Tiffani Bogroff is facing a charge of endangering the welfare of the child after she allegedly left her child behind in Pennsylvania at a home with no heat or running water to live with her boyfriend in New Jersey. (Manheim Township Police Department)
A mother is behind bars after she allegedly left a child behind in their Pennsylvania home without heat or running water for a month while she moved to New Jersey with her boyfriend.
Tiffani Chanel Bogroff, 45, is facing a charge of endangering the welfare of the child, a press release said.
Officers with the Manheim Township Police Department learned on Jan. 12 that the child, whose name, age and gender were not released, was living alone. An officer went to the home for a welfare check to speak with the child. According to police, the child said they had been living alone in the home for about a month with Bogroff returning only on occasion and unannounced. They only communicate with each other via the Messenger app.
Cops noted the home had no heat, gas or hot water and the victim was using a space heater in their bedroom.
“The house is cluttered, containing trash and spoiled/rotten food,” the press release said.
Bogroff sometimes sends the child money via CashApp. The child would go to a relative’s home to shower and wash clothes. A relative also would take the child grocery shopping, police said.
“The victim stated that they sometimes attend school, but they find it difficult to wake up in the morning since they are alone,” cops said.
Manheim police issued a warrant for Bogroff’s arrest and on Saturday they learned the Pennsville Township Police Department in New Jersey took Bogroff into custody. She’s being detained in the Salem County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition. A judge has yet to arraign Bogroff on the child endangerment charge.
