Donations for 3 starved children pour into welfare agency
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Officials in Pennsylvania say they've been overwhelmed with donations for three children who police say were starved and locked inside a room like caged animals.
Dauphin (DOFF'-in) County's child welfare agency has been collecting clothing and store gift cards for the kids.
Police say the children were locked inside a room in Halifax Township with no heat and little food. Authorities say two were close to death when investigators found them this month.
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Joshua and Brandi Weyant face charges including aggravated assault and false imprisonment. Their relationship to the children is unclear.
A spokeswoman for the county's Children Youth Services says authorities also have noticed crowdfunding efforts online to raise money for the children.
She told PennLive.com on Friday (http://bit.ly/2iNn6aS) that those funds aren't connected with her agency.
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Information from: Pennlive.com, http://www.pennlive.com