Overview
- Animal-control staff removed six dogs and 34 cats from 382 Central St. on Monday and transported them to the RISPCA facility in East Providence.
- RISPCA described a small apartment with feces, hoarding conditions, and animals that appeared underfed and skittish.
- Pawtucket police found 24-year-old Erica Bader’s body on Oct. 27 in a wooded area and determined the death occurred elsewhere, leading them to the Central Street address.
- Police say they responded to the building 25 to 30 times over the past two years, noting that not all calls involved Bader’s unit.
- Authorities have not said whether the animals were in Bader’s apartment, and no new charges tied to the animals have been announced following prior arrests for failing to report her death.