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Michigan CPS fails to address key issues, audit reveals
Read full article: Michigan CPS fails to address key issues, audit revealsThe recent audit highlights failures in timely investigation initiation, criminal background checks, and risk assessments, although CPS has improved in areas like making referrals to county prosecutors and completing investigations promptly.
Missing 3-year-old Detroit girl found after father did not surrender her to CPS
Read full article: Missing 3-year-old Detroit girl found after father did not surrender her to CPSA 3-year-old girl has been found safe after she was reported missing when her biological father failed to follow a court order requiring him to surrender her to CPS.
Investigation into death of 5-year-old uncovered startling details about Michiganโs welfare system
Read full article: Investigation into death of 5-year-old uncovered startling details about Michiganโs welfare systemAfter running into roadblocks in getting answers about what CPS did to care for Ethan Belcher, Local 4 started asking questions about cases in the system.
Investigation into death of 5-year-old uncovers startling details about Michiganโs welfare system
Read full article: Investigation into death of 5-year-old uncovers startling details about Michiganโs welfare systemAfter running into roadblocks in getting answers about what CPS did to care for Ethan Belcher, Local 4 started asking questions about cases in the system.
What weโve learned about CPS visits to Detroit home where toddler was found dead in freezer
Read full article: What weโve learned about CPS visits to Detroit home where toddler was found dead in freezerNew questions tonight following the gruesome discovery of a three-year-old boy found in a freezer on Detroitโs west side.
Family reacts after mother charged in case of 3-year-old boy found dead in Detroit freezer
Read full article: Family reacts after mother charged in case of 3-year-old boy found dead in Detroit freezerFamily members of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead last week in a Detroit freezer spoke to Local 4 after the mother was charged in the case.
How Michigan plans to address racial disparities in foster care system
Read full article: How Michigan plans to address racial disparities in foster care systemThere is an over-representation of children of color in the foster care system in Michigan and a task force is making recommendations to prevent and eliminate systemic racism in the child protection system.
Man charged for serious abuse of 3-month-old twin babies, cat at Warren hotel, police say
Read full article: Man charged for serious abuse of 3-month-old twin babies, cat at Warren hotel, police sayA man is accused of abusing 3-month-old twin babies and a cat at a Warren hotel, leaving them all with serious injuries and signs of past abuse, police said.
Ecorse High School assistant principal accused of committing sex crimes with 10-year-old relative
Read full article: Ecorse High School assistant principal accused of committing sex crimes with 10-year-old relativeThe assistant principal of Ecorse High School was arrested Monday on accusations that he committed sex crimes with a 10-year-old relative, officials said.
Michigan mom missing with children after court order to remove them from her custody
Read full article: Michigan mom missing with children after court order to remove them from her custodyA Michigan mother has gone missing with three of her children after a court ordered them to be removed from her custody, officials said.
Baby found, rescued from Detroit fire after mother says house is empty
Read full article: Baby found, rescued from Detroit fire after mother says house is emptyโThe scariest thing about the whole situation is how do you not tell us thereโs a child in there?โ Williams asked. โThere was a lot of black smoke.โ
Alpena man charged with sexually abusing minor
Read full article: Alpena man charged with sexually abusing minorALPENA, Mich. โ An Alpena man has been arrested and charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Michigan State Police were called to investigate a report of sexual abuse of a minor on Saturday. The abuse was reported to have began in 2018, police said. Police said the victim of the abuse reported it to her mother, who then contacted Child Protective Services. He was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.
Oakland County deputy attacked by dog while assisting CPS at Pontiac home
Read full article: Oakland County deputy attacked by dog while assisting CPS at Pontiac homePONTIAC, Mich. A German Shepard and two young children were taken from a Pontiac home Saturday afternoon. Police said it wasnt the first time deputies had been called to the residence regarding reports of child abuse. A deputy fired at the dog and the injured German Shepard ran back to its owner. The two children were turned over to a caseworker from CPS and the two women were taken into custody to be interviewed by detectives. An officer with Oakland County Animal Control took custody of the German Shepard.