these kids were left alone like they didn't matter but the cops weren't about to let that slide here are five cases when cops rescue kids abandoned by ruthless parents number five this is what happens when you abandon your kids in the car a call comes in about a young child left alone in a car outside a restaurant responding quickly officers find a 4-year-old left in a running vehicle hi on bud buddy Richie hey hey hey hey hey hey don't you do it yo what [Music] the no no no got to break the window what got to break the window what it's in I mean it's in park running on and when he puts it in drive and you can physically say that it's been here can I have your you work obviously you work here can I just get your name really quick I can do you have an idea on you or no I do to snap a picture really quick you said someone came in told you yeah can I go get a cookie yeah see if he'll see if he'll open it then hey what' you say I was just letting him know the reason is so where's Mama is it on what hi baby hi can you open the door yeah open the door can you open it can you pull this up she's going to go get a cookie see if he wants a cookie come on pull it up get Thunder from Down Under that'll come here baby come Witnesses say the child is been there for over 30 minutes with no adult in sight officers try to get the child's attention hoping he'll unlock the door he was freaking as soon ASB the engine it's been 30 minutes as soon as mom gets here she's going straight hand she going y 30 plus minutes like this kid in here she's jaal no matter what she says four-year-old kid I understand it's running but unsupervised in the middle of parking lot for 30 plus you got to unlock the door baby was her DL on there Mommy I got her up on accurate was her DL on the the door yeah I ran her fire deal you have any history yeah push help pull open pull up hey you want a cookie yes no look hey little boys pull it up like this up with your fingers I mean my three- on knes that would get her to do anything so is there a button can you push the button I call the phone number she comes running oh yeah M's coming you want aie where is this a good idea where is this a good idea your in the car for 30 minutes with no adult as they wait employees at the restaurant confirmed the car has been parked there for at least 25 minutes eventually the mother returns I literally was in line you were in for 30 minutes I'm so sorry okay well we're going to place your hands we got to detain you first oh my God you can't leavey in the car bu for 30 minutes oh my God how does that even go through your mind the on it just into the it would if somebody fing took him way over minutes ever again what if they abducted your kid it's been way over 30 minutes it's not safe oh my God we'll get that can I call my brother we'll just have you we're not going to worry about sit who's going to pick up my child hopefully somebody my brother so can you have a seat for me where's your brother thank he's in he's in boka oh my God I'm going I'm going to have a heart attack the car the AC was on and if somebody breaks that window and steals your son and you never see him again what's going to be your excuse for that one the AC was on oh my God I men he was reving up the if he put that he was he put it in Drive he'd be out onto oh my God dead in the middle of Linton and I'd have to respond and perform CPR on a practically dead child oh my God oh my God I'm going to have a heart attack oh my God what's your brother's number who vital spell that for me v i t a l y does he left close he's in uh he's in boka okay due to her decision to leave her child unattended for a prolonged period the mother finds herself in cuffs and at the back of a patrol car in no time okay so this is going to happen obviously you're being arrested your brother is as ready to pick up your kid okay I'm just going to take your phone and your ID that'll go with you the rest of your belongings will be taken or given to your brother have my IC tea please so I don't they're not going to allow you to have that in the jail so we're not going to give it to you if you need a couple more sips I can give that to you but I'm not going to take I can't bring your IC te with you okay um your son will go with your brother okay the car I'm assuming maybe will stay here unless your brother wants to take it or if he comes um if not we aren't allowed to tow it because this is private property but if they don't want is sitting here if the owner doesn't want it here then they will probably tow it um but most likely I think she's a worker so I'll be able to find out that information for you um you'll see a judge um and that he'll decide if he wants to set a bond for you or whatever the case may be today um probably not today cuz it's it's a weekend overnight you may have to stay overnight but I don't know the the jail protocol when we get to the jail there'll be people there that work there that can answer more questions for you I promise it's not going to be as bad as what you're thinking okay but you have to work with me so that we can make sure that we get it I get I get it a lot so what do you need do you need to be checked out I can have FD come here and check you out but you'll still have to go you you'll still have to go if F comes and checks you out do you need medical assistance it be okay if I could have like just my IC with me because how you going to drink it we'll bring it to we'll bring it with bring it okay okay I've never been in this scenario I'm and and I hate I hate doing that with your child but it's I have two kids too so I I like literally never ever I knowed to my hip so can you tell me what or why you left the kid in the car I needed to run into the store to return something he did not want to go inside and left him um with the AC running going in and out of the store she tries to defend C saying she was only gone for a short time and that the air conditioning was on the officers make it clear that none of that matters okay how long do you think he was in the store honestly I don't know okay you know what time you walked into the store no okay would you say it was for a pretty good it was longer than 15 minutes right um I wouldn't say 15 10 to 15 because that store is packed and the line is long okay so what I will tell you is they called um someone from here someone from albc called because they were told by a customer there was a kid outside in a car by himself lady came out and she said she was standing out here for at least 25 minutes and that was before they noticed I don't think it was 25 minutes so we weren't here so I'm not saying I don't believe you I get it I get it I get it um minutes but that was hour go checked on the kid make sure the kid was okay saw the car was running I went back inside and asked every single person that was in the building if they had a great BMW or if they were missing a child um no one had there was no one in um to go waiting on food or anything like that so I came back outside immediately called 911 and waited for you guys to get here while keeping an eye on a child okay and you would say how how long would you say um before you guys got here was probably that the child was in the car to my knowledge it was about 25 minutes okay and you didn't see the mother anywhere car no