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Each day in the United States, more than 3 children die as a result of child abuse in the home. Arizona CPS News Archive
Arizona News Coverage
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Goodrich, Quinn set June date
The engagement of Virginia Goodrich of Tuscon, Ariz., and Thomas Quinn, of Oro Valley, Ariz., is being announced.
The bride-elect is a homeschool graduate and graduated in 2007 from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich. She is employed by Healthy Families Arizona in Tuscon.
Hudson Hub Times
May 23, 2010
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Pictures Taken Along The Illegal Route South Of Tucson
There is a regular smuggling route between the Mexican border and Tucson, Arizona. Few Americans can conceive of the numbers of illegals coming in via this route.
The trail stays away from the roads and is heavily used. I got the pictures below, as well as the enclosed commentary, from a friend who lives in Arizona.
The Real Revo
May 21, 2010
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After Arizona Immigration Law, activists see local problem
by Kelly Virella
A week after Arizona enacted a law permitting local police to stop people they suspect are undocumented immigrants, advocates across the country are drawing attention to a related issue:
The federal government's ongoing efforts to nudge other police and sheriff's departments policies closer to Arizona's. By 2013, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expects to enroll every jail in America in a network that allows the agency to find and detain undocumented immigrants who have been arrested.
Alter Net
April 29, 2010
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Ohio boy, 3, found in Tempe, ending Amber Alert
by Allison Hurtado
The subject of an Ohio Amber Alert was found safe in a Tempe hotel Tuesday, officials said. Ohio Protective Services issued the Amber Alert Tuesday morning after a follow-up at his foster home on Stuckhart Road in Trotwood, Ohio.
Officials worried Ashley Hill, 27, had taken her 3-year-old son, Adorian Hill, on Saturday. Apparently she had threatened to harm herself and the child in the past, according to the alert. Police found all three at an extended stay hotel. Adorian was taken by Arizona Child Protective Services.
The Arizona Republic
March 17, 2010
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District sues parents ... to shut them up!
by Bob Unruh
A school district in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a handful of taxpayers seeking a court ruling that they have no right to ask for public records, sue the district or even complain to anyone about the educational institution's activities.
Among the points of contention that have fueled the records disputes have been arguments over a school uniform requirement - the school said its survey showed parents supported the plan but declined to document the support. A second issue was a parent's request for school records after she learned officials there had sent her daughter to see a counselor. It took 16 months for the school to even identify for the parent the counselor involved.
World Net Daily
March 10, 2010
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CASA for Kids: 'Molly and Larry'
A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer is needed for 15-year-old "Molly" and her 14-year-old brother, "Larry."
Child Protective Services (CPS) removed the teens from their home because of a family history of neglect, mental illness and substance abuse, as well as prior removals of the children.
The Prescott Daily Courier
February 14, 2010
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El Mirage mother arrested on child-abuse charges
by Kylie Gifford
El Mirage mother arrested on child-abuse charges, El Mirage 8-year-old told to a school counselor her mother used a belt to whip her, police said.
Juanita Renee Baker, 31, is accused of child abuse after her 8-year-old daughter told a counselor at Riverview Elementary School last Friday that the scrapes, welts and bruises on her left leg were from a belt her mother used to whip her, according to a news release issued by the El Mirage Police Department. CPS has reportedly removed Baker's seven children from her home.
AZ Central
February 10, 2010
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Sen. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, District 30
Paton has declared his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 8th Congressional District held by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Everyday Arizonans know the difficulties we're facing firsthand. They're cutting their own budgets right now. As that process unfolds, I'm most concerned about programs to protect the state's most vulnerable children under the supervision of Child Protective Services and to make sure our schools are preparing students for the 21st century.
Arizona Daily Star
January 25, 2010
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Arizona Boy Gets Residential Treatment for Killing Dad's Friend
ST. JOHNS -- A 10-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his father's friend in November 2008 apologized Thursday for hurting the man's family and was ordered to a residential treatment program.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors had pushed for the boy to be placed in a private treatment facility in Maricopa County, but Judge Monica Stauffer also had the option of sending him to a county juvenile detention facility. The boy left the Apache County courthouse with his mother and is expected to report to the treatment facility in a couple of weeks, where he will stay for an undetermined amount of time.
Fox News
January 15, 2010
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Police: Arizona Mom Tries to Trade Daughter for Gun
Authorities say they have arrested an Arizona woman who traded her 2-year-old daughter for a gun.
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested 33-year-old Tanya Nareau of Mesa on Tuesday after receiving a tip. Authorities say Nareau has been charged with the unlawful sale of a child and solicitation to possess a weapon by a prohibited person.
Fox News
January 13, 2010
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Grandfather of missing baby says life was hard on mom
by Megan Boehnke
Elizabeth Johnson's grandfather says she grew up with a drug-addicted father and an alcoholic mother and then bounced around five different foster homes.
She has always been impulsive, secretive and prone to fits of rage. A relative says that as a child, she would break windows in her home and chased her father with a plunger.
The Arizona Republic
January 10, 2010
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2000 saw Mom, Dad keeping extremely close tabs on kids
by Randy Cordova
In the first part of the 21st century, the term "helicopter parents" began to take hold.
Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay coined the term in a 1990 book called "Parenting With Love and Logic." They didn't consider it a good thing: It was in the "ineffective parenting styles" section.
The Arizona Republic
December 22, 2009
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Local safety net stretched to the limit
by Larry Hendricks
Despite the creation of a more comprehensive system of care that includes detox services, Flagstaff still has a problem with street alcoholics.
An emergency shelter for women and children receives $1 million in funding for the construction of a new building. An emergency shelter for homeless men gets the green light to remain at its city-owned location, but funds to keep it running are touch and go.
