Tip that saw Pete Buttigieg separated from his children was not vetted and informant may have been ‘mentally unstable’

• A vague and unverified tip that briefly separated former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his four-year-old twins came from an accuser later deemed potentially “mentally unstable,” according to newly disclosed police records.
• Child advocacy experts say the case exposes critical breakdowns in how child welfare tips are vetted, particularly when multi-state jurisdictions are involved.
• Indiana child welfare officials initially received a hotline call containing “very limited information” about Buttigieg, as reported by The Washington Post.