North Merrick Women arrested, charged with child endangerment and animal cruelty

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A North Merrick woman surrendered to Nassau County Police at the First Precinct in Baldwin following an investigation into child endangerment and animal cruelty.

According to detectives, the Nassau County SPCA requested assistance from First Precinct officers to investigate a complaint of animal cruelty on Aster Avenue in North Merrick. During the investigation the home was found to be in unsanitary living conditions. Fifteen dogs were located in the home, all of them living in crates, and were removed and taken to the Town of Hempstead animal shelter. Child Protective Services were notified and two children living in the home were taken to an area hospital for evaluation. Yvette Seibert, 36, of Aster Avenue surrendered at the First Precinct.

Seibert is charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, neglect of an impounded animal and torturing or injuring animals/failure to provide sustenance. She is to have been arraigned on Wednesday, July 13, at First District Court in Hempstead.