Breaking911: Ventura, CA — On March 13, 2019, Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies from the Ojai Police Station responded to the 1200 block of Gregory Street in Ojai for a “check-the-wellbeing” call initiated by Ventura County Adult Protective Services (APS). According to APS, (S) Catherine Ann Vandermaesen, was suspected of not properly caring for her 74-year old sister (possible victim). Once the deputies made contact with Vandermaesen and her sister, they did not want deputies to enter the residence, and insisted all occupants at the location were fine. When the deputies requested to see their 96-year-old father, both daughters said they would bring him out in a wheelchair, but refused to allow deputies access into their residence. After gathering more information as to the overall living conditions for all the occupants and animals inside, deputies chose to gather more resources and return the following day.
On March 14, 2019, Ojai deputies and detectives requested the assistance of several entities listed above to help investigate the possible violations noted at this residence. This task force discussed possible elder abuse, animal abuse/neglect, medical concerns, living hazards, housing code compliance, and environmental concerns.
As deputies responded to the residence, the ammonia smell associated with urine was detected 20 feet from the residence. Once the task force had assessed the overall situation, they learned that Vandermaesen had allowed her elderly father (victim), to reside in conditions not fit for human living and willfully caused or permitted the health of her elderly father to suffer under the specific living conditions noted on scene. Since Vandermaesen had assumed control and care for all the animals located on scene, the task force discovered she allowed them to reside in conditions not fit for animal living.
Due to the excessive animal fecal and urine matter located throughout the entire residence, Ventura County Animal Control and Humane Society of Ventura County – Ojai, removed and impounded 8 canines, two rabbits, one feline, one African Grey parrot, and 55 rats (wild rats). According to Ventura County Animal Control and Humane Society of Ventura County – Ojai, they estimated another 200 to 700 wild rats were still loose and residing within the two bedrooms dwelling, walls, garage and garbage located throughout the residence. MORE HERE
DemocRats?
Sounds more like the State House than a private house.
Willard Stiles was unavailable for comment…
She should be kept in a cell with…200 rats. I’m all for equality on all levels…
I don’t even want to imagine the smell in that place. I’d burn it down.
Exactly the way the DemonRAT leaders want everybody to live except them of course!
They need to go full Willard on her.
The solution would be 100 cats.
After watching “Seattle is Dying” the other day I was wondering to hubby: if Seattle was a puppy mill there would be protests everywhere to shut it down. Now, with stories like this one I realize we could probably SUE the CITY OF SEATTLE for failing to provide decent living conditions for these “homeless” people! Isn’t it possible to sue on someone else’s behalf?
Been to houses like that.
You could smell the ammonia from 10 ft outside the front door
Lady asked what it was I was spraying on my shoes and pant legs before I went inside.
“Insect repellant”
How you could get nose blind to that smell or the carpets is beyond me.
There are more crazy people in this country
than ever before and it is going to get worse…
They are just storing up food for when Cali goes full socialist.