Are you kidding me? Really? >> Why did these officers respond so strongly? >> He showed me his >> No, not to you? >> Yeah, he showed it to me. >> To you as well? >> Yes. >> Thought it would be a good idea to your infant child in a car. >> I think it would be a good idea. >> Okay, baby. Relax. Okay. >> Okay. Hey, listen. Stop. Stop. >> They knocked on the door again. This time at a house with potential risks. >> When a police double I ever had was inside that house. No matter the location, vigilance and community awareness are always key to keeping children safe. In a seemingly quiet neighborhood where children often play after school, a group of young girls witnessed a man acting in a disturbing manner near children. >> How do you know that he was touching his private parts? >> Cuz I think I seen it on his hand. >> On July 17th, 2025, police received an emergency call about a serious incident. The girls, understandably frightened, approached the authorities and reported about a man acting inappropriately around children while they were recording a video. Despite being shaken, they courageously provided information about the man and the direction he went. >> I'm playing outside with my friends >> right now. >> Yeah. What was he wearing? >> He was wearing like he looked like he was homeless and he was wearing like basketball shirts and a black shirt. >> Basketball shorts. What color basketball shorts? >> Like I think like gray and black. >> Okay. How tall is he? Black male, white male. Which one you get? >> He's fat. You said he went around the building. >> No. Like, no. Like, this how it happened. >> Wait, wait. Before you continue, hold up, hold on, hold on. Give me a second. Where? Which way he went? >> He took a turn. >> Okay. Did he go like to the park? >> I don't know. No. >> So, he was like, how how tall was he? >> He was like, >> he was like that. He was like that. >> Did y'all see his private part? >> Well, not me, but she did. >> You just saw it? >> Yes. We saw on it. >> Give me a second. You sit right here. Call Do you have your parents here? >> Yes. >> Uh, call your parents. Give me a second. I'm here at Palm Place, and I have one of the kids walk up to me standing up. Bravo Mike. That was M in front of him and he was heading out towards the sportsman's park area. So what was he wearing again? >> He was wearing like black and he's like fat and it's like >> so heavy set male. How tall? >> I don't know. Fat. >> Fat. Was he short hair? Long hair. >> He was like like how his hair look like mine. >> Black. He was fat. >> Dark skin. >> All right. Black pants. What else? >> No. Basketball shorts. >> Basketball shorts. What shirt? >> Like a black shirt. I think >> black shirt. >> He was He was peing over there. >> They make socks. So, are you guys being honest? This this happened because we're calling cops on our way here. This really happened. We have people coming. >> Okay. >> All right. Making sure he had short hair. >> Yes. >> Okay. Did he have any facial hair that you can think of? >> Yeah. Just like a beard like this. >> He had a beard. >> Yeah. >> Have you said beard short? >> Just like >> Okay. So, he had long beard or short beard? >> I don't remember. >> Okay. And you said he went down south this way and then made a right. >> He went right down. I don't know his phone number. >> You know, I'm assuming you don't have to. >> I'm coming. >> Tell your mom to come here. It'll happen on a big like that big wall over there. >> So where >> it happened like on like you see that side but it happened like over there on that >> on the other side but on this side of the building. >> So this building on the >> side. >> Another young girl also recounted what she witnessed helping the police record the information and contact the parents. >> You guys it was you you the two other girls for real. He was over here. >> So where where were you guys at when this happened? He was right there on that wall. Right here. Don't touch that wall. >> No, don't touch him. You're fine. So, he was here on this wall. >> Yes. Literally right here. Just right now. >> He was like right there. >> And what was he doing? >> Just >> Just stand over here. >> So, he was just standing here. >> Yeah. >> How do you know that he was touching his private parts? >> Cuz I think I seen it like pull down his pants. >> You saw him pull down his pants? >> I didn't see him pull down his pants. I was I was just turning the corner and I was like I was like like what the heck is he doing? >> So, did he look old or younger? like he looked like like a fat year old that looked like 26 at least. >> So early 20s >> probably about late 20s. >> Late 20s. Okay. And where