Oakdale Police are looking for Sarah Malie, 38, and Michael Malie, 67. Arrest warrants have been issued for the mother and grandfather after investigators said they were endangering the welfare of four children, including one under the age of 6, by forcing them to live in dirt. According to court documents, 123 Clinton Ave. in Oakdale was filled with an overpowering smell of ammonia. The officer who answered the house for a medical call reported that they had to leave, as they were constantly coughing from the smell. Officer Valerie Rizzo wrote in the criminal complaint. “The filth was overwhelming on the walls and floors with filth and food as well as animal droppings and urine.” deplorable conditions in the kitchen and stagnant air with a strong smell of animal urine. Rizzo also reported that Michael Malie was undressed in bed, lying on a dirty mattress with no sheets. The officer also called the house a usual problem with poor conditions. Michael Malie and Sarah Malie have each been charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of children.
Oakdale Police are looking for Sarah Malie, 38, and Michael Malie, 67. Arrest warrants have been issued for the mother and grandfather after investigators said they were endangering the welfare of four children, including one under the age of 6, by forcing them to live in dirt.
According to court documents, 123 Clinton Ave. in Oakdale was filled with an overpowering smell of ammonia. The officer who answered the house for a medical call reported that they had to leave as they were continuously coughing from the smell.
“I walked up the stairs which were black with grime and appeared to have a sticky texture,” Oakdale Police Officer Valerie Rizzo wrote in the criminal complaint. “The filth was overwhelming on the walls and floors with filth and food as well as animal droppings and urine.”
Rizzo reported feces in the hallway, a door ripped off its hinges, a broken ceiling fan hanging from the wires, trash and poor conditions in the kitchen, and stagnant air with a strong smell of animal urine .
Rizzo also reported that Michael Malie was undressed in bed, lying on a dirty mattress with no sheets.
The officer also called the house a usual problem with poor conditions.
Michael Malie and Sarah Malie have each been charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of children.