Sheriff's Department Not Sure Why They Are At Britney Spears' House
Pity the life of the paparazzi-preyed celebrity. When a regular citizen has a moment of maternal carelessness say, halfway home from Rite-Aid suddenly realizing their infant is still perched on the roof of their Prius they merely need heed the frantic gesticulations of passing horrified pedestrians, pull over, sheepishly retrieve their child, and carry on with their day. But when Britney Spears recently threw her tiny son in her lap and peeled away from a Starbucks, the moment was captured by lurking photographers and instantaneously launched around the world, followed soon thereafter by an authoritative rap at her door:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday that deputies went to Spears' home to collect information for the county Department of Family and Children Services. A DCFS spokesman wouldn't offer specifics.
"We don't say who, what or if we're investigating," department spokesman Stu Riskin said.The sheriff's department won't pursue any charges, Deputy Luis Castro said.
"Unless a deputy saw the violation, there's nothing we can do," he said. "We don't even know if this took place in our jurisdiction."
The blissfully unenlightened Sheriff's department, not knowing "who, what or if" they were investigating, were somewhat tongue-tied once Spears welcomed them into the vaulted ceiling foyer of her impressive home. After a weak attempt at addressing the issue ("Ma'am, um, your baby. In the car, Ma'am? We're big fans!"), and a satisfactory examination of the child in question ("Very much alive!" read the report notes), the officers were then treated to a peek inside Spears' trophy room ("The American Music Award's so heavy!"), a Kevin Federline-guided audio tour of "PopoZao", and a round of photographs ("These kind of pictures, I don't mind!" said a giggling Spears) before the star struck law enforcement officials were sent back to the precinct, regaling their co-workers with the events of their magical day.
