So, where did you where did you last see her? >> I thought I would see her and I didn't. And I'm like, she must have wrecked. So, I drove forward and I saw her truck and when I saw her truck, she tossed the kid out the window and she jumped out and she leaped out the side. She picked the kid up. She started running this way. I said, "Can I help you? Do you need help?" And she said, "I have to go to the hospital." >> Wednesday, March 27th, 2024. Lacy, Washington. What began as a simple report of a vehicle prowling in a Walmart parking lot would turn into a high-speed chase with a four-year-old child inside of a stolen truck. Within minutes, an ordinary afternoon routine turned into a sequence of extreme risk where every decision pushed the limits between escape and abandonment. But how far can someone go to avoid the consequences of their own actions? I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. We can see that you're watching, but only 11% of you are actually subscribed to the channel. So, take a moment right now and hit that subscribe button and ring that bell so that we can bring these videos to more people and so that you never miss your daily dose of crime. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. >> Let's do it real quick. >> Let's go this way. >> Get to the vehicle. Let me see your hand. >> Yeah, I got it from here. Let's go from here. >> Little better from here. So, I don't see nobody in the uh driver or passenger seat. >> Okay. You ready? >> 66. Standby. Yeah. You see anything over there, Serge? Hey, we're going to we're going to go around. >> Let me get around over here. Ah, can't even get through the woods, man. Right now, it looks unoccupied from here. Better get closer to the other door. Hey, let me go. Let me go in the back. But try to let me get in there. >> Is she involved in this? >> No, she saw she saw that girl with the baby take off that way. 3966. Yes. This uh witness that I saw, she actually had the female and the child in the car, then they took off. So, where did you where did you last see them? Sorry. >> Yeah. So, I was pulling out of the Burlington coat right here and I went to take a right and she swerved around me like almost next to me and I was like, whoa. and she's swerving in and out and then you know how you can kind of see the roads from right there back there. I thought I would see her and I didn't and I'm like she must have wrecked. >> No. So I drove forward and I saw a truck and when I saw her truck she tossed the kid out the window >> and she jumped out and she leaped out the side. She picked the kid up. She started running this way. I said, "Can I help you? Do you need help?" And she said, "I have to go to the hospital." I said, "I'll take you to the hospital. Let me call 911." So I went to pull over and she's like, "Let me in." So she jumped in my Jeep. >> Uhhuh. And then I was like, "You have to go to the hospital." And she looked at me and she's like, "You're not taking me to the hospital." I was like, "St. Keith, it's right there. It's right there." And she leaped out and jumped out and she went that way. >> Started heading heading that way. >> Yeah. She had red hair with a >> radio. You get coach restricted for radio traffic. >> When officers arrive at the crash site, the scene already shows the outcome of a reckless escape. A pickup truck overturned near the I-5 on-ramp and signs of a woman fleeing on foot with a child in her arms. A witness says the woman climbed out through the window right after the impact and instead of asking for help, grabbed the boy and ran between cars. What the cameras didn't show is the extent of the danger. The child had never been secured during the chase, and the crash could easily have been fatal. From that moment on, the officer's priority shifts from the suspect to the child. The search becomes a race against time. Not to make an arrest, but to find alive someone who never should have been in the middle of that pursuit. >> Just mail. >> No mail. All right. >> No, I got him in my >> I'm being advised. The witness here who had the individual in their vehicle saw them last going eastbound on Monway through the parking ride. That was the last time she saw them before she saw us here at the uh on >> Yeah, we didn't get the full plate on it either. >> Hey, stand by one second. >> Yeah, hang out for a little while. >> Yeah, >> sorry about that. No worries. No, thank you for that coming and approaching us and standing by. I called 911 as soon as Zeus got out the car. So I was like the cop. >> Do you have your uh Do you have your ID >> in my car? Cody car. >> Yeah. >> Oh, she freaked me out so bad. >> So did you know did you see intros on the kid? Do you know? >> No. No. And he was he could talk to me. He says, "We went woods. We went woods." I said, "Yeah, you did. You were flying in the woods." >> Oh my gosh. >> And then she just was like, "Yeah." She was just like, >> "So you're in this white jeep?" >> Yes. Yeah. And when I took a right into this, she was like, "Where are you going? Where are you And I said, "You have to go take >> the hospital." Like, "I'm not taking you on the freeway." >> I'm like, "Well, I shouldn't