I stood out here from other than going inside to make see make sure there was no one inside my building that did that um I stood right here right by the car but not to scare the kids so I kind of moved back every once in a while um and no one no one came up awesome yeah she thank you very much once everything is in order the officers finalize the arrest I wish I can say the same door to step into that red box and Brace the sun step up a little bit more foring do you want to take a sip of your tea yeah okay oh my God this is like I don't know it's just we don't obviously you know this and it's sounds cliche but we don't make the the rules or policies so how long am I sitting here for until we finish the paperwork and then we'll take you over to to County okay um but they probably will I know they're not big on piercings and jewelry and stuff like that so they're probably going to get that off not just just tell they're like that everything so the mother is charged with child neglect and taken into custody number four mom's desperate getaway leaves child in danger a police officer pulls over a vehicle for a routine traffic stop in a parking lot everything seems standard at first but things quickly take a turn when the woman in the car refuses to follow instructions here's what happens next par front came on 41 23 hey stop stop get out please stop turn around turn around turn around ma'am please please help me help me please please help me ma'am ma'am I'm St now please help put your hands behind your back now please I'm do anything please stop help help please put your ha behind your back please stop no please stop please can you open this yeah did she throw anything in here uh no I think she was trying to grab stop you stop me stop can I stop yeah thank you stop you are under arrest stop for what you ran 11 black female timoy thank you for door you're welcome Mo hear me when they search the area they find evidence that raises suspicion hey bro she had take we the light H you got your key on yeah might here step over the car come here I'll go get your shoes hey bum yo can hang out with her real quick I think she the yeah I didn't thr anything what are you talking the car what B you good bab you got to take at 1274 y already got leave the bath please I don't need Poli I don't even know what what happened I just got myself together what's going on can somebody call my mom please my son he's in the car I don't know what's going on just hold on just watch your feet for me hey can you um can I talk to the dude right there that black truck yeah the [Applause] stay right here I'm not going anywhere I don't care stay right there I don't care stay right there I don't even know what's going on yall just coming Ching after us what the hell yeah she threw bathroom you ran over a sack of I don't know what's going on what is he talking about I didn't thr nothing I don't know what he's talking about she bolted soon as I stopped it she bolted into the men room was trying to climb under the sto and then fought me in the men room meanwhile there's another concern the woman's child is still in the vehicle she she's the she's the one that 31 oh he stay in the car yeah look at that and this came out of your jacket that matches backwards it's a backwood I don't know yeah and then you're S I don't know what's going on I don't know what's going on I don't know we would have given you a warning and just destroyed your I don't not do the police I don't know what going you're going to do the police today cuz you're acting like you okay oh yeah all right especially with a kid in the car really [Music] [Music] what's up buddy what's up what are you doing just separate your feet for me do you have anything that can stick me or me here let's stand over here all right out of the out of the parking lot okay let's stand right over here in the Shand okay dude Burger King are some ogs were they like trying to help as soon as I ran they're like Men's Room the men's room she's trying to climb under the stall hold on stay over here okay buddy okay all right hey fly do you want to want me to put her in your car you said I can get my you might what's that's poyes that's Popeyes yeah yeah and watch your toes what's your uh mom's phone number or whoever is going to you got stand over here stand in the shade it's too hot over there you're in the sun yeah go to the officers do their best to reassure him but it's clear this isn't his first time in a situation like this he knows his mom isn't setting the best example hey is it Grand want to pick up the kid uh we might not be taking him her no the male driver oh I didn't know this yeah she was the pastor than mail huh mommy's a bad guy too mommy's a bad guy yeah oh look at momy America take hey hey what's up you forgot some you forgot some Nerf guns I forgot what you forgot some Nerf guns the what the ner guns I don't know what that is n guns the the car no I am go ahead you stick with him real quick I'm just going to oh you forgot the god what was that say that again the N God I don't know I don't know what you're saying she was trying to climb under the men's room door with some dude in there taking a so I I know what she was doing man she was running from me she got worn out of the SoDo for driving charges for traffic charges for traffic out do yeah I got take momy in a t this I see what's going happen over just give me a minute I'm going cut you a warning for the Stop Bar okay and we'll let you take your sign Qui go grab your back you want to go with your dad you go with your dad now go back in the car once arrangements for the child are made the officers finalize the arrest the mother was charged with res existing without violence tampering with evidence and possession of illegal substances number three dad leaves his kid at the playground and pays the price a call comes in about a young child left alone at a playground for over an hour concerned citizens report that no adult has been seen with a child and police arrive to investigate officers eventually locate a man in a nearby parking lot who claims to be the child's father you can leave it open Bud huh is that your daughter yeah okay come talk to me over here come talk let's go have a chat real quick sure okay sir come up oh all right so how long were you gone no I just went to the W and I asked the lady which she was playing with uh with the her daughter I said I'm going to go to the store and how do you know the other lady what do you mean you said you left her live here 25 years I know the all the people here coming to the playround okay I just going around the water so she knows she knows you yeah which lady uh the her friend from the school the yellow t-shirt the the adult female oh I don't see her anymore yeah that's a big problem yeah it is a big problem especially when you've been gone for over an hour no no but I have my phone what these people have been with your daughter for an hour and they know she's been by herself no I was sitting here on the parking lot where what here which car were you in in pickup which which pick I was sitting here which car are you in that that big white box yeah okay so from in there you can see your daughter out here yeah you can see your daughter in this yes I stepping out going back how come no one SE I mean all right okay