Mother arrested after five children found living in-police surprised how well children were doing

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[chance33_98]

Mother arrested after five children found living in squalor

(9/10/03 – LEAGUE CITY, TX) — League City police arrested a mother of five after her children were found living in deplorable conditions.

Twenty-nine-year-old Brandy Crider is charged with five counts of endangering a child. Police were tipped off by the children's father, who suspected they were living in a filthy apartment. Police investigated and found he was right.

They discovered spoiled food, animal feces and drug paraphernalia all over the apartment. Despite the conditions, police were surprised to find how well the children were doing.

Sgt. Glenn McCann of the League City PD said, "Fortunately, all the kids appear to be healthy and well cared for. They were clean and they were clothed."

All five children are with foster parents this morning. Crider is in jail on a $50,000 bond while Children’s Protective Services investigates the case.

[rwb]

People like that shouldn't be allowed to have kids.

[Porterville]

Yes, all people with a bong and children, should have their kids stripped from them, heaven forbid.... who ever heard of a parent that smokes dope.... if only we can all be like the police who never have smoked dope or done drugs, who kids are perfect and never have troubles, who houses are pristine, and who are never slovenly.

[new cruelty]

I'll see if I can dig up the police report. Maybe it has more detail than the article.

[Zevonismymuse]

They discovered spoiled food, animal feces and drug paraphernalia all over the apartment. Despite the conditions, police were surprised to find how well the children were doing.

Thank God there were no killer peanuts present!

[Tired of Taxes]

What kind of an addicted sleaze leaves a bong on the coffee table in front of his/her kids?

We don't know what it was. The article doesn't indicate what they found.

[showme_the_Glory]

My wife and I did emergency foster care for years. This type of story is not that uncommon.

[Tax-chick]

but a crack-whore mom will usually receive custody due to bias in the family courts.

So he didn't care that she was a crack-whore all the while they were producing all these kids? Or was she a model homemaker who suddenly flipped out? No suggestion that they were ever married, either ...

I know we don't have the whole story here. I just wish there was *something* that would prevent parents (both) from creating these situations for their kids!

[showme_the_Glory]

Unfortunately, they'll be going home as soon as a parent says they'll sign up for treatment. (wheather they actually show up or not) The kids are now part of another SYSTEM. I pray it will get better.

[Tired of Taxes]

Well, the cat pooped outside the litter pan this morning, I left the anti-histamines out in the kitchen and the fridge sorely needs a thorough clean-out.

And don't forget laundry! I'm always behind in laundry. I can just see the headlines: "CPS Takes Children From Homeschooler: Authorities Find Spoiled Food (in the fridge) Drug Paraphenalia (old roach clips with feathers probably packed with my high school stuff - we thought they were cool to wear on our hats in the 70's) and Dirty Laundry. Amazingly, children are well-educated and clean."

[Diddle E. Squat]

spoiled food, animal feces and drug paraphernalia

C'mon, do you or anyone you know have any of these items regularly sitting around the house?

All 3 are health hazards, I'd say that qualifies as a problem. It is possible to catch diseases just from breathing in the dust from feces.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Great questions.

There was a case in rural Idaho a couple of years ago. Same charges except it was empty beer bottles. The father had died after a long illness. Also, the family was virtually penniless after a lumber business failure (spotted owl struck again!) and the father's ill health. Both parents were from nice families. The father was from a prominent east coast family.

The local authorities actually planned to arrest the mother at the funeral but held off a couple of days and tricked her to come out of the home with a promise of driving her to get help.

When their mother failed to return and the police showed up to take them away the children got their guns and held off for a few days. The children thought their mother had been killed and they were not going without a fight.

In the end and after a few days in the hospital for check ups the children were pronounced in very good health, bright, and otherwise normal.

There's more to the story but basically the authorities got the family's property, sold it to a developer, pocketed the huge difference between back property taxes and the sale price, let the mother out of jail until the trial, convicted her of reduced charges, and the authorities lived happily ever after. I still have most of the news articles, etc. about the case.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Porterville brought it up as a "no big deal" scenario. I have a lot of trouble with that.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Fortunately, all the kids appear to be healthy and well cared for. Then, what is the definition of squalor?

I agree with you, that's why you have to read both the part I quoted, and then my reply. Because in my mind, I think these children were not being cared for. Squalor does not add to the health and safety of children. The drug paraphenalia worries me, too.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

People that are still hitting the bong and who live with their children should have them stripped.

[Old Professer]

Anybody who has a cat is already a bit off-center, in my book.

[Old Professer]

Think about what you just said the next time your cat rubs all over your face while you're trying to sleep.

[Diddle E. Squat]

OK, sorry for my misinterpretation.

[jalisco555]

Anybody who has a cat is already a bit off-center, in my book.

Uh-oh. I wonder what five cats make me then.

[dead]

People that are still hitting the bong and who live with their children should have them stripped.

Are you volunteering to feed, clothe, and shelter them?

Or are you volunteering me, via social programs?

[Porterville]

You aren't concerned when the state and fed feel it necessary to take away people's children and property? It always makes me nervous.