Lodi Woman Arrested, Charged with Child Abuse
LODI, N.J. (March 17, 2017) — A Lodi mother has been arrested and charged with child abuse after a 10-year old boy came to school with a shoulder injury.
Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrest of Joyce Gonzalez on a charge of child abuse today, March 20.
Gonzalez was arrested following a joint investigation by the Lodi Police Department and Bergen County Prosecutor’s staff directed by Chief Robert Anzilotti. The prosecutor’s office was contacted last Friday, March 17, by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, who reported the boy’s injury.
Later that day, following the investigation, Gonzalez was arrested in Paramus and charged. She was released on a summons and appeared in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court March 18 for first appearance.