were you at when this happened? >> Literally right here right there. >> So you're right there like near where the other girls at? >> No. >> Around this area. You see him standing here and then Okay. All right. >> Yeah. But um we had to end our Tik Tok because they were saying it and we didn't want to post. >> I got you. Did you videotape him by any chance with the Tik Tok? Possibly. >> No. Um he was right here. My Tik Tok camera was like right down. It was like this window but on a different side of the window. >> He was just looking down. >> It was like right here. Like right here but on a different window so it could only see us in. >> All right. Where's your mom at? >> She's in the house. >> You mind calling your mom for me, please? >> Okay. >> What's your mom's phone number? >> You want me to go get her? >> I just we'll just call him. Let's go with her. >> Did he have like uh did he have wigs? Did he have curly hair? Did he have short hair? >> It was just like a hair that looked like he looked like he was homeless or something. >> Okay. Possibly homeless. But did he have like short hair or did he have like long >> poking out? Like they look like it was Matty hair. >> So matted hair. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice. >> You want to go get your mom real quick, please? >> Yeah. >> All right. I'll be right here. We'll wait for you. Okay. All right. Thank you. And then can you get the other girls to come back? I just got to talk to them. Okay. >> Shortly after, a woman came forward recognizing the man. Contacting the parents not only supported the investigation but also helped protect the children's wellbeing. >> That's your mom? >> Yes. The one in the >> All right. Let's go talk to her real quick. Hey, how you doing, ma'am? Officer Cabo, >> I didn't know that was you talking. >> Oh, you're fine. You're fine. So, your daughter and I because one of her friends came up to me. I don't know. Did she tell you what happened or No, she told Yeah. she saw his piss or No, >> you you saw his his private part? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. That's all I want you to know. Okay. >> She said she said they kept walking around. She said every time they looked up, they seen the man. He was in different spots. And then when the final time they seen him, he whipped his thing out and spot. Lisa just told him to come in the house. >> Yeah. Don't be roaming all around here. All right. >> He followed them. They got confirmation. >> I seen your lady next door to our house. >> The lightkinned girl. >> Yeah, that the next door to our house. >> Let's go. >> Give me a second. We'll do all that. Hey, stop what we're doing. Talk to your parents. First off, we want to know what's going on. >> It was invited her, the other girl, and then the two older chicks. >> Was he younger? >> They said he was like late 20s, early early 20s, late 20s. She said they don't live out here and we don't talk like that. So that's very new to her. Yeah. And then they said they was with the guy walked to the dollar store with her. >> All right. This one here is going to come around. We done playing after that. >> No. No. Yeah. >> Cuz I ain't never heard nothing like that. >> Circle your um check out the way. See if that's anything I can think of. We'll go from there. I'm just record from you ma'am real quick. I'm just a state. Okay. Cuz if they told you everything, I don't got to talk to them. I just talk to you. My name is Officer Cavary with the police department in time. Am I showing everything to the troop and nothing but the truth? Yes sir. >> Give me a second. >> Okay. >> We have officers around quick. That's just your sister. >> Yep. >> Hey, how you doing, man? I'm officer Cab police department. First off, sorry for the what's going on. First off, did they explain to you what happened at all or besides her? >> No, they we was sitting there together. >> They say he's homeless or he's either went down sportsman or either went down the Unity way. That's the only thing I can think of. I didn't get obviously we can't talk too much due to their age. >> Yeah. Right. And obviously since they did see his genitalia, that's we can't we got to stop that right there because >> we don't talk like that. So she came in the house and she said, "Ian's doing something weird. She don't even know what he's doing." >> Yes, ma'am. No, of course. Are they going to be I would take him inside. So I'm going to call my supervisor. Most likely the detective is going to come out. They do have to speak to you. And since your daughter was the one that said that she saw a little bit more in detail, they're going to want to talk to your daughter a little