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10-week-old baby missing from Schenectady
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 2:20 PM EST

10-week-old Madison Green, of Schenectady, has been missing since Wednesday, January 25th

Madison Green was last seen with her biological mother, Janel Davis, pictured here
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Schenectady Police Department says a 10-week-old girl has gone missing from the city, expressing their concern about the baby's health and welfare.

The baby, Madison Green, has been missing since Wednesday, January 25th. Schenectady County Child Protective Services has custody of the child, but she was last seen with her biological mother, Janel Davis.....................>>>>..................>>>>....................http://www.news10.com/story/16.....p;utm_medium=twitter

If they are really concerned about the baby why has there been NO amber alert !!!!!

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SCHENECTADY
Missing baby’s mother jailed
DSS, police seek child; mom’s past abuse cited
BY KATHLEEN MOORE Gazette Reporter

A mother was jailed Friday as police tried to find her missing baby.
While police officers search for the 3-monthold child, the court must sort through a series of stories that paint very different pictures of young Madison Green’s life.
Madison’s mother, Janel Davis, says her baby has been taken by a female gang member who intimidated and threatened her.
    The mother of the alleged gang member says the baby ended up in her care after Davis abandoned the child, but that police returned the baby to Davis two weeks ago. Now the child is missing, and both sides say they don’t have her.
    What is clear, attorneys said in court, that someone is lying. But who?
    Police arrested Madison’s mother on two counts of perjury, accusing her of claiming she was not the baby’s mother.
    They said they don’t think the baby is dead, suggesting Madison is with the gang member.
    According to both sides, the female gang member is currently in Brooklyn, but lives in Schenectady. The court was given a cellphone number for her Friday, but she didn’t pick up the phone when Family Court Judge Mark Powers called during a court conference.
    The gang member’s mother denied, in court, that her daughter has Madison.
    “My daughter don’t have her baby,” she said.
TWO SIDES
    Davis, 28, said her baby was taken by a member of the Cleanaz gang, which was once powerful in Schenectady. Police raids from 2004 to 2006 broke the gang, but members are returning now after serving prison sentences.
    Davis’ attorney, James Martin, said she was terrified by the gang, so much so that she claimed the gang member was actually the baby’s mother when fi rst confronted by social workers about her baby’s disappearance.
    Davis has not retracted that statement, but her attorney declined to continue arguing that point in court Friday after meeting with her privately and urging her to tell him the truth.
    Davis’ fingerprints also matched the fingerprints of the baby’s mother, taken by Ellis Hospital when Madison was born, according to city police.
    Davis’ story suggests months of intimidation, in which a gang member took her child in order to obtain welfare. Martin said DSS did receive a fraudulent welfare request from the gang member using Madison’s birth certifi cate. On the certificate, someone had used white-out to erase Davis’ name and write in another name, Martin said.
    Police also confirmed in court that on Jan. 19, they found Madison with the gang member’s family and returned the baby to Davis. Det. Anthony Brown implied in court that Davis called 911 to report her baby stolen, but he was not clear on precisely why police were called.
    The family that had Madison tells a very different story.
    Angelina McCovey, whose adult daughter Destiny is alleged to have the baby now, filed a court petition for custody. She wrote that she has raised Madison since the child’s birth in November.
    “Janel Davis … left her and never came back for the Child,” McCovey wrote in the petition that was riddled with misspellings and errors in grammar.
    She added that Davis did return once to bring the baby to a doctor. Madison was born with a mild case of spina bifi da, attorney Martin said.
    McCovey said Davis brought the baby back after the doctor’s appointment and abandoned her again.
    “Janal has never done anything for that Baby I cared for her loved her took a lot of time with her and nurushed her back to health,” Mc-Covey wrote. “When the Doctors seen Madison they say it’s a mirrical how she has Put on weight.”
EARLIER PROBLEMS
    Making matters more complicated, Davis has allegedly neglected three other children, one of whom was taken away for adoption, according to DSS. In legal papers, caseworkers said she neglected her children because she was a substance abuser, has bipolar disorder, and left her children with “inappropriate caregivers.”
    According to the papers, caseworkers got involved in the case because they had concerns about any baby born to a woman who had been accused of neglecting other children. On their second inspection visit to Madison’s home the baby was missing and Davis denied she was the mother.
    Madison’s father also has a history of abuse, according to DSS. Caseworkers said in legal papers that a child of his died due to scalding. The papers did not specify how the child was scalded, but said he emotionally neglected his children and uses marijuana daily. The child who died was not related to Davis.
    Caseworkers also said in legal papers that Madison’s father repeatedly attacked Davis. .......................>>>>...........................>>>>....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00101&AppName=1

Davis, 28, said her baby was taken by a member of the Cleanaz gang, which was once powerful in Schenectady. Police raids from 2004 to 2006 broke the gang, but members are returning now after serving prison sentences.     

