One neighbor said she called Utah’s Department of Health and Human Services seeking help for the kids.
Neighbors of Ruby Franke, the woman behind the 8 Passengers family YouTube channel who was arrested this week on child abuse charges, said several people in the close-knit community were concerned when police officers arrived at Franke’s home in Springville, Utah on Wednesday.
In a video shared with NBC News, law enforcement officers are seen surrounding the home with guns drawn. In a second video, at least seven police vehicles are visible lining the street. NBC News saw a photo, provided by a neighbor, of the home’s front door showing what appears to be a hole in it. Neighbors accused Franke of withholding food as a punishment for her children — a behavior that was alsoon her YouTube channel. They also claimed that, after her husband was out of the home, Franke would leave the house for weeks at a time, with the children inside.
“She would just knock on your door and say, ‘Hi, can your kids play?’” he recalled. “And we’re like, ‘Well, they’re at school. They won’t be home for three or four hours.’ And she’d be like, ‘I’ll wait.’” He added, “she’s like this lost child.” Hildebrandt did not immediately return multiple requests for comment made by NBC News. It’s unclear if she has an attorney.
After that, she said, she said she saw a wellness check being made by the authorities. However, she said that no one answered the door for the officers. At some point after the officers left, papers were put up in the windows of the home, both neighbors said.
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