And she never called the police?
no you call the hotline
"Valerie Golden lives nearby and said her son played at the home and returned home to say the children there were hungry and one boy was chained to a fence one day and locked inside a shed another."
IF the person(s) are callous enough to chain a child, AND starve their children you call the police as they are trained to handle such criminals. One is opening oneself up to much danger attempting to intercede in another's family by oneself. Leave it to the authorities, but call them so they are aware.
And if a kid is chained to a fence or locked in a shed?
The boy was chained up or locked in shed when her child was there. And the children living there were frequently hungry.
Telling a neighbor who happens to be a cop & does nothing, requires a phone call every day until someone comes out