Conservation police discover numerous wild animals inside DeKalb County home

SANDWICH – An illegal menagerie including 12 raccoons, 7 opossums and more were found in a DeKalb County residence. Conservation Police served a search warrant on Tuesday to a home in the 1000 block of Spruce Street in Sandwich. Authorities say a 33-year-old woman who lived in the home allegedly had caged snakes in the basement and domestic rabbits in the backyard that had no water available. Also in the home were two squirrels, two turtles, one chipmunk, a skunk and boxes of deceased wildlife parts. No arrests or charges were announced, but the investigation is ongoing.