can I ask you something so simple who called huh it doesn't matter who called us several people called us okay so we have an issue right now cuz your daughter was left here unattended alone okay so it doesn't matter who called people call okay I didn't say 10 people all right do you have your ID sir huh do you have your ID his explanation doesn't add up as Witnesses state that no one was supervising the child the officers question him further but his answers keep changing so are you you said you've been living here for 25 years 24 24 years uh actually sorry 2007 Chicago so you drive right I'm sorry so you drive what do you mean drive you drive a car if I have to so that's your car right there right no no my son just left because he just bring the shopping G me the do you have a Florida Driver's License I'm sorry do you have a Florida Driver's License no this is the only ID you have that's yeah that's European when did you come into the states uh 2000 are you a United States citizen no who do you live with what do you mean who do you live with out my brother with your brother mhm is he a citizen yes okay so you drive though right um this is do you have like a driver's license which country are you from Poland do you have a Polish driver's license this is the PO it's not a driver's license doesn't have a an address on there it says like a passport there's no there's no there's yeah it's an ID it's not a driver's license and I don't you've been here 24 years and that's the only ID you have I mean getting [ __ ] have you had anything to drink today I'm sorry have you been drinking today uh yes of course I did how how much have you drunk today like years why okay who's driving that pickup truck out there uh Alan my son I mean not my son my uh the guy the kids because I have like five kids under my roof they dropped they left by the mom so he's coming back to drive me because Gabriel was okay so that's your truck out there right that white officers begin to suspect that he may not be in a state to care for the child properly how did it get here Alan so if Alan was driving it where's Alan home 5 minutes from here so Allan drove the truck here I'm just sitting in the truck and watch that's what I'm saying cuz I have uh um like I don't have the driver L they said you have to come with me I don't know you speak Polish no so I said that you have to drive because I draw I draw I drink the two beers and I don't want to drve the drive so he said okay to come so that's why I'm waiting for so you've been drinking two beers out in that truck what I'm Sor you've been drinking two beers out in that truck right there no so where were you where did you drink the two beers what do you mean home at home and and then you Allan drove you in that truck and then dropped you off and then Allan walked home and left no drive with the his car okay so where's Alan at home I'm just have to call him Alan okay one one second one second one second because you you're making conf now look my man honesty is the best policy okay just be honest with with me yeah I'm honest okay so who drove that truck here I don't know so Allan drove the truck here and then walked home no not walked they come on two cats so somebody else came and picked up Alan I'll check thank you is that your daughter yes yes I'm with theist police police officer can you come can you come to the play the big playround and he's and he's not a big playground when I came that truck was when I parked here that truck was in there running but everyone here said that she's been by herself for over an hour so we need to call can you come here at this point officers determined that the child was left alone for too long making it a case of neglect is just [Music] so he's trying to he's trying to tell me that Allan friend high school and then in that truck come back then left and he's just here with the truck do you have the keys to that truck was running I'm going to go run stay right there oh oh sir sir sir St come with me I'm not letting you to go to my truck I don't care what you're you're not going to tell me what I'm going to do I'm going to tell you what to do you're going to stay right there I'm not giving permission to get into my truck's he's not going to go in truck Hey sir sir in a second you're about to be in handcuffs all right cuz I'm not tolerating this I'm sorry I'm not talking talking just give me one second whose truck is that I hasn't got response yet I'm s mine I mean what can I have my why not cuz we're still investigating a crime crime of what whiske oh the thing is a it's a simple story uh when I left I said I'm going to go back buy you the Fuji War again so I left and the lady said oh she's fine she's fine and she left and I was sitting in the car talking to to my friend to the phone and walking out walking in I don't want to be exposed to the sun I'm a general contractor I'm working outside I have enough son that's all I'm trying to say I'm not doing anything I when I see my daughter playing a the father realizes the situation is serious and becomes def offensive he starts questioning why he's being investigated and denies any wrongdoing what what's theuh you ain't got nothing on you right I'm s do you have any weapons on you what do you mean do you have a put your hands over here put your hands on this bar right here no no I don't have any where's the kid now not that that's what I'm trying Alan is coming you have where's how far away is Allan how far yeah like 5 minutes from call Alan tell Alan come over here no no he's coming he coming he's coming who's Alan uh that's a brother huh her brother mhm is he your son no how old is he 19 what's his name Alan what's your name huh what's your name Michael I mean I live in the uh try but that ain't going to uh I leave we can go to to the house that's the only thing he's got you want to go to my house what would you to go to your house for I don't know passport something what is your last name is it and Mike is your I'm sorry yes that's your first name yes all right where were you drinking at I'm sorry home you were drinking at home yes is there alcohol in that truck yes is it open no what's in there spe spear okay can I just put her home Paul hang out over here for I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing first name correctly but it's reading as Chris Kristoff who's Kristoff my brother is that whose truck it is yes so who is this guy that's coming that's not your brother no that's okay brother yes that's the the yes no not even the mother left them I have five kids under my roof and that's they ask about his living situation and he explains that he has multiple children under his care that's the story and he's he have a two twins the two twins she left and that's who's coming I bought the car for him as well so it's his car we're going to ask him if we could what's the guy name that's coming can I have I no you cannot have it I'm not done investigating so Paul is not the owner of that truck that's here Alan no it's not even Allen it's it's some other guys no what is the where do you where do you stay at over here Kristoff far away is he this one I don't know can you call is that who you just called uh no that's Alam uh he went to Chicago I think who went to Chicago who who went to Chicago Kristoff Alan her brother