Missing McKinney boy and mom are found
McKINNEY (AP) — A two-year-old Collin County boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found and his mother is now in custody. The alert was issued after police said his 28-year-old mother, Brooke Leigh Muncie, snatched him from a McKinney park. William Jacob Weltzer was recovered and is safe. Police Lt. Mark Moyle said Muncie and the child’s father, who has court-ordered custody, were …
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Foster home classes offered
Each year, more than 1,500 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect are made in Yolo County. From those reports, dozens of children and youth are brought into protective custody — with about 300 children at any given time under the “umbrella” of Yolo County Child Welfare Services, according to
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Fathers see bill as chance for equal time with kids
Some fathers in Wisconsin are tired of being slighted – particularly by the courts. They are upset about too frequently being on the losing side when it comes to child custody or placement issues even after they have been found willing and capable of sharing the load.
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Mother’s Day Sweep Closes In On Deadbeat Parents
Baltimore City sheriff’s deputies target people wanted on child support warrants on Mother’s Day and say they have arrested 22 people owing close to 8 K in payments.
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3 more arrests in Pearsall child abuse case
share: digg facebook twitter Contreras’ boyfriend, Abel Galvan Jr., 37, was taken into custody without incident by LaSalle County deputies Thursday night at a relative’s home, authorities said. The baby was found with 106 indications of trauma or abuse, including several fractured ribs, some of which had healed, “dozens of bruises and scratches” along with cut, bloodied, and in several cases …
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Florida church puppeteer arrested on child sex charges
Agencies OVIEDO, FLORIDA, May 7: A Florida man who performed puppet shows at a local church was arrested on child molestation charges, local authorities said Friday.
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Teen embroiled in international custody battle can stay in Canada
A teenage refugee from Mexico embroiled in an international custody battle who was wrongfully deported from Canada last year will live with an aunt now that she’s back in Toronto, a family court ruled Thursday.
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AP Source: Mel Gibson’s ex drops domestic violence allegations in child custody dispute
LOS ANGELES – A source says Mel Gibson’s former girlfriend has told a judge hearing the couple’s child custody dispute that she is dropping allegations that the Oscar-winner struck her during a fight last year.
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Walla Walla doctor charged in child custody case
A physician who allegedly fled the country with her two children during a divorce and child-custody dispute was charged Friday in Walla Walla County Superior Court with custodial interference.
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Public favors equal custody for children of divorce, studies find
The public favors equal custody for children of divorce, according to findings in a pair of studies.
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Man expected to face murder charges in child’s death
A man held on preliminary murder charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl and the child’s mother were in McLean County Circuit Court Tuesday morning for separate hearings related to the removal of a second child from their care.
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Mother accused of leaving child in car while she shoplifted at Meijer has court date today
Zhen-Yi Piers was arrested after she allegedly left her child in a car while she shoplifted at the Meijer store on Jan. 14 will face a bench trial before Holland District Court Judge Susan Jonas.
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Retired police sergeant waives charges to court
This article has been read 0 times. Lawrence W. McElroy, 61, of Cooperstown, Venango County, was taken into custody April 25 by special agents with the state attorney general’s child predator unit and Canonsburg police.
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President Obama’s statement on the death of Osama bin Laden
WASHINGTON – US forces killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body, US President Barack Obama said at a White House press conference, confirming what US media had already reported.
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Obama tells families of 9/11 victims that ‘justice has been done’
In direct and emotional terms, President Barack Obama informed the nation and the world Sunday night that a U.S. operation in Pakistan earlier in the day killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden almost 10 years after terrorist attacks that killed thousands.
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Text of President Obama’s remarks on the death of Osama bin Laden
President Barack Obama’s remarks in the White House East Room at 10:35 p.m. Chicago time Sunday:
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Court case could end ‘speculative’ HHS practices
The North Platte Telegraph A case to soon be heard in the U.S. Supreme Court could establish a nationwide standard for children’s rights, stopping speculation and rumor from causing a child’s removal from a home.
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Sunday school teacher charged with sexual assault
The North Platte Telegraph A Sunday school teacher for a Sutherland church has been arrested on nine counts of first-degree sexual assault on a child, with each Class 2 felony count carrying a possible 50-year prison sentence.
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