bit more. >> Okay. Sadly >> said the only reason she looked cuz she told her to look >> cuz he was just standing there doing it. Nasty sucker. >> Give me a surprise. People here are crazy. But just give me a second. I'm call my supervisor and just go from there. Okay. Like I said, if you have any questions first, just give me a card. I'm going to give you a card with the business card. We'll go from there. All right. Same type. >> No problem. >> The seriousness of the incident required the police to split up to act and search the related areas. >> Hello. I was in my car watching a boxing match. Girls come up to me. They were laughing and they were like, "Hey, some dude was just touching and it's his private parts." I'm like, "Cuz they were laughing like, "Are you guys being serious? Is this really happening, Gary?" I was like, "All right, all right." So, turn on my body camera, start talking to them. Yeah. They're like, "Hey, the black male heavy set man." You ever seen they were just walking around and then he kept on following them. He said they posted up cuz they were doing like TikToks right here right behind was building B. And then when they look to the right, he was on the beh on the back side of building B towards the northern sides like slanted at the wall looking at them. And one of them told their mom that he was checking off in the fan and they physically saw his >> Where was it actually at? >> Right. At first I thought they were joking around because they were laughing. >> He was over on the north side like right here. >> This side on the back side. So the girls are right here. This area. >> All right. So if I'm standing here, stand where he was at approximately. >> They said a little bit closer like near the uh trail itself. >> Okay. >> They said he was like this and they said it it was with his left hand. >> I just wanted to see and >> they said they saw him physically pull his pants down too. >> All right. Do you still have anybody else helping you on this? So, I think >> Hullbrook and Rosario are circling the area for him. I told him to check since they advised he's possibly homeless cuz of the way his clothes looked. I said check Unity Way. Apartment 71, which is right next to the victim's mother. They said that they saw that guy earlier in there. So, >> and where? >> In that apartment. >> In apartment 71. Yes, sir. >> Have we made contact with 71? >> Not yet. Let me see if I can get some confirmation positive ID from the 71 over here. >> Yeah. Grab somebody run up over there. I'll notify ISP real quick. >> Okay. Yes, sir. A police officer approached a nearby woman who revealed that she had previously been a victim of similar behavior and knew the suspect. Tavvaris Harrison, 29. He >> said apartment 71, remember? Right. 71 was the apartment where they saw him going. >> They seen him walking with her. >> Okay, perfect. >> Hi. Hey. How you doing, Officer Cab? Um, is your mom here? >> Yeah. >> Perfect. Hey, how you doing? >> Good. How are you? >> Officer, were you? So, we're investigating a Does anybody live here? I'm sorry. Does anybody live here any chance with you? >> My kids did. Yeah. >> No, besides any adults. >> No. >> Were you with any gentleman earlier today by any chance? >> I wasn't with him, but he was like following me. Yeah. >> Do you know him? >> Yes. >> What's his name? >> Tavaris. >> Tavaris. What's his last name? >> Harrison. >> Harrison. How do you know him? >> I used to go to school with him. >> Okay. What's his Do you know his How old is he? >> He's my age. 29. >> 29. Okay. What was he wearing? >> Um, black black shirt, black um pants. >> Black pants. And then you have short hair, long hair, beard, >> beard, and like a frozen. >> Wow, that's true. >> So, you don't know him personally. Just >> I mean, I do, but I mean, I haven't talked to him since high school. >> I got your promotion. I guess he was debating. >> He wasn't. >> He showed me his name. >> No, not to you. >> Yeah, he showed it to me. >> To you as well? >> Yes. Did he do it to somebody else? >> Yeah, to the kids. >> Oh my god. Yeah, he did it to me, too. >> Today? >> Yes. >> What's his name? He just he was like, "Look." And I looked and it was that. >> Okay. And obviously you didn't want to do that. No. >> Okay. All right. Uh give me a second. I'll be right back with you. Okay. Just go inside. Okay. >> All I know is he's around the corner. >> The first street over is where he lives. >> Oh, you don't know where it is. >> I don't know exactly which house, but I know it has like a charger in the front yard. Like a gray charger. >> Okay. Thank you. Is that the one right in front of Sportsman? What? The one right in front of