where's Alan no Alan Alan is on his way right Alan is here and Les is on his way too cuz they need to get the truck okay yeah this is well that truck is not registered it can't drive you can't drive that car the truck is not registered the registration expired expired I know how far 89th how far is down by 89th is past you no it's right here 5 minutes from here it's 5 minutes from here is that him is that him that's blue shirt no no the two guys's going to come because she's playing inside I'm going to go see they're going to give us some statements you said her brother's in where's the brother at Chicago mhm who's here with you with me yeah who who's coming you said Paul is coming right Paul and and and the officers work through the man's conflicting statements determined to uncover the truth and Alan is let me let me call because I'm getting confused I'm sorry let let me let me follow sir yes you can say one second all right Allan owns the house or no Kristoff own the house okay Kristoff own the truck and he's not coming for no he's not going to come and Alan is Alan is a son which was dropped in the house and I'm taking care of who is this girl that you entrusted your daughter with what's her name oh my God Monique but I don't where does she live here that's a local girl because I'm when I come here they they always you know meeting each other like you know the problem is that that girl whoever that is she's I know I know I understand I got I got I understand I'm not stupid I'm just saying who is this this is this is 18 all right 19 this here brother that's a silly question you haven't had any to drink right no okay yeah he's just small ch's got his ID all right so you don't know her address right no do you know her phone number no you don't even know her name do you I know Monique Monique what you didn't come through come no no no it's just the thing is uh okay I don't know where you leave how you leave how you doing this stuff but uh when when we are coming here sometimes people ask me can you watch my daughter I said why not so I'm say I'm going to run to the get the fui water or the water and I'm just going to come back in 5 minutes it's fine she said yeah I know but as the conversation drags on their patience wear's thin it's quite clear that you haven't been here in over an hour no no no no I was F there first and then I went I came back from walg I I park here and I was walk you you told me you weren't driving that truck now you are driving the truck no no no no I'm saying we went to the to the Walgreens who was we Alan was driving okay no you're lying that's it I'm done what do you mean you can take her let's go I'm done with these games no come on Alan you can take her oh my god really we're not playing games anymore what no you stay right there all right so unfortunately sir entrusting your daughter with somebody and then disappearing for an hour while you're drinking not hour it's it's over now 5 minutes you have people that are that are coordinating this is it a is it a 19 or an 18 I don't know is it a 19 or uh right so unfortunately it's a third degree misdemeanor to leave your kid all right turn around put yourbody back sir resist don't fight do this don't do this in front of a bunch of kids put your hands behind your back leave me alone leave me alone let me stand you're going to put your hands behind your back and we'll walk you nice and slowly to a car okay about this doesn't have to see any of that all right put hands your back leave me alone I'm let no no let me let me do it easily okay go ahead just leave go ahead leave my hands go ahead go I need to use a restroom we'll take care of that don't worry about it you will get the chance can I go not until we under security do you want to go on the side of the sidewalk here H you're not in the restroom right now you can't pee you're going in handcuffs you can go pee afterwards right when they move to arrest him he resists refusing to follow orders all right hands your back don't resist don't resist get taste you're going to get tasted you were going to get tasted hey I already have one you're going to get tasted put your hands behind your back can you stop stop you're going to get dropped put your hands behind your back this is your last chance put your hands behind your [Applause] back can I go to the bathroom second okay Johnny and go the rest unlock your car can you unlock all right that's can lock it yep yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah so we're not just going to let you walk on hand not happen sge can you have him unlock his car all right bud have a seat can you UNC this please have a seat oh can I have my wallet back and home no it's going to be in your property have a seat no but that's man that's to tight all right just give me a second Bud okay guarante you there going to be a florid ID in here all right look man Z Zerg off listen to me okay we're not going to have a repeat of last time okay I'm we're going to let you go to the bathroom okay you're not going to fight us do nothing like that okay nothing all right I just going to follow your order okay already he going too far okay all right buddy all right can you just cut take this we're going to we're going to take that off when you go to the bathroom okay okay sure sure sure lock the door close that's fine we going to go right the father is charged with child neglect disorderly intoxication and obstructing an officer the child meanwhile is taken into protective care to ensure their safety number two shoplifting mom's car catches fire with her kid kids still inside a car catches fire in a mall parking lot with two kids inside while their mom is busy shoplifting seeing the Flames she drops the loot and runs the dad he vanishes too surveillance footage later confirms she had been inside for nearly an hour unaware of the situation outside firefighters arrive and put out the fire while officers begin investigating move [Music] there wasn't a kid inside there somebody in it advising the vehicle was unoccupied know it's like I see it on the screen I'm like are they not going to luckily a bystander rescued the kids just in time the one suffered Burns both are safe tell her um when I pulled up it was fully involved and I parked over here and walked up and there was another lady another customer that had the two children okay and I was telling her that they looked like they had been in the car because they had little soot on their noses and stuff okay and the The woman Inside when she whose car it is when she came and saw she kept saying her mom was in the car okay but I don't know if that was just shock you know you know she passed out inside okay yeah they're thinking good can I ask you guys one more favor can you rip the bumper the rear bumper off it's the only other place it might be except for under on the frame and I'm not going under there so actually I might be able to see it right there you spread it too yeah might be on that sticker right there so that lady says that she saw the lady run out with the kids in the car and the lady the mom kept saying my mom's in the car my mom's in the car so there's probably no guy in the car I don't know maybe I don't know she never said anything about a guy no she pulled up and it was already on fire and the mom was out here getting