More than a dozen children were forcibly removed from their parents’ care after they had been living in a home that officials described as being “infested and filthy.”
The incident was shown in new body camera footage taken by Toledo police officers, where one can be heard asking, “What is that stench?” That was the first thing that the law enforcement personnel said while approaching the residence on Raymer Street on Aug. 10.
Children Living in an Infested and Filthy Home
Originally, police officers were sent to the home for potential animal neglect as a 911 caller, who knew the family living inside, said she was worried about a kitten that was supposedly paralyzed after being thrown down the stairs.
The police officers’ body camera footage showed them talking to one of the adults living inside the home, Angel Oliveri, who denied knowing about an injured feline. When authorities entered the home, they continued their investigation and found a large group of children, according to Fox10TV…