CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES Archives

Mother facing kidnapping charges after taking child from CPS custody

October 11, 2024

KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Grand Forks woman was arrested after an incident involving the removal of her three-year-old child from the custody of Child Protection Services (CPS) at a hotel in Grand Forks. According to the Grand Forks Police, CPS had taken custody of the child during an active narcotics investigation at the Quality Inn Hotel on Thursday….

Death of young girl on Spirit Lake Reservation calls child protective services into question

Raven Thompson died while under the supervision of Spirit Lake Tribal Social Services

May 13, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — When friends and family remember Raven Thompson, they think of a girl who could always make them smile. “She was a beautiful little girl. She was so full of life,” said family friend Jinnifer Warren. “For her to be gone at such a young age and not have the chance to experience things within our tradition, within…

Hostile Workplace Complaint Filed Against Cass County Social Services

employee says she was told to keep her head down, her mouth shut and do as she's told

October 2, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A former employees in the Child Protective Services Unit of Cass County Social Services has filed a hostile workplace complaint. That employee says she was told to keep her head down, her mouth shut and do as she’s told. A total of three employees have recently resigned. The sheriff’s office investigated and found that many employees of…