the kids off no that's not it this one here STI right here it should say like the year make and then it should have the vent on it if it's on there right yeah we can't see that one it's probably this one Witnesses report seeing the mother shopping for a long time and employees provide details about her and the dad's movements a come down panicked he stops here and he came no not from upstairs I would say a little bit like from the mall probably I didn't see exactly where I just saw him when he got in my vision then he says and he comes here that's when I lose him but Peter our other manager that's when he sees him Sprint out towards men's last time anybody saw descri what he was wearing or what he look like not what he was wearing I would say he was he was black light skin or NX something of the sort he was bald and he had some facial hair that's the quickest I got him he sprank it past me but I don't know if maybe Peter saw you got somebody looking at the cameras for me yes we do all right cool for you only thank you I appreciate that want do it for them I'll go back and see what how he's at looking apparently she was in the store for a while yeah that's what they said happy hour starts in an hour that's what I meant too hour for lunch bad if I text you would you guys mind describing mom if you remember what she was wearing what she looked like anything I mean it was she had a fake Christian Dior bag how much detail do you want um she had you remember what she was wearing or anything she had like the braids braids okay yeah could you just put that for me she had a tan crop top and she had black and white strip y hold on I'm going to get you a different statement can you give her a apparently your right there thank you H hey you go I only have two pin so just hang on one second just put what you saw on Mom and Dad everything that you saw thank officers collect statements as the investigation unfolds I'm going to put in it appeared like she was shopping cuz she had stuff in her whatever you want to put is is perfect for me I just need to I just need to prove that it was her so as long as you short yeah that's why I said like gotcha perfect thank you no sir I really appreciate you guys' help no I'll be right back okay so you they pulled up after you right so my wife was driving she parked the car okay that spot was empty and then it I just started to review the footage you can see the car pull in person get out blah blah blah so um I but then I stopped because I was like I got to get down here before they pull the car away and move it got okay can you tell can you show it to me or I tried to I I I pulled the jump drive out of the car so it wouldn't override it I downloaded it to my laptop it's at the house I'm not far down the road but I don't have it on me right now but I can certainly bring it back if you need it or or upload it whatever you need me to do uh I need you to meet a witness for this yeah a Tesla video and uh review it for George um just need to know who was driving and time frame basically long story short mom and supposed boyfriend we don't really know if it's for sure um showed up here left two kids in the car car caught fire with the kids in it so um with uh I'm Jord um so nice to meet you um with your to at all I barely because I had to get back yeah I don't know what the exact address is security footage confirms the kids were left unattended in the car the entire time use the EV evidence.com upload so we can have them uploaded there and I'll relay whatever he finds he's going to meet at you over there this this is the all you're going to need for the arson willingly all engageing Commission of a felony Stillen vehicle this is all you're going to need to charge for that if you want to take this that's easy it literally just a blurb this big and and as long as we have it doesn't matter if she's passenger or driver she's in it that's all it matters she's a suspect in the I'm sure she's she's she's number one [Applause] yeah d y Murphy yes okay what's your birthday um oh 7 um 98 M okay all right so still looking for the boyfriend I tried to call him the phone but it doesn't even ring you got a picture of your boyfriend my phone is missing we can't find Marcia she threw everything down she started back out of the building over between the two jeweles can you go over there and see if any of them picked up her phone no no no phone no it's a purple iPhone 11 what's his name Dar Darius Darius you said Darius yes Darius what's his last name last darus I tried calling the number the lady gave me but it's a wrong number so in her confusion maybe you know she so they have video of it they were saying the kids were coming out of the car by themselves they didn't see the M oh my God oh my God meanwhile the mom still in shock over the unfolding situation is finally tracked down and interrogated you were you were the one that was telling me that right can I get your ID coming out of the car I parked and I was walking in I saw like smoke I said someone's got car problems as I walked by there was another gentleman we both were like's on fire I believe he opened it and I saw the kids come out and I saw inside the car was already engulfed and what gra the gentleman that opened the car what did he look like uh white male um he was someone who was coming he wasn't my boyfriend he went to his car to get fire extinguisher and I grabbed the kids and ran and then once I saw the car like we need to go inside INE can you just put the uh call please I couldn't even tell look this was just her okay it's coming back 10 it is I'm pretty sure so we probably backed in did you write the name down I'll I'll call all security hereas van be was the last thing okay so I want you to slow that Brea do me a favor and lean back just what's that slow thata when first name again his first name can I get her can I get her slow her breathing down just for a little bit I think she'll be a little bit more comp right there Darius Darius van be okay 13 Bravo you contack Mall security mall security ask him to put a bolo out for Darius vanen are they up there excuse me can you call my mom the officers attempt to find the father as well who reportedly fled the scene during the incident can you have them put out a bolo over the mall in home for a Darius vanen Darius van I got you yeah there's nobody in the car I think I don't think there no because the guy I think the guy um um came out and he was using the fire exter yeah yeah but the there the the kids there was kids in there yeah yeah they're out they I know they ran out but you know I don't know they're over there with their M okay yeah with Darius Darius vanen van yeah [Music] [Applause] Flor on the first floor of guantee hey man what's your name Alicia Alicia I know everything's kind of kind of going on crazy right now right now it looks like your daughter she may have gotten burned stop stop stop don't touch it don't touch it ma'a look at me I know I know she definitely has some eat and what despite nearly losing her kids she seems more focused on dodging questions and finding her phone than getting her injured child to the hospital go I take her for me please yeah we're going to the to get her some help I can't go with her you can yeah yeah we'll explain all this to you she needs to be and a second