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Federal lawsuit moving forward after kids removed from Waltham home at 1 a.m.
A couple whose children were removed from their home in the middle of the night has cleared a legal hurdle in their federal lawsuit against a handful of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families employees and Waltham police officers for violating their civil rights. Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins first shared their story with the NBC10 Boston Investigators in September…
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7 children removed from Medway home
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families took seven children from a home amid a welfare investigation.
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Multiple children taken from Medway home amid police investigation
Multiple children were taken from a home to a hospital to be evaluated after police were called to check on their wellbeing, police in Medway, Massachusetts, said Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear what led police to the home on Holliston Street at Lovering Street. No one has been arrested and no charges were pending, but a criminal investigation was...
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Mother blames DCF, state-licensed foster parents for death of adult daughter
WARNING: This story contains information that is graphic in nature and could be disturbing to some. A heartbroken mother says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families killed her adult daughter. Cheryl Gaulin blames the DCF for the death of her daughter, Kristine, last year, as well as and the state-licensed foster home she was in as a child. “They…
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Mother blames Mass. DCF for adult daughter's death
Cheryl Gaulin says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and a former foster family is responsible for the death of her daughter, who grew up in foster care.
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Social worker describes ‘placement crisis' for kids in care of Mass. DCF
Some of Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children, in state custody with no place to go, are spending nights in rented spaces with social workers sitting watch. A veteran social worker is calling it a crisis for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. State records obtained by the NBC10 Boston Investigators show the state is renting out apartments and rooms for…
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Placement crisis for kids in care of Mass. DCF
There are not enough beds and foster homes for children in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
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Kids abused at Oxford foster home win $7M settlement
Former foster children say Massachusetts ignored warning signs and reports of horrific abuse for years.
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Kids abused at Oxford foster home win historic $7M Mass. DCF settlement
Four people abused as children at the hands of foster parents in a Massachusetts-licensed foster home decades ago are set to receive $7 million in a settlement with the Department of Children and Families and social workers, their lawyer announced Friday.
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Parents File Federal Lawsuit After Kids Removed From Waltham Home
A couple whose two kids were removed from their home in the middle of the night have filed a civil rights lawsuit against DCF workers and police officers in Waltham.
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Parents File Federal Lawsuit After Kids Removed From Waltham Home
A couple whose children were removed in the middle of the night have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Massachusetts DCF and officers with the Waltham Police Department.
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Parents File Lawsuit After Kids Removed From Waltham Home in Middle of Night
A couple whose children were removed from their Waltham home in the middle of the night has filed a federal lawsuit against a handful of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families employees and Waltham police officers for violating their civil rights. Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins, who now live out of state, first shared their story with the NBC10 Boston…
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NBC10 Boston Investigators: Lawmaker Proposes More Oversight Before DCF Can Take Kids in the Middle of the Night
Rep. Joan Meschino is proposing legislation that would require DCF workers to get them to sign off before emergency removals are made during hours when courthouses are closed. The change would mean such a serious decision would not fall on one person or agency’s shoulders.
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Taken & Traumatized: Lawmaker Proposes More Oversight Before DCF Can Take Kids in Middle of Night
A Massachusetts state lawmaker is proposing another layer of oversight before social workers with the Department of Children and Families make an emergency removal of children during hours when courts are closed.