North Arlington woman charged after baby swallows opioid

by Charlie Dwyer
Handcuffs used during police arrest.

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Alia Elsafy, a resident of North Arlington, was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday.

The charges come after an investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the North Arlington Police Department, which revealed that Elsafy allegedly allowed a 6-month-old child access to a suspected opioid that the child then ingested.

Elsafy is currently in the Bergen County Jail awaiting her first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

Related News:  Suspect in Burglary Investigation Apprehended After Striking Officer in Pittsburgh
author avatar
Charlie Dwyer
Charlie Dwyer is our New Jersey area news reporter. Dwyer reports on New Jersey news and events at the shore and beyond. Charlie covers New Jersey regional news. Charlie is a freelancer.

You may also like

You can't access this website

Shore News Network provides free news to users. No paywalls. No subscriptions. Please support us by disabling ad blocker or using a different browser and trying again.