yeah where where was the other lady that witnessed all of it she just went to move her car she'll be right back she's one of my clients she's a school teacher I cell phone number are you able to look at the cameras I have Tony ping right now are they in the between the doors facing that way they should be but I don't know how much they but he's trying to back up and find out when it all Happ but the office is in between the two doors right is it office yeah where the cameras are no no no the camera the camera they're in the ceiling up here no no no where they're looking at them yeah it should be facing that way no no no where the computer is to look at it's in our kids Department in our kids Department camera all right yeah we're going to we're going to get to it let we know right away we know he's okay cuz he's not in the car so he's out and about somewhere right now okay so I do need to get um where where do you guys live at okay something where do you live I think right now okay all right I I need to get the the kids information their names of their birth dates okay get your ma'am ma'am Alicia come here real quick okay no no they're they're fine they're going to be right here just so we're out of the rain real quick she's charged with child neglect fined for illegal parking and expired tags and sentenced to 30 months in prison plus a year of probation despite being there the father faces no charges as the investigation continues number one when bad decisions lead to losing your kids officers respond to reports of unsupervised Barefoot kids begging for water nearby two adults are found slumped in a parked car raising substance abuse concerns here's what happens when police arrive to investigate hi there apartment how are you doing hi are you courney okay are these all your your babies yeah okay hey puppy all right we're just sister down the way she in the Halloween store oh okay walking them but they're bad so they had to come back oh oh okay yeah okay uh all right we're just getting some calls of some children running around in the parking lot and people got concerned and nervous and oh yeah no well my dog did run away to go and so the kids they tried to chase after her but I told him you know please the dog yeah how long have you had your dog for uh since she was 4 weeks hi puppy what's her name her name's cashmir cashmir all right so is your does your sister have kids too or she okay and they're all down there and and then how many are I can't even tell how many kids you got oh my gosh how many does she have she has four do you have seven total with you guys right now uh yeah oh my gosh holy moly okay go talk inside she got kids in there she's a sister with her four kids at the Spirit store we don't even know this is a vehicle we're just assuming she's at with the dog okay's what's kind of going on is my husband has been cheating on me and um so I live in the I live in the park I live in the Park 16 apartment anyway sorry um so my husband he's been cheating I've been we've been away from the house for like a week the mother attempts to explain herself claiming she was watching the kids but multiple Witnesses report that the children have been left unattended for over 2 hours I just I'm trying to stay away so he can understand that I don't want to be with him anymore you know and so um we're just and you can see on camera have you been living out of the car then no in in the um green Greenwood Hotel okay I think that's yeah Greenwood over off of uh how many 3 20 I believe okay yeah okay cops dance not a big deal we're good I was thinking about getting you know why we got called out right yeah what's the plan um I'm just waiting for my sister and then um we were going to go eat at Cherry's and then probably go back to the room okay yeah all right we we we try that's my body camera yes it's recing you right now right now you're forever immortalized you're famous you're okay that's okay you don't have to be scared here why don't you pick up that right there please hi who is the most person in the know okay can you is it that big old white SUV out there okay so what exactly have you seen okay uh we haven't seen much except for the kids keep individually coming in here getting cups of water and ice which is no big deal but they're dirty the boy um just had shorts on no shoes no shirt and they were randomly for about 2 hours coming in and we we kept trying to watch but we've been busy that they would like go outside and dissolve we couldn't tell where they were going okay so this last time they came in we went and watched where they were going and one of my servers walked um over to the front to see if she could see it officers also gather statements from store staff confirming what they saw and she said they were both s and who was that can you just tell us what you witnessed when you walked over so I checked the mail and then walked in front of the car and the both the subjects were like forward like falling asleep so the the person who's out there now yeah the girl was in the driver's seat and then I believe there was a black male in the passenger I believe okay but for sure the woman that we're talking to was completely slumped over and where were the children at uh they were in the back and the windows were down and the car was running okay would you be willing to provide like a recorded statement of just official cor of what you saw absolutely okay awesome thank you of course sir um she did go in and get some water from cherries but I was right here watching and everything you know so like this looks like an airplan like they are a little out of control that go yeah you away from your kids okay so I'm going to be very blunt with you and this is going to go one or two ways okay yes ma'am uh we have reason to uh take all three children in pregn custody um and so that's what we're going to do okay you and I both know what's going on here that's why we're here hi baby what's going on tell me we've had multiple Witnesses calling in about all of your children they're filthy you and somebody else were in there passed out in the car we have multiple Witnesses yes I'm not like I said it's going to go one or two ways no problem so here's what's going to happen is I'm going to get really good contact information from you I'm going to allow you to come back to the station and meet with CPS directly but as far as the police are concerned I do not have faith if I leave these children in your custody that they're going to be protected and safe and that's how we're doing what we're doing okay and then charges will be forwarded to the prosecutor for neglect okay that's where we're at right now due to immediate safety concerns the officers take the children into protective custody if I have my sister come well that's what I'm saying is that's why you can come back and we're going to have that direct conversation about somebody that you deem because they always try to keep them with family right but as far as the police are concerned we intervene when we give the Child Safety is Jeopardy right we're the initial contact then what happens is the CPS gets involved and then they will find a family member if you can find one that can pass the background check that you feel safe with to take the children into custody while resources or