Sportsman's Park? >> Yeah. Right in front of >> It has a charger. It looks >> uh like kind of like not old, but looks The house looks like boarded up. >> Yeah. Okay. >> The police carefully recorded the information and identified the suspect's location. >> So spoke to the She's like, "Yeah, I know him. We used to go to high school together." Surveyor Harrison around 29 years old. >> I'll do some digging. You said you got Rosario and Hull Brook. >> Yeah. >> Hol Brook. Are you and Rosario still intact? Try to look across from Sportsman's Park. See if you can find an address that has a boat and a um charger of it and see if you can advise the address. >> Can we get this one recorded? >> Positive ID. >> Positive ID on it. What we'll do is we'll pull a secondary 1096. >> Okay. For the same incident. Well, for the same two different cases. >> Two different cases because he had two separate ones. It wasn't one continuous act. >> Yes, sir. >> We can cuz it's now it's a misdemeanor warrantless arrest exception, we can pick him up and not worry about anything. That way we can get him. If we find him, we can 10:15 him for it. She IDs him as the one we can find him. I mean, we can then try to get a hold of the mom and then if they're able to get him, we'll get the mom and the kid. You got show up forms in your car? >> Uh, yes, I do. >> We'll just take it. You can put mom with her or whatever. >> Okay. Good. and then just tell them, "Hey, we're going to drive over here, see him, if they identify him." >> We can pick him up with this if we >> with this. >> Yeah. But if we if we do pick him up, what I'm saying is that yeah, we're going to go ahead and do the the show up and then we'll we'll try to put it all together. >> I'm going to pull some intim real quick to see what he's got in his background. Is it a charger that's broken down? >> Yeah, it's is is that boarded up house right there in front of it? >> Yeah, 104. I think the house is supposed to look boarded up. >> They returned to the woman's home to gather additional details about the man's residence. >> Hey, how you doing? Just I got to get a statement from you real quick if you don't mind. All right, then. And do you want to press charges? Is a dumb question, but I got to ask. >> Yes. >> Okay, perfect. All right. That one boarded house that has a boat right in front of the sports bench. Correct. >> Yes. Uh-huh. >> Does he live there? >> I don't know if he lives there, but he's always there or he's always at the park. I always see him sitting there at the park. So, he's all I know he's got to be. He was literally when I was walking from the dollar store. He was on this first street at somebody's house. I think he was walking and that's when he called my name. >> All right, perfect. I'll be right with you. Okay, just give me a second. L2. We got positive ID. T, one of our victims on an unrelated case that he exposed himself to earlier today says they know him and that they say he lives at that house. So, we're going to go over there and try to find him. Run over there and go get him. Yes, sir. >> Want to um go find old boy. Get in the handcuffs. We're getting the handcuffs. We come back here and see. Are the kids home or they go ahead and if we find them then we'll come back over here and we'll try to do this. >> After locating the suspect, the police checked the house but received no response. During this process, they knocked on neighboring doors and discovered others connected to the case, clarifying the scope of the incident. >> What in please? >> Want me to go check back here? >> I'll just go around this way. >> Got one door here. >> Got a door? >> Yeah. >> Hang tight. >> I don't know if people watching TV or they're crying. Do you hear that? >> No. >> Sounds like either yelling or crying >> in here. >> Yeah. Come here. Hey, stand right there. >> There's movement right here. Yeah, >> this window is moving when you walk past. >> Check police department. >> I hear something though. >> Yeah, I know. >> It's going to be Delta Alpha Mike. Mike, we got several movements inside. It's almost, but no one's coming to the door. >> That's a known house where there's multiple people that live inside that. >> Hey, what's going on, man? How are we doing? >> Yeah, how you doing, my man? >> Another day in paradise, man. >> Yeah, what's going on, man? >> We got guys over here on the road next to you. I'm just making sure nobody trying to jump over a fence. >> Oh, but uh he saw he saw some some people we Yeah. Did you see it? >> Yeah. I came out from work and the guy calling me, "Hey, hey." And he got this thing outside and shaking it for me. I just ignore him and the guy and I lock up. I don't