Police Kill MOM of in front of her 2 CHILDREN - she claimed constant stalking and harassment by authorities trying to steal her kids through CPS

On Wednesday night, the eve before her death on February 4th 2021, Ariella Sage Eloise Crawford (commonly known in the local community as Sage Crawford, birth name Deidre Hawkins) confided in numerous sources that she was being harassed by law enforcement and that she was concerned for the safety of her two daughters, 4 and 6 years old, specifically because of a possible incident that occurred at a local shelter, though no reports exist to substantiate or discredit this claim. Sources who were in contact with her the days leading up to her death described her as terrified, but not erratic. Sage was from Southern California originally, with family in Oregon, but had been in the Nevada County area since last year.

“I put forth all the effort into changing for the better, because that’s what my children deserve.” Sage Crawford wrote these words years ago, but had continued to show through action that she meant them since losing the father of her children, Isaiah Crawford, in a tragic motorcycle accident on May 30th 2017 while she was pregnant with their youngest daughter.

On Thursday, February 4th, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) was dispatched to a call in the community of Alta Sierra for a young woman walking down the shoulder of the road in the afternoon holding each of her daughter’s hands, the report stating that she seemed intoxicated and was walking in the middle of the road. Sage, also known by her birth name Deidre Hawkins, seemed familiar with the neighborhood and had knocked on a resident’s door to ask for jackets for her children as well as a ride to the neighboring state of Nevada for undisclosed reasons. The dispatch call at 1:14pm mentioned a female needing a ride to Nevada City, saying that her children were in danger. Ten minutes later, officers arrive on the scene and within minutes a taser had deployed unsuccessfully, followed by gun shots. Sage reportedly showed law enforcement a knife she carried for protection as she yelled “You are not going to take my children away.”

Though dash cam footage has still not been released as definitive proof of what occurred in the tragic death of Sage Crawford, according to eye-witness reports, she was standing behind her children when she was shot. Deputies approached her, the situation escalating in volume and intensity quickly, shots were fired within minutes of law enforcement’s arrival. With the knife in view in her hand, one officer deployed their taser but it was unsuccessful in subduing the woman who stood at roughly 5’2”. The other deputy unloaded two shots from his fire arm, followed quickly by three more shots. It has not yet been made available to the public which of these two officers used the firearm. Both officers, each with 4 years service to Nevada County, have been placed on administrative leave, per department protocol. At least two shots were said to have hit Sage, one in each shoulder, though an official coroner’s report has yet to be released to either the family or the public. Community members who were familiar with Sage describe her as a private, mild mannered young woman who was a mother before anything else. The scene, including the blackberry bushes where her body fell, was quickly barricaded and secured, closing the small residential neighborhood to any traffic coming in or out. There is no evidence of blood on the pavement, the pine-needles lie on the road undisturbed. Sage’s daughters were immediately taken into CPS custody as their mother was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead by 4pm. *

The daughters have since been reunited with biological extended family and are physically safe in a judicially granted guardianship. Both the Hawkins and Crawford family have joined together to find out the truth about what happened on 2/4/21 and the days leading up to her death, but also with a focus on giving the children all that they need during this difficult time.