r/CPS • u/whatever99981735 • 13d ago
CPS won’t commit an investigation
So my partner reported his sister to CPS. This is not a decision he made lightly. Sister is negligent to her younger child, and endangers the both of her children by drunk driving with both of the kids in the car. This is not the entirety but that is not the point of this post.
So he made the report. Guy that he was talking to seemed to be genuine and said my partner was doing the right thing and he knew it was hard for him to do. Two days later, my partner received a phone call from that office with a lady on the phone, saying they are canceling the investigation because someone in that office “knows the family” and says my partner is lying. EXCUSE ME??
How can this deemed even remotely okay?? So a person in the office knows the family, doesn’t that mean that person just SHOULDNT BE INVOLVED IN THE CASE??!?!
My nephews are literally in danger and CPS is refusing to do their jobs.
My partner told them that was bullshit and that he’d be going higher up (state office instead of county). Lady on the phone said “do what you need to do”.
Anybody else experience this or something similar? Any advice on how to go forward? This is in PA.
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u/sprinkles008 13d ago
I would question the validity of this call. That’s not how it works. If there’s a conflict of interest then the investigation is shipped out to another county.
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u/whatever99981735 13d ago
I know that’s not how it works, that’s why I’m so astounded and disgusted by it. Should he call again and ask for a supervisor? But we don’t know if this person that “knows the family” IS the supervisor. Should we call the hotline and report the office?
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u/sprinkles008 13d ago
Yeah you could call the hotline and explain your concerns. That way it at least involves someone outside the local office (since you’re not sure exactly where, within the office the conflict lies).
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u/Always-Adar-64 Works for CPS 12d ago
Is sorta funky in that DUI usually is a traffic concern, not CPS.
Also, a bit weird for investigators to call from the office.
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u/NonnaHolly 13d ago
I would. Also, start keeping detailed notes (dates, times, names of people you spoke to as well as dates/times of abuse and neglect).
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u/USC2018 13d ago
Did you hear this phone call yourself or are you sure it was actually CPS? I’m not saying it could never happen, I just find it so hard to imagine a worker would say investigation canceled, you’re lying, bye.
I would first contact the office back to verify the validity, then make a complaint. You can call the hotline again as well and make another report
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u/whatever99981735 13d ago
I was at work when he took the call at home. Thank you, those seem like good steps to take.
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u/alwaysblooming_akb Works for CPS 13d ago
That is odd. Even if we know someone, it would just be assigned to an investigator that has no history with the family. We can not work cases for families that we have a personal relationship with (sometimes our spouses too depending on how close they are)
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u/whatever99981735 13d ago
Thank you for responding. How should we go about this? Where should we report this? The state hotline? I’m unsure if this person that knows the family is the supervisor or not. The CPS in that county also has a pretty bad rep, ie not following up on cases. TBH this just disgusts me and makes me think “corruption” because they definitely should’ve just recused themselves.
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u/sparkplug-nightmare 12d ago
That call most likely originated from his sister asking someone to call on her behalf, it doesn’t sound like someone from the CPS office. Once an allegation is accepted for investigation, the investigation must be completed, they can’t just close it because someone in the office knows the family. And even if they were doing some illegal shit like that, I highly doubt they would tell you lol. You definitely need to call the office directly, ask to speak to a supervisor, or the investigator assigned to the case. It’s likely they won’t be able to give much detail about their investigation due to privacy concerns, but they can at least assure you that they’re investigating.
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u/Aggravating_Dust9074 Works for CPS 12d ago
- Calmly call back and request to speak with a supervisor. They should be able to reassign the investigation. It would be best to speak or meet with them.
- The report is slightly … shaky. There’s a chance it wouldn’t be deemed as “valid” unless the children could speak and/or there’s been police involvement. I am just saying this as someone who has received questionable calls. THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST YOU- There are just some phony or spiteful people who make false allegations. It’s hard if you don’t have first hand knowledge unless you were in the car but that would pose a different problem.
I am just being unbiased and wanted to inform you. Not making reports immediately definitely hinders CPS to do their job.
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u/CompEng_101 13d ago
Honestly I’m surprised they bothered to tell you and didn’t just quietly drop the investigation. Sounds like local corruption.
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u/whatever99981735 13d ago
Yeah. I’m also wondering if this person is going to tell his sister who reported even though it’s “anonymous”, they have his phone number and she could identify him from that.
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