Cops in Wildwood say they found a mother of three young children overdosing earlier this week; she is now facing a list of charges and the state has taken temporary custody of the kids.
Officers with the Wildwood Police Department were contacted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency on Tuesday and they were asked to check on the wellbeing of several small children at a home on the 200 East Block of Glenwood Avenue in the city.
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Police say when they arrived at the home, they found 28-year-old Lisa Jane Griner, the mother of a one, seven, and eight-year-old, experiencing the effects of a drug overdose. Griner was unconscious and unresponsive, according to a press release. Officers administered a dose of Naloxone which allowed Griner to recover. Additional medical help was provided by Wildwood Fire/Rescue at the scene.
The RAINE Foundation, standing for Reaching All In Need Everyday, is expanding its reach throughout Monmouth County, through the county's special program that facilitates access to certain services for its residents.
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A judge in Sussex County on Monday found a Hopatcong mother not guilty by reason of insanity in an attack on her children last summer that left one of the boys
seriously injured.
Rather than serve prison time for attempted murder, Karina Cedeno-Flores, 33, will be under the care of the state s Department of Health, which will determine if she requires inpatient hospitalization for mental health treatment, according to a written decision by state Superior Court Judge Louis Sceusi.
She ll also be required to return for periodic hearings before a judge to assess her condition. The state s child-welfare division will determine what level of contact she ll have going forward with the children, who have been staying with their grandfather since the July 28 incident.
Ex-child protection caseworker, a fired teacher, admits to child porn charge
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
A former caseworker for New Jersey’s child protection agency - who was fired from an Atlantic City elementary school teaching job after allegations of inappropriate conduct with students before being hired by the state - admitted Thursday to creating images of child sexual abuse, according to court papers and prosecutors.
Kayan Frazier pleaded guilty via video conference in Camden federal court to one count of producing images of child pornography, New Jersey Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said in a statement. Frazier has remained in custody since his arrest July 12, 2019.
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A Hackensack woman drove drunk with her 9-year-old son in the front seat, said Maywood police who got help from a good Samaritan who followed her until officers arrived.
Responding to the concerned citizen’s call, Officer Matt Della Bella and Officer Noel Hodgins stopped Shavone Jones, 41, on Passaic Street, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.
Jones with charged with DWI and child endangerment and released to a responsible adult, the sergeant said.
Police also released the boy to a responsible adult and notified the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, which Phayre said was conducting its own investigation.