whatnot gets gets presented to you whether that be different shelter whether that be some drug stuff but as far as we're concerned and the amount of information that we've gotten from a multiple third party unrelated right we're not just here picking on you that's what I always tell people is that we're here because something's going on we know we wouldn't be here I'm not contacting that car or anybody else no yeah I hear you okay I understand I'm not going to give you any problem I just I I really um I don't agree you know um and typically people do well yeah no I am going through some things you know but uh I was never passed out I was on the phone with just everything is audio and Visually recorded no yeah you're good I was on the phone with green do and Progressive I have an insurance thing going on okay you know um and I allow out and them to go get some water okay and I was watching them the dog did get loose and so you know they obviously ran after the dog whatever I got out you know went and got the dog there was three ladies over there okay you know I mean sorry about that you know I I but I'm not going to give you any problems I appreciate that like I said I try to be very straightforward because there's no point in trying to pull a veil over your eyes and tell you something's going on that's not or try to like lie to you I don't work that way I just be much I'd rather be very upfront and blunt with what I have we're going to do with that okay um considering where we're at now I am going to read you your Miranda Rights okay uh you do have the right to remain silent anything you say can be used against you in the court of law you have the right at the time to talk to a lawyer and have him present the mother is informed that she's being charged with child neglect she protest But ultimately complies with the officers if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer one will be appointed to represent before questioning if you wish and you can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements okay about Halloween listen come here you guys no you're okay stop listen you guys are going to have to go with these guys listen it's okay we're just going to go play for a little bit that's all wait we're GNA GO station we go to play yeah there's a whole room there's snacks it's just for a little bit I love snack oh I can tell let's let's go get you some snacks okay I can tell and you guys can all stay together how cool is that nice how my name my name [Music] is so I just have just I just I'm just trying to figure out like you know what what was I like what was I supposed to you know I there's really nowhere ever you can go and park and just not be doing anything wrong and so you weren't doing today and slumped over with another gentleman in your car while your children were sitting no I don't have no gentleman was with me at all okay okay well and if that's what you're going to if that's your statement and that's statement but we have there has been no G concerned third parties unbiased who've been watching you and the black gentleman that was in your car with you with your children bothum over and that's the Gent okay and that's that can be your statement when we have but there's cameras too right and and we will absolutely be getting the cameras yes okay because yeah that is not true okay at all okay and so you guys are taking my kids because of accusations the officers act quickly to protect the kids ensuring they receive the care they need of multiple people reporting the same thing and that your children have been running around inside and out they're filthy of that asking for water with no parental Supervision in a parking lot so I was right here I mean I told you guys that they went to get water before you even told me that and you can provide a full blown recorded statement at the station if you would like just about your recollection of the yeah it's not but the thing is it's not going to change anything so like I said as of right now right now like you know it's that's not fair as of right now they're not facing any criminal charges it's just being fored to the prosecutor based upon the S police officers when we get a 911 call and then we hear multiple people all reporting the same thing we have to intervene in what's best for what we can see the totality of the circumstances and what's best for the children right and so that's what we're doing whether or not charges get filed with the prosecutor or they decline the case that's up to them and then CPS comes in and if there's resources that need to be offered they will they try to make a they call it like an emergency action plan so then so then how come so then I'm just asking also so then why wouldn't I why wouldn't I be able to get my kids back because I'm taking them in protective C and CPS again we just intervene and if do you have prior CPS involvement at all no okay none at all no okay no Tri prior like children taken okay then that will be on them but as far as like it's kind of like we have a responsibility we take care of it and then we pass it we know on CPS and then they go from there yes ma'am does that make sense yes ma'am okay okay fly okay as far as like so the accusations that were made about some dude in my truck how do we how do you we you know figure out or know that that's not what happened and you know whatever like uh so everything's just going to be about evidence right so we we take statements and then CCTV and all that stuff camer here Child Protective Services is called in to conduct a full evaluation and determine the best course of action cameras inside all that stuff I mean we do an entire investigation it's not like it's just face value right it's just based upon the information we have here and now we're going to take action on behalf of the children and we're going from there okay and the address is on that business card as well is where I'll be going yes Avenue South yes okay all right okay all right team effort they may come with back with me today it it's yeah CPS is going to make that determination okay yeah we're going to get a hold of them and kind of see what what they would like to do with this whole thing okay okay so it may take it may take a half an hour will we call them and figure it out or it may take a few hours for them to come down I don't know how long so when do you think would be be best for me to show up um if the officers here are done with you I just go over there right now okay okay that sounds good but I won't see them no not for right now okay all right you don't have to all right you ready yep all right buddy we're going to go well we have a playroom there's some toys and stuff in there what kind um there's a bunch of different stuff we we you'll see we'll be there in just a few minutes mhm put in the transport yeah [Music] out I don't know um I going to go make a call do you want to H yeah hang out get some pictures I'll be right back man okay all right there no the father later arrives at the police station claiming he's been involved in his children's lives but does not have custody start hi good how are you doing are you Lindsay is it Lindsay or Lindsay okay Lindsay he do you have a question or yeah I want do my kid and I get that but unfortunately where we're at right now we're just