Arizona Daily Sun
December 22, 2009
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Demarees to Wal-Mart: Get Ready for Your Bath
A year ago A.J. and Lisa Demaree of Peoria, Ariz. thought they were taking pictures of their daughters taking a bath, but to a Wal-Mart employee, the Demarees were committing "child erotica" and "sex exploitation."
I didn't realize that child pornographers were in the habit of schlepping their images over to Wal-Mart, but what do I know? Child Protective Services took custody of the kids for a month, and the couple, who were never charged, spent $75,000 on legal fees. Now the Demarees are suing both the state of Arizona and Wal-Mart.
Politics Daily
September 24, 2009
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Walmart sued over kids' bath pictures
PHOENIX -- An Arizona couple accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart are suing the state and the retail giant.
Lisa and Anthony "A.J." Demaree's three young daughters were taken away by Arizona Child Protective Services last fall when a Walmart employee found partially nude pictures of the girls on a camera memory stick taken to the store for processing, according to the suit.
MSNBC
September 23, 2009
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CASA For Kids: 'Nancy and Peter'
A CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer is needed for 13-year-old "Nancy" and her 9-year-old brother, "Peter."
Child Protective Services (CPS) removed the children from their parents' care because of the mother's history of substance abuse, domestic violence, incarceration and neglect of the children's medical issues. The father had mental health problems and also had a history of substance abuse. In addition, Nancy is already involved in the delinquency system.
The Daily Courier
September 21, 2009
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Death Sentence for a Muslim Girl
Although there is some media discussion about the 17-year-old Muslim girl, Fathima Rifqa Bary, who left Islam for Christianity and now faces a death sentence from her family, there is an overall silence throughout our culture about her case.
Apostasy (Riddah) in Islam is a major 'sin' and numerous Islamic references call for the mandatory death of the person involved (regardless of where the crime/sin is committed). This Muslim child is in serious danger of losing her life for leaving Islam and bringing dishonor to her father and other relatives.
Assyrian International News Agency
September 16, 2009
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No child left behind, except after school
by Mary Forney
PAGE - Desert View Elementary School Principal Lorna Loy is taking action against parents who fail to pick up their children after school.
In a 4-0 vote on Sept. 1, the Page Unified School District Governing Board approved revisions to Desert View's student policies and procedures handbook that will allow Loy to contact child protective services every time a child is not picked up from school.
Lake Powell Chronicle
September 10, 2009
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Group Asks Court to Reconsider Removing Girl from Home School
by Joshua Rhett Miller
A New Hampshire court's decision to order a 10-year-old home-schooled girl to attend public school is coming under attack from some social conservatives and religious freedom advocates.
The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based organization that seeks to preserve religious liberty and the sanctity of marriage, has asked a family court judge to reconsider her July 14 decision to send the girl, identified in court documents as "Amanda," to a public school in Meredith, N.H.
Fox News
September 1, 2009
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Police recommend charges vs. parents in Liberian case
by Michael Ferraresi
Phoenix police investigators are recommending felony child-abuse charges against the parents of an 8-year-old Liberian rape victim, alleging they were responsible for a series of incidents of neglect and abuse.
Hill would not confirm which two adults were targeted in the probe. But a source close to the investigation, who asked to not be identified, confirmed they are the girl's parents. Hill said the two adults have not been arrested and county attorneys have yet to read the full investigation. The victim is currently in state custody at an area foster home.
The Arizona Republic
August 27, 2009
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Liberian, CPS officials meet
PHOENIX -- A Liberian diplomat met with Child Protective Services officials Friday, hoping to talk to an 8-year-old rape victim and to learn more about the agency.
CPS officials need to "sort through" some legal issues before they can determine whether Liberia's deputy ambassador, Edwin Sele, can speak to the girl, agency spokesman Steve Meissner said.
The Arizona Republic
August 8, 2009
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Non-profit Fills Void for Understaffed Child Protective Services
by Doug Ramsey
Phoenix -- Deep state budget deficits have produced a shortage of 350 caseworkers within Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS), and left the state agency unable to investigate every allegation of child abuse or neglect.
Donnalee Sarda, director of the non-profit Defenders of Children, says her organization now investigates the lower-priority cases CPS doesn't take. But, she says, low-priority does not mean low-importance. Sarda says there are times when persistence can persuade CPS to reconsider certain abuse and neglect cases.
Public News Service
August 7, 2009
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Father of 8-year-old rape victim wants his daughter back
PHOENIX -- The father of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four boys in a Phoenix apartment complex says he wants his daughter back with her family.
Child Protective Services took custody of the girl after police said her parents blamed her for the July 16 assault and didn't want her anymore. Prosecutors have charged a 14-year-old Liberian refugee as an adult. Three other boys -- ages 9, 10 and 13 -- have been charged in juvenile court.
ABC News 15
July 27, 2009
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Phoenix Police Find Child Wearing Diaper Full of Drugs During Traffic Stop
Phoenix police made a startling discovery when they pulled a motorist over for reckless driving: a toddler boy wearing a diaper full of methamphetamines.
The boy was riding in the back seat when authorities say they discovered the concealed bag of meth. The toddler is currently in the care of Child Protective Services. His father has been arrested.
Fox News
July 23, 2009
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SCOTUS: Strip-searching teenage girls for Ibuprofen not cool
by Ed Morrissey
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court declared a strip search of a teenage girl at an Arizona middle school unconstitutional. The decision does not bar strip searches per se.
I'd call that a highly nuanced view of the situation. When, exactly, does a strip search by school authorities become reasonable? Souter says that a combination of circumstances caused the legality of the search to be "fatal"...
Hot Air
June 25, 2009
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