Has LE been looking into Dontrell being placed at a Safe Haven location since Oct or was that just looked into recently?
Has LE been looking into Dontrell being placed at a Safe Haven location since Oct or was that just looked into recently?
Statement by Secretary David Wilkins with the Department of Children and Families:
http://www.local10.com/news/DCF-statement-on-missing-boy/-/1717324/18101550/-/9fd4jx/-/index.html
Published On: Jan 11 2013 04:56:18 PM EST
I don't think that Sierra is Dontrell's mother. It said that his mother called DCF and she was having custody issues. I think Sierra is the new girlfriend that Mr. Melvin has 2 other kids with and lives with. I hope they both get what they deserve. He is a beautiful baby. I would have taken him.
I don't understand..... when they say a call was screened and deemed unworthy does that mean that the call was basically ignored?
Is there no duty to investigate in the US?
Yes, it means that the call was ignored.
There is supposed to be a duty to investigate in the US. I am sure we are going to hear multiple excuses as to why it was not investigated.
Sorry, but I need to vent.
I am so sick and tired of these "girls" (not women) letting these men do things to their children and they just deal with it. I saw "mother's" mugshot and she is high on something. I have no doubt in my mind that Mr. Melvin hurt this baby and the mother let it happen and helped him cover it up. She only called CPS because they got into a fight or she thought he was cheating. These girls really aggrevate me. I would never ever let any man hurt one of my babies. I have a hard time when my husband spanks one of my children, and he doesn't do it that often. It hurts my heart and I just want to cry with them. I wish I could take my anger out on these stupid, naive girls.
RIP little Dontrell. I love you even if your parents didn't.
This sounds like there was a serious deviation from the normal protocol. I have always understood that CPS has a duty to "investigate" every report.
Same with LE that took the report. I thought LE had a duty to investigate every report. I really can't understand how two different agencies failed to do anything.
http://www.local10.com/news/DCF-statement-on-missing-boy/-/1717324/18101550/-/9fd4jx/-/index.html
Published On: Jan 11 2013 04:56:18 PM EST
We have had a number of instances of involvement with this family in recent years...
I'm still not understanding all of this. I'm really interested in what LE makes public after this is all sorted out. That may not happen until trial, if there is a trial.
Does anyone know how old Calvin and Brittney's second child is? I guess I am curious if he was conceived before or after Dontell went missing. fwiw....