Does Kathleen Moore really believe the crap she spews? Right...this gang was run out of town? Give me a break!!! This and many other gangs have found safe haven in Schenectady and will continue to stay here.

Then these pieces of garbage procreate and no one knows where this baby is? They all know where this child is, but they know that the police have no power in the City. That's why they they stay in Schenectady. They do what they want, when they want, however they want.    

What gangs?  We have gangs in the city?  Gosh, I heard we don't, that is why Rosary beads are allowed to be worn in schools.  If you look at the school rules of conduct between b4 that occurrence and the current ones you will see the school administration nitwits pulled that rule so it sure seems to me the city really believes there are no gangs.

I wonder how many involved are 2nd or even 3rd generation welfare?  

I get a kick out the fact the petition is written with spelling errors.  I wonder if McCovey graduated from high school?  We will never know.  Without a degree and further schooling a person most likely will never be a productive employed citizen.

I realize this may be considered stereo typing but anyone who is hanging around gangs there is strong reason to have these questions.  I don't want to hear that it is because of poverty.  That doesn't hold water.  I know of folks who used DSS and bettered themselves and got off it so I know it can be done if a person wanted to.

If the the mothers quit teaching their kids to be mothers.  If the dad's weren't allowed to have their fun and run.  If the courts and police in this city did something to go after these lowlifes this poor child would not be in this position.  I just pray to God she is okay.

It appears that this poor innocent 10 week old has become a victim of reckless parents and a failing CPS and family court system! These people are still gang members, still deal drugs and are still drug addicts. And yet they still are allowed to walk among the civilized world!!!

Looks like the sex education in school and PP ain't working so well either, huh?

Sad....very very sad!!!

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Mc-Covey wrote. “When the Doctors seen Madison they say it’s a mirrical how she has Put on weight.”

TYPO??

Yep, this is the renaissance in Schenectady.   It's dem led govt can't even figure out who the mother is?

For shame

The same dem led county government with that empty building on Erie Blvd

The kid was just "dropped off", at a church in Albany.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Missing-baby-dropped-off-in-Albany-3024801.php

And isn't it nice that they refer to babies as property?  I mean, if someone is taken against their will, it's kidnapping, right? Not by this story...

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Police also confirmed in court that on Jan. 19, they found Madison with the gang member’s family and returned the baby to Davis. Det. Anthony Brown implied in court that Davis called 911 to report her baby stolen,

And I agree, looks like the person writing the story doesn't know how to write...

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“Janal has never done anything for that Baby I cared for her [no comma] loved her [no comma] took a lot of time with her and nurushed [maybe this is how she said it, but I bet she meant nourished] her back to health,” Mc-Covey [I know some people use hyphenated names, but usually, Irish-sounding names that start with "Mc" aren't hyphenated] wrote. “When the Doctors seen Madison[no comma] they say it’s a mirrical [miracle] how she has Put on weight.”

Punctuation, used appropriately, would make this story so much easier to read.


I don't know, maybe they were just trying to make the story easier to read for the family that is involved in it.

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On their second inspection visit to Madison’s home [comma] the baby was missing and Davis denied she was the mother.

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I get a kick out the fact the petition is written with spelling errors.  I wonder if McCovey graduated from high school?  We will never know.  Without a degree and further schooling a person most likely will never be a productive employed citizen.

With how the story is written, I could almost see saying the same thing about Ms. Moore.

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And I agree, looks like the person writing the story doesn't know how to write...



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“Janal has never done anything for that Baby I cared for her [no comma] loved her [no comma] took a lot of time with her and nurushed [maybe this is how she said it, but I bet she meant nourished] her back to health,” Mc-Covey [I know some people use hyphenated names, but usually, Irish-sounding names that start with "Mc" aren't hyphenated] wrote. “When the Doctors seen Madison[no comma] they say it’s a mirrical [miracle] how she has Put on weight.”

Punctuation, used appropriately, would make this story so much easier to read.

Isn't that the person writing the story just copying verbatim from what MCcovey wrote?  

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Isn't that the person writing the story just copying verbatim from what MCcovey wrote?  

that's what I thought.............

Instead of THANKING our officials and First Responders for bring this lovely child home safely -- the Nattering Nayboobs want to argue grammar with journalists and among themselves..   This shows how racist and out - of - touch they ARE in the face of what COULD have been a horrific tragedy.

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Instead of THANKING our officials and First Responders for bring this lovely child home safely -- the Nattering Nayboobs want to argue grammar with journalists and among themselves..   This shows how racist and out - of - touch they ARE in the face of what COULD have been a horrific tragedy.

Uh, how about it was NOT the "officials" NOR first responsiders.   It was someone who brought the baby to the church and then what the church did.