A Glendale woman was arrested after a 3-year-old child was found dehydrated and unresponsive under a truck in a mobile home park Sunday night near Maryland and 58th avenues, according to police.
The child, who was left in the care of 31-year-old Sarah Nunley, was found by a neighbor several mobile homes away from where Nunley lived, according to police. Nunley told police she was watching the child for her sister while she was at work.
Police found seven other children in Nunley’s home, ages 1 through 11, who were without shoes and asking for water. Upon further investigation, police found the home was filthy, cluttered and lacking food, police said.
An officer determined that the children slept on the floor, near several knives that were scattered throughout the home. He also found a pipe in Nunley’s pocket, which police said she admitted using to smoke methamphetamine.
Nunley first denied the children were hers, but later said she lied to police because she thought Child Protective Services would take them away, according to the police report.
The officer then arrested the Nunley, and CPS arrived later and took custody of all seven children, police said.
The condition of the 3-year-old child is not known at this time.
