Police say three Holland Township siblings whose names have Nazi connotations have been placed in the custody of the state, according to a story first reported in The Express-Times. But a New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services spokeswoman said that the agency would not remove children from a home based on their names alone.

Police Sgt. John Harris says workers from the state Division of Youth and Family Services on Tuesday removed 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell and his younger sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell from their home Friday.

"Just to be clear, removal of a child from a family is only done when there's an imminent danger to a child and that wouldn't include the child's name alone," spokeswoman Kate Bernyk said. "We wouldn't remove a child based on their name."

Harris says a family court hearing on the case is scheduled for Thursday in Hunterdon County. He said the parents were not happy about the decision, but that there was nothing unusual about the procedure.

DYFS spokeswoman Kate Bernyk says the child-welfare agency does not comment on specific cases.

The children and their parents, Heath and Deborah Campbell, received attention last month when a northwestern supermarket bakery refused to put Adolf Hitler Campbell's name on a birthday cake.

The couple could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

Previous Star-Ledger coverage:

Dec. 28 Except for numerals or symbols, few rules in child-naming

Dec. 23 Threat over Hitler cake sent to wrong family

Dec. 16 Child named after Adolf Hitler is refused cake request