," the …
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police
Infant With Missing Manheim Mom Who Overdosed At Gas Station: Police A woman was found with blue lips and grey skin at a Lancaster area Sunoco Gas station while a 1-year-old infant was with her, authorities say. Kaitlyn Rebecca Wertz, 29, of Lancaster, was found laying on her back near the checkout of the gas station located at 1136 Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, on Feb. 23, 2023, Manheim Township police explained in a release on Friday, March 3. Wertz was unconscious when EMS arrived and they used three doses of NARCAN to revive her, according to the police release. "In the store with Wertz, at the time of her overdose, was a 1-year-old child. No one was …
Four Kids Spotted Getting Baked In Car With Woman Named 'Baker,' Police In Lancaster Co. Say Four Kids Spotted Getting Baked In Car With Woman Named 'Baker,' Police In Lancaster Co. Say
Four Kids Spotted Getting Baked In Car With Woman Named 'Baker,' Police In Lancaster Co. Say Mary Baker was found "baked" on marijuana in a smoke-filled car with four children on Jan. 13, 2023, authorities announced in a release on Feb. 28. Baker, 43, of Denver, was noticed by the police while sitting in "a parked vehicle full of smoke with the windows up" in the 100 block of Main Street around 7:45 p.m., East Cocalico Township police say.  Officers also "discovered Baker was in possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia," as stated in the release.  The children in the vehicle were not her's, so their parents were notified, according to the release.…
Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say
Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say A central Pennsylvania man is behind bars after an infant "was found face down in a bathtub," authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  An unnamed woman had left the 1-year-old boy in the care of her 25-year-old boyfriend Dontae Thomas in her apartment in the 1000 block of Hill Street in Chester Borough on Friday, February 10, Trooper Matthew Peacock explains in the affidavit of probable cause citing an interview Pennsylvania state police had with Thomas.  That morning, Thomas had been in bed with the infant when he noticed blood coming from the child's mouth…
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says 5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says Five additional members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania are now facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually abusing children, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.  All of the men, between the ages of 42-74, abused family members between the ages of 5 and 15, the AG says. The defendants are being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the following offenses: Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County, is alleged to have sexually abused two young sisters who were between the …