shouldn't be leaving with you. That's why I was dialing 911 in my pocket. >> I feel you." >> Just the idea. She was leaving. I was like, "You can't leave." Like, "You can't go." >> So, you saw her from here. She got here. >> Yeah. I pulled out of Burlington, the Burlington, and she took She was weaving in and out of people, and then all of a sudden, she took a right >> cuz I was back where that cop was. Like I knew I'd be able to see her get on the freeway. I didn't see her get on the freeway. Like she must have been. >> I last saw her. I was way back there >> and I was like, "Okay, well I come to cruise that we can't pursue I was coming to the stop." I was like, >> "Wait a minute. That's a truck. I don't know. What the heck?" >> Yes. And as soon as I went in here, she was like, "Wait, you're not taking me to the hospital." And we got to about right there. And she said, "Let me out. Let me out." >> Yeah. [music] All right. Has someone already come here? >> Huh? >> Has an officer coming here yet? >> An officer? >> Yeah. Okay, never mind then. So, we're looking for a female. She has crashed. She fled from us. Crashed on the on there. White female, 20s, red hair, >> red hair. >> Yeah. What we got? caught her into the parking right there and then more likely than not came somewhere down there. >> Okay. Uh I will keep my eyes open. Yeah. >> But uh no one's come in like that. >> Jackie has a white female mid20s red hair come through here at all. Head injury from a crash. >> I'm sure she would stick out. She's probably got some blood on her face. >> Yeah. If you see anyone matching that they're she's probably gone now, but just give us a call or find her. there. Thank you. >> As officers widen the perimeter, records confirmed the truck Robinson was driving had been reported stolen in Olympia and contained shaved keys, tools commonly used to steal cars. Dispatch also flags a history of use, and the possibility that a second person involved in the Walmart lot may still be on the run. At that point, the incident is no longer seen as an accident. It's ongoing as a felony with multiple aggravating factors and a vulnerable child involved. Coordination between the Lacy Police Department and Child Protection Units adds a new priority. Ensuring the boy's safety before pursuing the suspect, a clear shift in how the law approaches these kind of pursuits. Radio 36. She's in the cinema. If we can get all units going this credit $4. I see a little bit of rainbows. Dr. Want to make sure >> Okay. What's going on, buddy? Is everything okay? >> Not right now. And what's your first name? I'm officer >> scratchm conscious. You were over some big sticks. Oh my goodness. Are you okay? >> Okay. So, we're also inquired about your safety cuz I can see some studio or all the >> I'm fine. You're fine. All right. Do you have any ID? >> I don't. You don't? I don't. Yeah. No, I don't. I just thought I was No worries. We can get your name and stuff like that. First off, we need to make sure because we reported the accident. Obviously, I'm school resource officer, so when we involve young children and stuff like that, we need to make sure they're okay. So, we're going to have med come over and medically check out their child cuz even though there may not be anything physically that you can actually see where children are involved with children, we need to make sure they're safe. And that applies to Just in a second, buddy. What's your first name? >> I It's He's not my kid. So, >> he's So, I'll start with I'll start with your last name. What's your last name? >> Robinson. Rel N. >> What's your first name? >> Nicole. >> N I C O L E. >> Yes. >> What's your middle initial? >> Uh L. >> And your date of birth? ma'am, your date of birth. >> Um, >> I'll just let you know if you lie about any of this information, it's just going to be initial charge. So, I'm giving you this chance right now. >> Okay. It's Diana. >> Huh? >> Diana D E. >> That's your first name? >> Yes. >> Ah, see, it's kind of easy to tell when someone's blind. Is Robinson your true last name? >> I didn't know my birth I didn't know the birthday. >> So, is Robinson your last name or is that a lie? >> My last name. All right. So, what's your middle initial? R. >> All right. What's your date of birth? So, whose key is this? >> Yeah. Okay. And then the whatever that store right next to it, she was hiding there this whole time >> when the the owner just popped out. I was the >> over here. >> No, it's the next little haircut. >> Yeah. She started talking. >> Yeah, you're >> Are you the one that popped out right there? >> Yeah, I'll go. >> Yeah, I I'll I'll go talk to you once we're finished. >> Was like, do I need to be worried like three trial sticking one? West of Robinson, Robert Ocean Boy, Idan Norora, Sam Oceanora, first of Deanna, David Edward, Anna, Adam, Robert. >> The search converges near a movie theater where witnesses report seeing a disoriented woman carrying a child. Officers arrive within minutes, aware that this is not just an arrest, it's an immediate assessment of the child's condition. The coordination between patrol units, dispatch, and private security highlights the level of