I hope this is her bottom...
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I hope this is her bottom...
And if it's not, I hope someone takes the kids away...
They found bags of meth in the bedroom.
I hate that drug. I hate addiction.
By Associated Press ....SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A preschooler who called 911 on Thursday to report "mom and daddy go bye bye" helped authorities find three young children left unattended in a home with drug paraphernalia.
A 34-year-old woman, the mother of two of the children, was arrested when she showed up later after a gambling trip, Spokane police spokesman Officer Bill Hager said.
The children - ages 4, 3 and 2 - were taken into custody by state Child Protective Services workers after spending as long as four hours by themselves.
Jennifer K. Rigutto told authorities she had left the two boys and a girl with her ex-husband about 5 a.m. to go gambling with her boyfriend, police said.
"I would never, never leave my children alone," Rigutto said.
The case came to light when child protection workers called the house for a welfare check, and one of the children answered the phone, Police Lt. Darrell Toombs said.
As CPS workers headed to the home, one of the children called 911 and said, "mom and daddy go bye-bye," Hager said.
Rigutto was being investigated for child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, Hager said.
William "Shad" Smith, 35, identified as the woman's ex-husband, was arrested Thursday evening and booked into the Spokane County Jail for investigation of three counts of second-degree child abandonment, Hager said.
Police also sought the boyfriend, the father of one of the children, Hager said.
A 34-year-old woman, the mother of two of the children, was arrested when she showed up later after a gambling trip, Spokane police spokesman Officer Bill Hager said.
The children - ages 4, 3 and 2 - were taken into custody by state Child Protective Services workers after spending as long as four hours by themselves.
Jennifer K. Rigutto told authorities she had left the two boys and a girl with her ex-husband about 5 a.m. to go gambling with her boyfriend, police said.
"I would never, never leave my children alone," Rigutto said.
The case came to light when child protection workers called the house for a welfare check, and one of the children answered the phone, Police Lt. Darrell Toombs said.
As CPS workers headed to the home, one of the children called 911 and said, "mom and daddy go bye-bye," Hager said.
Rigutto was being investigated for child endangerment and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, Hager said.
William "Shad" Smith, 35, identified as the woman's ex-husband, was arrested Thursday evening and booked into the Spokane County Jail for investigation of three counts of second-degree child abandonment, Hager said.
Police also sought the boyfriend, the father of one of the children, Hager said.
They found bags of meth in the bedroom.
I hate that drug. I hate addiction.
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I hope it is her bottom too but i doubt it. I know a friend and my xagf used to speak of her being offended and shocked (as if she could) by her friends doing meth and other drugs in front of thier kids (watching). Leave them in front of the tv to go score some dope. It is normal Addict behavior that addicts like cheaters will deny deny deny...but the truth is your not really talking about a good person on drugs doing the wrong thing...your talking about a bad person who is drugs doing whatever they want...drugs takes someones angel and replaces it with a devil...yank the kids indeffinatley before one of them kids killed or OD copying what momma does...sick sick people
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i agree with you noah, those kids do deserve a chance at life. what a sad thing to have to go through. i can imagine what those babies had to go through with no one home with them. at least they knew how to call someone
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Typical addict behavior...when I found my daughter's apt full of syringes in the living room, she said they never shot up in front of my grandson, cause he wasn't allowed into the living room any more.....even though there was no door on that room and it joined onto the kitchen. Apparently he was only allowed in his bedroom , bathroom and kitchen, and wasn't supposed to see what was happening in the living room!!!!
How sad was that??
How sad was that??
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You know I hope its her bottom too. Sad reality of addiction isnt that though. We see so many dependency cases wheere the parents try to follow the court's plan to get their kids back and after failing over and over again go to a permancy hearing, so many addicts give up and just sign away their rights cause they are tired of trying
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As adults we choose to stay or choose to leave. Either way we are making conscious decisions. We have a choice. A child has no choice. I agree with Noah. The state should speak for them and make a decision that is best for their welfare.
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This is an old thread. Anyway, unfortuneatly I know this woman personally. I dated her for about a month. I met her after the incident in Spokane. She is bad news. If her lips are moving, chances are she is lying. She hasnt changed. That was more than enough for me. I had to place a restraining order against her for sending me text messages making physical threats. And she is constantly violating the RO. She still stalks me. I guess she will be back in jail any day now for not abiding to the RO against her. Will she ever learn? Who knows? I will say, she does love her kids very much and from what I have seen she seems to be a good Mother. But, she is also very sick. She has always put herself first. Just like she did when she left her kids alone to go to the Casino. I will continue to pray for her. The good news here is, the kids are in good hands. Her sister has custody of them.
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