Michigan CPS News Archive

Michigan Court Breaks Law, Removes Six-Month-Old From Parents

by Maggie Volpo

Steve and Maria Green, loving and devoted parents, had their cherished, healthy, well-cared-for infant child removed from their custody in direct violation of Michigan law.

They were informed the same day that Child Protective Services (CPS) was requesting the removal of their daughter due to their status as medical marijuana caregivers and related pending criminal cases. With the support of many members of the community, the Greens arrived in court. They had to proceed without their paid legal representation, as he was over an hour away. Still, the Greens skillfully countered the claims of CPS.

ladybud.com

September 16, 2013

CPS, School and the Law

by Kidjacked Editor

After Child Protective Services kidnapped my daughter, they tried to enroll her into a high school. In spite of the fact that a diploma had been issued acknowledging the fact she graduated from a home school.

Even though the Governor, State Legislature, Michigan Department of Education all recognize a home school diploma, CPS claims they do not. Even though my daughter was 16, CPS does not have to follow the law. CPS is very knowledgeable of school laws in Michigan. Home schools are not required to register the school or student with any governmental agency. Home schools do not have to conduct standardized tests. Home schools do not have to report student progress to any governmental agency.

my.kidjacked.com

September 4, 2013

Feedback: Not vaccinating kids is child abuse

espite the well-documented benefits of vaccines - and the equally well-documented lack of risk - a growing number of Michigan parents are opting out of inoculations.

I come from the generation in which we were scared to death of getting polio. When they came out with the polio vaccine, we lined up to get our sugar cube. Even the children knew how lucky they were to get this. What has happened? We make our kids wear helmets when they ride their bikes, sit in car seats and wear seat belts, make them wear life jackets near water, and yet somehow think it is OK to skip inoculating them against diseases that could kill them.

freep.com

August 19, 2013

Friends of Reddie: 'They didn't have to kill him'

by Gaylord Herald Times

The fatal shooting of William Reddie, 32, by a Crawford County Sheriff's Department deputy during the "emergency removal" of his 2-year-old son from an apartment they shared has many of his friends crying foul.

A Michigan State Police probe has concluded the shooting was justified because Reddie had a pocketknife and lunged at police. "I can't believe they (police) could not subdue Will without killing him, and over what, marijuana," said Joanne Michal, who knew Reddie for half of his life. "Why didn't police just arrest him or cite him for marijuana instead of removing his child?" Workers from the Department of Human Services along with the sheriff's deputy and an officer from the Grayling City Police went to Reddie's apartment with a court order to remove the minor child because Reddie had allegedly smoked marijuana in the presence of his son. Reddie was agitated and had allegedly threatened police when confronted with the marijuana accusation earlier in the day on Feb. 3.

petoskeynews.com

August 9, 2013

Target 8: Not my kid

When the state of Michigan asked Joseph Chmelar to pay child support for another man's son, the divorced dad of two turned to Target 8 for help.

Chmelar had been divorced less than nine months when he learned that his ex-wife had given birth. She had gotten pregnant by another man while she and Chmelar were separated prior to the divorce. In June, Chmelar got a letter from Ottawa County Friend of the Court saying he owed $8,500 in back child support for the child. "I thought, my God, this is hilarious. It's Father's day weekend and here's the biggest joke that I think I've ever had played on me transpiring right now," Chmelar said. But it wasn't a joke. In fact, it was perfectly legal.

woodtv.com

July 25, 2013

Flint man gets prison time for 4-month-old daughter's critical injuries

by Gary Ridley

A Flint man was sentenced to prison after authorities say he critically injured his 4-month-old daughter.

Brian Scott Guest II, 28, was sentenced Monday, June 24, by Genesee Circuit Judge Judith A. Fullerton to 7 years, 4 months to 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree child abuse. Guest was arrested after the girl suffered a skull fracture, facial injuries and rib fractures, which were more than a week old. She also had injuries indicating that she was squeezed or shaken, according to court records.

mlive.com

June 25, 2013

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood terrorist

by Patrice Lewis

I saw an article this week that I first thought was a joke ... until I realized it was serious. The article linked to an InfoWars headline entitled "Homeland Security Funded Exercise Portrayed Homeschoolers as Terrorists."

"In 2004," notes the article, "cops in Muskegon, Mich., conducted a 'mock attack' on a school bus as part of a terrorism response exercise. The terrorists portrayed in the exercise were not fanatical Muslims or even phantom right-wing extremists - they were said to be fanatical homeschoolers. ... According to the Muskegon Chronicle, the exercise was a simulated 'attack by a fictitious radical group called Wackos Against Schools and Education who believe everyone should be homeschooled,' Homeschool World reported in September 2004. The simulated attack was funded by the Department of Homeland Security."

wnd.com

May 18, 2013

Child hospitalized after eating possible marijuana cookie; detectives investigating

by John Turk

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is currently looking into why and how a child apparently ate a cookie laced with marijuana Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m., when deputies and Independence Township firefighters responded to the 70 block of River Birch on a call that a 4-year-old girl had some type of medical problem. She was found by her 25-year-old step brother, believed to have eaten something harmful.

theoaklandpress.com

April 25, 2013

Michigan panel cuts 1,000 human services workers

by David Eggert

More than 1,000 jobs, or nearly 9 percent, would be cut from the Michigan agency that handles welfare, food assistance and child abuse investigations under a budget approved Tuesday by a Republican-led House panel.

GOP lawmakers voted to hire fewer additional child protective workers than proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder and cut more than 200 public assistance caseworker positions along with hundreds of other staff in the Department of Human Services. Three juvenile justice facilities also would be closed and the youth offenders sent to private facilities under the budget.

ajc.com

April 9, 2013

Birmingham Chiropractor Embraces SHINE Program for ADHD Patients

A Birmingham chiropractor has adopted a program that emphasizes a more positive view of ADHD so that patients and their families can emphasize on supportive wellness care.

Dr. Jennifer Bonde of Birmingham Wellness Center states that the clinic has embraced the SHINE (Special Help Integrating Neurological Experience) Program developed by Dr. Edward Hallowell, M.D., Ed.D. "This program allows patients to sidestep negative feelings about their ADHD and see it as a source of tremendous creative energy," says Dr. Bonde. "This enables them to feel pride instead of shame and helps us focus on supportive treatment."

marketwatch.com

April 1, 2013

Lake Michigan, Lake Huron now at lowest levels on record

by Scott Sutherland

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as of Tuesday, water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have reached their lowest levels since record-keeping began, nearly 100 years ago.

Concerns had already been raised since the end of last summer, due to a combination of last year's warm, dry La Nina winter, followed by low rainfall amounts coming into the Great Lakes region due to the drought in the United States, and a late start to the snowy weather this winter. These natural effects are possibly enhanced by climate change, as greenhouse gas emissions continue to turn the global temperature up, however there is a more direct man-made reason that contributes to the low water levels.

ca.news.yahoo.com

February 10, 2013

Woman drove drunk with Macomb judge, his children, police say

by Mark Hicks

A report of suspected child abuse, neglect or endangerment has been filed after a woman was charged with driving drunk with a Macomb County judge and his two children in her car, police said.

Judge Richard Caretti has not been charged in the Saturday night incident, but his companion, Brenda Conway, was arraigned Tuesday in 46th District Court in Southfield on one count of operating while intoxicated with occupants under age 16, said Det. Lt. William Castro of the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department. Her next court date is scheduled for Jan. 28.

detroitnews.com

January 16, 2013