response these cases require when vulnerable victims are involved. By then, the investigators already have a preliminary list of charges, possession of a stolen vehicle, attempting to elude police, and firstdegree reckless endangerment. Offenses that in Washington state can carry up to 10 years in prison, and when aggravating factors apply. Robinson's appearance in a public setting after fleeing twice reveals a pattern of disorganization driven more by fear and substance use than by any deliberate plan. Off camera, the police secure the child and the case officially moves into the criminal process. >> She's like, "Can you hang out for a little bit?" Yeah. >> She's trying to go in our back room and I believe. >> Okay, we'll come back to the interview. >> So, let's try to nail her back. >> Confess that. Hey, we got you dead to bed. Someone saw you jump out of the seat. No one else. You were carrying the babies cuz I don't want her saying I was pregnant. >> Yeah, >> let's go do that. >> Wait, so the parents are they said they got separated from the parents >> and she's been washing a couple hours. The parents probably go to the Walmart stuff. They already That's what she was waiting for. >> Yeah, I just told you. I mean, I can't No, >> also same last name. >> No, last name. Okay, that's mom. >> All right, so two ends or just one? Okay, >> so we got a witness that saw you flee from the vehicle with this child. All right, they give a very descriptive description of you. Red hair, white female, carrying a child, a young kid. All right. >> Clearly matches you. >> I like you. Yeah, there's cameras everywhere. I already talked to the store owner right next door. Said you two came in here, hid in the bathroom. She saw us going around the parking lot. All right. So, we have witnesses. We're going to get footage. All right. So, you want to just tell us why you did what you did today? Why when I lit you up in the parking lot at Walmart, why you took off at high speed beam, blew several stop signs, stop signs and red lights, and then eventually crashed. >> Oh, yep. Sorry. Before I continue, you have the right to remain silent. Anthony say used against a court of law. You have the right at this time to talk to your lawyer and have him present with you while being questioned. >> If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before question if you wish. You can set any time to exercise these rights, not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights I explained to you? Can you verbally give me yes or no? Yes. >> All right. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us now? We just want to ask questions. >> I just want to ask questionies. >> Yeah. Can I get a statement or a verbal yes or no from you? >> Yes. >> If you're willing to speak with me, answer questions. I just want to ask you a few questions. Figure out what's going on today. What led up to this event. All right. Obviously, there's a young kid here, so it's a pretty serious matter. >> So, will he be willing to answer some questions about it for you? >> Possibly. >> Possibly. Is that a Yes. >> It's not like you committed a murder or anything like that? >> Yeah. >> We're just trying to figure out what it's so bad that you child. >> Was it just the vehicle pile stuff going on in the park? You were scared. So, you're the person that you were waiting for was in one of the vehicles. Okay. >> You have to actually tell us. >> Yeah. >> Verbal stuff. >> Yeah. >> So, tell me what's going on. >> I was just That's That's why you're right. You're everything you just said was correct. >> So, you're waiting for your parents correct there at Walmart? >> Is that the truth? >> Huh? >> Parents are at Walmart or you were doing vehicle psych. >> I wasn't doing >> No, you were just the driver. >> I was just driving. >> Okay. And so, some Was someone in one of the cars when we came up behind you? Is that why you're waiting for them? >> Yeah. Are they trying to steal the car or be a crow? >> I honestly I don't know. They were in the car. I don't know what they were doing. I just got I just was already nervous. I don't do that kind of stuff. I normally don't do that. So, >> did they make you do it? >> Nobody made me do anything, you know. I just I just wanted to get on with our day. So, I was just >> Okay. Did when you when you crashed, did he fly out of the seat belt? >> No. No. >> And then mom is was doing the vehicle problem. She jumped out. You were just waiting. >> Yeah. And the other two in the other truck were doing. >> Yeah. Mama where they were necessarily. They were just >> Mama's actively prowling the car. >> Yeah. >> So, >> Oh, you don't know where the other >> Yeah. I'm not sure exactly where I saw >> Yeah. the entrance. >> Yeah. I was sitting at the west side of the parking lot. Yeah. Is there any anything else you want to add? Anything you want to just tell me? Cuz obviously if you cooperate, it's going to look better for your case. All right. The more you withhold, the more you lie, the worse it's going to look for you. All right. So, I'm giving you a chance. Is there any other information you're like going to know about it? >> Your thought process, your