I believe that was the initial story. The story with the police version says the fever was 105 or over when they entered the filthy house.
The question is who told the police the fever was 105.
To me the real issue now is this seems more of a turf war by the DCS and punishment of the parents because they fought back than over the welfare of the children.
The parents are going to lose this war. The police followed the law.
I think there is something that can be used for fever temperature that is easy to use and doesn't go in the mouth. AN EMT may have been with them.
I'm less concerned with the police, who were just the executors, and more concerned with a DCS that feels the need to bring artillery with them for a case like this.
And according to the parents the fever broke. it's not like they were not in discussion with medical help, they made a decision as a parent that they didn't need to follow up.
And considering the DCS isn't bringing the health of the kid in question up anymore, just returning the kids back to their parents shows the DCS is being stubborn.
The police said the used forced entry because the child was in danger and the police refused to come out of the house...
1. The doctor believed the child could be suffering from a "life-threatening" illness that could not be tested for at the clinic, so she told Beck to take the toddler to the hospital, a police report said. The mother was reluctant because the boy wasn't vaccinated, and she feared "possible repercussions," the report said.
2. When the doctor found out later that day the child had never made it to the hospital, she called the DCS, which contacted the Chandler Police Department because "there was a present danger to (the child’s) health/wellbeing and that he required immediate medical attention," police said.
3. When police arrived, Beck and her husband, Brooks Bryce, wouldn't let them into the house.
4. "While on scene, DCS obtained a court order for the temporary custody of the two-year-old child," a police statement said. "The parents continued to ignore all attempts from DCS and officers to speak with them on the telephone or at the front door."
After one final warning, police broke down the front door.
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Arizona officers storm house with guns drawn over toddler with a high fever.