Kidnapped By DCF IN Springfield, Massachusetts

• To Whom It May Concern: My Grand Daughter, Crystal, was Legally Kidnapped by DCF in Springfield, Massachusetts on July 23rd 2009, which was on a Thursday. The DCF worker LIED! These people have DESTROYED our Family. They claim there was abuse and neglect, however, the ONLY ABUSE AND NEGLECT came from the workers and the foster home my Grand Daughter was in. On September 3rd of 2009, I went to my scheduled visit with my Grand Daughter, which was on a Thursday. Crystal had BRUISES over and under BOTH eyes and BRUISES on BOTH cheeks, on Crystal's right cheek was a right-handed thumb imprint. I almost dropped to my knees and cried when I SAW the foster mother carry Crystal in. The foster mother said, "Crystal walked into her sofa." I didn't even ask. I'm NOT ALLOWED to. I took pictures and video of Crystal and I did ask Crystal if, "she had anymore boo boos?" Crystal showed me her legs which had a couple of small bruises and bug bites. I called the area director and wrote to the Governor, Patrick, and they wrote back saying, "Although, they share my concerns, they will not intervened." My visits were taken away from me, Because I made the call and wrote the letter. The worker was going to tell me in front of Crystal, that this was my last visit. I had to sit with Crystal with bruises on her face and SMILE for an hour. EVERY TIME I had to leave after our time, I had to hear my baby SCREAM AND CRY for her ME~MA. That is what Crystal calls me, "ME~MA." We were the ONLY family Crystal KNEW when they KIDNAPPED her on FALSE PRETENSES. There was NO reason why Crystal could NOT stay in her own home! She (DCF WORKER) even told me to "get a 209a" against my daughter, Crystal's mother and Crystal will be "back here on Monday." Guess what? It NEVER happened! That worker LIED, LIED, AND LIED SOME MORE, while she was on the witness stand at a hearing for me, to get Crystal home and OUT of the system! It's been OVER 2 years since Crystal (Bear is her nickname) WAS KIDNAPPED! My daughter has gone through over 3 service plans. I mean they even told her to get a learner's permit. REALLY!? Like there are NO buses or I can't give her a ride? A learner's permit. OH and the reason we're on, is because, I wouldn't allow my children to hang around this pill popping, drug addict, drunk. Who ALWAYS had guys, of ALL sorts, hanging around her and girls were ALWAYS threatening her, BECAUSE she is a TROUBLE MAKER, and she had her children taken away. DCF KNEW WHO was calling and also knew the allegations were NOT TRUE! This person had EVERYBODY call in FALSE ALLEGATIONS. One time the DCF worker was sitting in my home when she called and started harassing me and threatened to call DCF AGAIN! and she DID! I have a letter from DCF stating she has harassed my family and threatened us. The problem is with DCF and how they ABUSE their POWER! DCF told me to back off for 6 months so the worker could pull on my daughter's strings, like she was a puppet. I am Crystal's ME~MA, why would I BACK OFF? I and my daughter have ALTO MORE. I am asking you to, "CHECK OUT what we are saying, PLEASE!" My Grand Daughter's life DEPENDS ON IT! OH, I also have another Grand Daughter, who lives here in the SAME home, where 1 DCF worker said was unfit BUT another DCF worker finds NOTHING WRONG with my home! PLEASE, I'm willing to tell the truth about what we are going through, all we are asking is for you to PLEASE check it out! There are 1000s like us. They (DCF) take the children that DON'T need to be and place them in ABUSIVE homes and at times are MURDERED! The ones who NEED to be saved ARE left to be ABUSED and at times MURDERED! Thank You for your time. I assure you, I did NOT WASTE IT! Sincerely yours,
• Lynn Marie Gilligan; Crystal,s ME~MA