decision making? >> My decision making was wrong. I I really I thought >> So, I just saw a question. Did you guys before you went to Walmart, where did you guys come from? >> Safeway. >> Safeway just right across the road. Okay. Did you guys from Safeway make a plan to go crawl cars at Walmart? Most people don't just start piling cars, right? >> Did you guys have the intent? >> I know you said you didn't plan on it, but did they have the plan on prowling cars at Walmart today? >> Can you bring us up to the kids seats? >> Yeah. I mean, >> she wanted to go to Walmart. I Yeah. >> So, was there a plan to break in the cars today? >> Um, >> that's the way it seems. There's four of >> I mean, it wasn't the plan. I mean, I just ended up I just ended up seeing them. Like I didn't even plan on I didn't even plan on leaving with them ever going anywhere with them. I did. It wasn't like a plan that we had for the day. No. >> I got with her and we came out here. She was trying to get her RV. >> Uh-huh. >> We were supposed to go get the RV and >> and then she and then we were going to go to Walmart. Honestly, we were going to go to Walmart because I know that kids need to get in car seats or whatever and I was going to get a booster seat or something. And then and then so when we we pulled up there, she wanted to told me to go around the parking lot a couple times and obviously that's what she was looking at cars or whatever, I guess. >> Yeah. So you're the getaway driver, >> huh? >> You're the getaway driver, >> I guess. Yeah. >> Okay. So you already said in the car and the two males were in a separate truck, can truck. All right. I'm pretty sure I know what truck that was. I passed it. Was okay. So all right. So at this time you're going to be placed on. All right. Send up. Inside the interview room, Robinson's tone is inconsistent. She first denies stealing the truck, then admits she was driving and waiting for someone who was checking cars in the Walmart lot. Investigators recognize the familiar pattern of so-called auto crews, small groups who steal cars using shaved keys, and meet in commercial areas. Her statement confirms the initial theory. Robinson acted as the getaway driver while under the influence of in a spontaneous operation that spiraled out of control. For detectives, the focus is no longer the stolen vehicle, but the risk that she chose to take with a child on board. Under state law, the act qualifies as first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony that becomes more serious when the victim is a minor. As the interview continues, Robinson shifts between guilt and resignation. She claims that she can't clearly remember what happened and says the only thing she wants is to go to jail. At that point, the investigation stops revolving around the chase and begins to focus on her behavior. A mixture of addiction, neglect, and despair that explains more than she's able to admit. >> Yes. Or you got a phone number for mom or dad. You have a phone number for anybody. >> Dad's a problem today. I don't have my phone. I have my phone. >> I don't know. Can I give you a phone number to call somebody? >> Charles, we'll work with you. We don't like to put kids into CVS. Trust me. >> Um, she likes it's it's his name is Jesse, but he'll know how to get a hold. No, but I don't know how to get a hold of. It's just the only woman I I know right now. I that I can remember that. >> What is it? >> Who is that? >> It's >> And what's his relation to? >> Uh he's just a friend, but he >> Melissa friend of ours. Both of our >> both mom and dad's no >> parents the mom. So he can call and tell call us to pick up the kid. and he'll he'll be able to verify >> she'll be able to verify that the child. >> Yeah. >> Do you have anything on you I should be aware of? Knives, needles, >> that your key? >> Uh, yeah, I guess so. You >> have the key to the truck? the shape. You guys steal the truck. Yeah, that's a shape. Like the truck probably stole one. >> It's okay. >> I don't know. >> It's a property crime. He didn't murder anybody. >> I don't I honestly don't know. I don't even know. I don't even know. This isn't even my It was her. >> You see the key, right? That's a shaved key. >> Keys have pumps on, >> right? >> So, we shave it. >> Well, I know. I didn't use it for the truck. No. >> What did you use it for? >> I didn't use it at all. >> So, if we take that to the ignition on the truck, is it going to turn on? Oh, she >> I I I did. That's the key. Like take the >> Yeah, >> cuz it left. >> I mean, I left it in the car. >> Huh? >> I left it in the car. Yeah. >> Did you pull it out? >> Yeah. I mean, yeah, cuz I was going to take the keys with me initially in the night. >> How come the center console the steering column is all busted? >> I don't know for if you guys are taking me to jail. I just want to go to jail. >> We have to work with you to try to get the kid. >> I already gave you a phone number. I don't have I >> But if we you don't have any other phone numbers >> for them. >> That one doesn't work. >> It's going to work. >> He's talking to whoever you give me phone number. >> So if you guys are taking me to jail, then I