trying to figure out what's what's going on with CPS how did you guys get here did you guys come together or yeah I drove you drove okay so based upon everything right now I know you don't know a whole heck of a lot other than the fact that they were put in a a dangerous situation right and so when CPS gets here they look at the entirety of the the circumstances of you know she wasn't mom I get that but then she was also left with the children and apparently you kind of knew stuff was up but she still had the children and then living circumstances we were told one thing by her one thing by you guys so do Weist they know what's going on then she got her own house I got my own house okay you know what I mean and that's how it is you know mean she's mom trying to go a Chan you know what I mean okay yeah so when's the last time you saw your kids my kids yeah I see my kids about every other day or every day I cuz this the plan okay I set the plan up I was going on I put my sister at the house okay so I know about my kids all the time I'm call about my kids and everything about all the time you know mean but she takes them and runs off and then you know I can't say nothing they're in her custy they're not in mine you know what I mean yeah but I'm there no custody but you know mean I don't push that because there's native laws you know I mean and the native law is M win they win you know what mean uh so that this doesn't answer my question when the last time that you actually physically saw him like like like I seen him let me see I went to work this morning so I was at the T house okay so from the T house I seen him yesterday morning no yesterday night I came through we ate wax he me I got B some food all that to the house and I no he admits that the mother has been unstable but says he had no no control over her actions where are you living that would be more than likely where the children reside okay I would be living in ch okay because I I well I really wouldn't be living until if I had my kids it would be different because I'd be living in a three-bedroom house and I would just drive to work every day than just living down the telum where my job is see what I'm saying okay okay so then the the truth of the story is is that based upon everything again and they also look at previous CPS history right has there been CPS history before with your children but with your specific three children yeah okay and then look at prior criminal history of you and current driving status like your dbls 3 you're not supposed to be driving so then how are and I don't know about you is your license suspended no no okay and that's what we're going to go all of these things get taken in consideration because it's about at this point in time it's about the children they are covered in dirt they smell very badly they were it looks like they've been liing out that car she said they've been liing out that car for about a week now or saying at some Motel she couldn't name because you and her have been fighting and so again we always are doing what's what we believe is best of the children so when CPS gets here we look at everything and be given hold on hear me out hear me out but again based upon everyone's telling a different story no one's giving a straight answers all I know is that we were called and found these children in dangerous situation and I'm always going to do what I can to protect you want to them yes yeah absolutely and I'm very passionate I have my own kids kids don't get to speak for themselves but based upon the dirt and their smell it's they don't smell like they've taken a shower in days and days like it's not good it's it's very apparent that they've not been taken care of they all wet themselves at night time and when they correct and they it sounds like they have it smells like they have been sitting in it for quite some time so again my kids is messy listen I ain't going to lie to you my kids is bad as here okay and they messy okay you know what I mean but they they was not like that last night officers review both parents' histories and find that they have prior legal issues which complicates the case further well they they smell as if like I said they've been in their own field for quite some time so no they all my family has we pee on until we like 16 at the bed all that we have diapers at the house and all that but you know mean when Mom text on he says I can't step up and get I'm telling you I can't because there's a native law that I have been the same thing if you look me up right now same thing with the next B all I do is chase them I'm in court cases I'm in all that I know I know I senior criminal history I know there's extensive criminal history but what I'm saying is is at the end of the day we are trying to do what's best for them we work with what we know what their past history is what our past history is and then based upon what we believe is going to be the safest option for the children that's what we go with so as it stands right now CPS isn't here do you have your ID on you yeah I would love to run you if you don't mind real quick problem we tell them everything and we try to make a plan they're always going to try to put the children back with the safest family me member that they're there is right if you've tell my my lieutenant and my other partner that she's been crazy for a month but then she's got the kids right then I ask you why on Earth would you let those children go with somebody who's been not well and been fighting right if you know she's been off or she's been doing and she's been falling asleep in cars then a reasonable person would say okay Dad why on Earth would you let those kids go with them right and so then my concern is not just about her choices but then your choices right because I care that's my job is to protect those kids so that's all of the things that we're taking consideration we don't take this kind of stuff lightly um and we just want to make sure when I go home tonight that I have full faith that those kids are safe and taken care of that is the only thing that I care about does that make sense okay we're at that we're at that I always say when we take him into protective custody it's like a big pause button we're going to go pause because that's this point in time they were not safe and we need to try to figure out what safe looks like so it's a big pause so before you can come see him or we can release them we have to they outlined the next steps emphasizing that the children's safety comes first we're at that we're at that I always say when we take him into protective custody it's like a big pause button we're going to go pause because at this point in time they were not safe and we need to try to figure out what safe looks like so it's a big old pause so before you can come see them or we can release them we have to it's like a full court press I'm trying to do for those kids we just want to make sure that they're safe okay okay CPS takes the children after the mother fails to show it's also revealed that the father has a long history of domestic abuse charges while the mother has an extensive record of substance abuse related offenses and property crimes in the end the cops did their job the question is will these parents ever change drop your thoughts in the comments