Mom of 4
June 12th, 2008, 06:18 PM
ADELANTO — A mother of eight with multiple convictions is under arrest after authorities found her children living in unsanitary conditions on Monday, authorities said.
Along with the latest charges of willful cruelty to a child, Karrie Collins, 31 of Adelanto, has had at least 10 convictions including battery, failing to get her children to school, and hit and run, according to court documents.
Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Adelanto station were called to Westside Park Elementary after school officials suspected neglect and abuse of three siblings, according to Staci Johnson, spokesperson for the Adelanto station.
Deputy Simon De Muri waited for Collins at the school, but when she failed to pick the kids up, De Muri drove the children to their home in the 10900 block of Aztec Lane, officials said. There he found the other five children being watched by a baby sitter in unsanitary conditions.
According to De Muri, there was trash all over the living room and two young children were lying on the floor near some animal feces.
A more thorough search showed that there was very little food in the home and the gas had been shut off, authorities said.
Collins is set to be arraigned on July 16 on charges of improper occupancy and hazardous electrical wiring, according to court documents.
All eight children ranging in age from 10 months to 13 years old were turned over to Child Protective Services and Collins was arrested for child endangerment.
The City of Adelanto Code Enforcement Division determined that the home was uninhabitable due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
Collins was charged with five counts of willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death in April 2005, but those charges were dismissed, according to officials.
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Along with the latest charges of willful cruelty to a child, Karrie Collins, 31 of Adelanto, has had at least 10 convictions including battery, failing to get her children to school, and hit and run, according to court documents.
Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Adelanto station were called to Westside Park Elementary after school officials suspected neglect and abuse of three siblings, according to Staci Johnson, spokesperson for the Adelanto station.
Deputy Simon De Muri waited for Collins at the school, but when she failed to pick the kids up, De Muri drove the children to their home in the 10900 block of Aztec Lane, officials said. There he found the other five children being watched by a baby sitter in unsanitary conditions.
According to De Muri, there was trash all over the living room and two young children were lying on the floor near some animal feces.
A more thorough search showed that there was very little food in the home and the gas had been shut off, authorities said.
Collins is set to be arraigned on July 16 on charges of improper occupancy and hazardous electrical wiring, according to court documents.
All eight children ranging in age from 10 months to 13 years old were turned over to Child Protective Services and Collins was arrested for child endangerment.
The City of Adelanto Code Enforcement Division determined that the home was uninhabitable due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
Collins was charged with five counts of willful cruelty to a child with possible injury or death in April 2005, but those charges were dismissed, according to officials.
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