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Post by M4Madness on Dec 27, 2014 16:02:53 GMT -5
UPDATE:
I was sitting here in the recliner yesterday afternoon after a morning squirrel hunt when I heard a knock at the door. We never get visitors, so I knew immediately what it pertained to. I looked out the window, and sure enough, there stood the father on my front porch. I opened the door and he held out his hand to initiate a handshake, and when I grasped it, he pulled me towards him and gave me a huge bearhug and thanked me and my wife for looking out for their kids.
He went on to explain that they heard the knocking on the doors that day, but because they thought that their kids were inside, they were avoiding company (they didn't know who was at the door). He told me that they got the kids back on Christmas Eve and that the doors were all fitted with chains so that the kids can't escape again. He also said that the landlord has plans to fence the yard.
I told him that I was glad that he harbored no ill feelings toward us, as it's an awkward situation when you have to live next door to people that you called the police on. I told him that we agonized over the whole situation before we notified the police, and still second guessed ourselves somewhat since then. He said that he was extremely thankful that we found them, and admitted that the worse may indeed have occurred had we not found them. He also said that his girlfriend is slow to forgive and that it'll take some time before she talks to us again.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 27, 2014 16:49:39 GMT -5
Wow. That warms the heart that there is hope for some people in this world. Congrats on the good ending.
Jay
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Post by duff on Dec 27, 2014 18:42:55 GMT -5
Glad he has some brains to see you did the right thing and saved his kids lives!
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Post by firstwd on Dec 27, 2014 20:21:59 GMT -5
Being the ever skeptic, it sounds like he had a story for the police and CPS and this was a needed step to further that storyline.
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Post by saltydog on Dec 27, 2014 20:27:42 GMT -5
M4.... I hope there are more great updates to this story !!!!! You never know where this act of caring will take You and your Wife , The Mom and Dad and the kids.....
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Post by fowlhunter on Dec 27, 2014 21:04:50 GMT -5
Being the ever skeptic, it sounds like he had a story for the police and CPS and this was a needed step to further that storyline. Yep pretty safe bet the prosecutor and cps did not follow through and those kids are back enduring the same neglect they were prior to this incident.
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Post by esshup on Dec 27, 2014 23:25:38 GMT -5
Being the ever skeptic, it sounds like he had a story for the police and CPS and this was a needed step to further that storyline. After hearing how they ranted and raved at the OP for doing what he did when he did it, I'm very skeptical too..... I wonder if any drug/alcohol tests were done at the time and what the results were?
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Post by nfalls116 on Dec 28, 2014 0:12:04 GMT -5
I am a skeptic too but it may have been very sobering to have something like this occur
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Post by M4Madness on Jan 1, 2015 12:16:43 GMT -5
Rumor has it that both drug tests came back positive and the kids were taken again. I haven't confirmed it yet, but the source is pretty believable.
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