just want to go to jail. >> At the car, I'll search you. So if there's anything that's on you, I should be aware of just so I know. >> Okay. >> Okay. I know. I just want to let you know the last thing I want to do is get poked by. >> Okay. As time goes on, Robinson stops justifying herself. She no longer tries to explain what happened, just repeats that she wants to go to prison. Her voice is flat, her eyes avoid contact, and there's no anger or surprise, only exhaustion. It's the kind of reaction investigators often see in people who aren't running from the law, but from themselves. For years, Robinson lived between addiction, minor arrests, and broken promises. In that context, being taken into custody doesn't feel like an ending. It's a predictable pause in a cycle she already knows. What stands out most to investigators isn't what she said, but what she did not. She showed no concern for the consequences or for the child, as if both belong to another life. That detachment, more than any specific crime, defines the real danger behind her fight. What's up? Sorry, I'm not going to pull away. I'm fine. Send her there. So, that's the crimes I can think of off the top of my head right now. You're you're under arrest for a looting. All right. And then reckless endangerment for having a kid in the car like that. Okay. And then see if there's anything else after that. But those are the ones right now. I has to go to court before I can bail out. >> He'll have a bail bail amount. Yeah. >> As soon as I get to jail or go to court, I >> believe so. Yes. >> What is this? Does anyone do >> you have any other? No. >> Is there a chance to be honest with me? >> I don't. >> Am I going to find anything in this? >> No, there's nothing in here. >> There was, but there's nothing in here though. Just face the car. >> You stand for that with my hand. And I'm just going to go up along your leg. Okay. My hand. I'm just going to go like this across. Same thing over here. Same thing. I'm just going to go up across like watch up. All right. So, checking for contraband. I don't see anything back here. So when I take you out of the car at the jail, if I financing back here, I know it's going to come from you and no one else. Okay. >> Mhm. >> All right. Take a seat for me. [clears throat] So while you're in the back seat, you are going to be audio and video recorded. So anything you say or do will be caught on camera. Okay. >> Take off for us. >> Do you have any questions, Diana? just that you guys are going to get a hold of. >> Yeah, it sounds like one of the officers is talking [clears throat] to I believe. >> Okay. >> So, all right. Is that it? >> I mean, I don't know what else you guys expect me to ask. >> Oh, just making sure you understand what's going on. Right back. >> It was I didn't open that yet, but she said there was in there and was in there. >> [clears throat] >> Yeah, I haven't opened that yet. So, it was she said those these both consume at one point. >> What were in the bag in the container was a >> It was just like I use a dab thing to dab it. Oh, that's >> that's why it's Yeah, that's why it's powder. >> That's why it's brown. Yeah. >> So, it's marijuana. >> No, it was it was it was pills. Just I use a gab thing to smoke it. >> Oh, okay. Like crushed up pills. >> Well, they weren't crushed up, but like I just put pills in there and then like dab it and then they end up melting kind of like together kind of. >> And then and then like after that just kind of like the res residue like kind of turns into >> Okay. Okay. And then in the bag is that where the blue pills were before you moved them into that? Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. >> So that stuff would this can be considered. No. just >> Oh, no. I meant like just tossing it. >> Yeah. Tell her we're going to toss this instead of turning. >> Hey, so it's okay with you. We're just going to toss this stuff since there was there is >> Thank you. >> Is that okay with you? Do you want this quarter? I'll put it back in your jacket. >> No, you can throw all that away. >> Okay. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. After her arrest, Lacy Marie Robinson would be formally charged with attempting to elude a police vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, first-degree reckless endangerment, possession of vehicle prowling tools, and possession of a controlled substance. Under Washington state law, these offenses range from class B to class C felonies, carrying potential sentences from 90 days up to 10 years in prison, depending on the prior history and aggravating factors. While firsttime offenders often receive reduced or suspended sentences, the extreme risk to the child and the reckless nature of the pursuit could justify an exceptional sentence well above the standard range. For prosecutors, this was not an isolated case, but a clear example of how addiction and negligence can turn a single mistake into a chain of serious crimes. And while the law will determine how many years she spends behind bars, one question remains. How long does it take to break a cycle where every attempt to escape only brings you back to the same place?