know him. >> Have you ever seen him before? >> Nope. First time I've seen him. >> All right. Give me just a minute here. Hey, I'm out with a third victim over here in the apartments on the north side. And if you saw the guy, would you recognize him? If I showed you a picture of him, would you be able to pick him out of the lineup? >> I didn't watch you, but he was not kept. >> Okay. Where where did it happen at? >> Right at the end of the >> the driveway. >> Right at the end of the driveway there. Yeah. >> So, right over here. You standing where? >> Yeah. I was standing right there. >> You were standing right here. About what time was that? How long ago? >> Okay. When I finished So, that's almost 7:00. >> Well, hang tight for me for just a minute. Um, would you mind if I got a statement from you? Just tell me what you saw. >> No, I got to get a recorded statement from you, but I'm going to have one 100%. Yeah. See, if you give me just a couple minutes, I'll come back here and talk to you. Okay. Did anybody was anybody else outside that saw it that you know of? >> And anybody else? No. I I was coming out from work by myself. >> At the house, there were signs of activity inside, but no one answered the door, increasing the urgency of the investigation. >> Oh, I knocked like crap. You hear the kids? No, I just hear I saw I saw some movement in those blinds. So, >> when a police a police >> Hey, you stay there. Stay in the back. All right, I'll keep my knocking. Can we get an answer? Hey, see if you can see anything. Got like blackout curtains. Can't see nothing through that. Try that front window. We're having police. >> Is that inside or you? >> It's not me. I hear it though. >> We know you inside dog. Come out. Just heard a male voice. Y'all blacked out. Even the one here. You heard? >> Say blacked out too. >> Oh, they're blacked out now, too. Hey, I'm going to check this shed real quick. >> Yeah, go ahead. >> We're police department. To ensure community safety, the police expanded the investigation to nearby areas. They discovered that the house had previously been linked to police investigations, underscoring the severity and potential danger of the incident. >> Yeah, we have a third person who lives in the apartment right behind you. >> You want me to stack it up? >> So, what we're going to do, you run over there, finish up what you got with them. >> Okay. >> You know, I think you've already got it from trapped up with the juveniles. There's not a whole lot with it. We've got the interview already with the one girl. >> Yep. We'll get the complaint affidavit put in ASAP. Okay. >> I don't know if you guys are aware, you know, you know whose house is. Robert Miller and all them. They had a double. You ever heard of the trap boys? Like the biggest gang that's been around out here forever. >> No, there weren't. >> Yeah. You notice all the cameras on the outside? >> Yeah, I noticed all the cameras. >> The most double side I ever had was inside that house. Mama and all them that live there all got accident like 6 years ago. But um what we'll do, we'll leave this guy alone for right now. >> Okay. >> They're not going to come to the door. We know that. So, we may catch him later on. We'll put it in the CIC. She said she was at about 7:00 she was coming in from work standing out here. Old boy stood right there. She described them to a te like looked homeless, beard, a little heavier set. Doesn't know if she could idea, but we're going to try to Williams probably Williams all these together if we could. You have to do separate six cuz they're all separate instances. >> Okay. You should go interview her with the best you can. When you're done interviewing her, we need to do a and I'm going to help you. Jay, you're going to help me with this. We need to do as good of a canvas as we can on all the houses between here palm place. Yes, sir. >> That way cuz if we can pick him up running back and forth and getting it all for a timeline, that's what can help piece it together. So, you've got her. Finish up with your two that you have. It's going to be two separate 1096s. You could I don't care if you do you do everything format for all I care for. >> It's easier. >> Yeah, it is. >> And then you I need you to help me. We'll do start doing canvases for everything. If we find video, we'll put it all under is actually his main case number. All right. So, everybody's got their everybody knows what they're doing. >> In this case, community cooperation proved invaluable. Officers went door to door to gather additional information and asked residents to share footage from their security cameras, making the investigation more effective. >> Yeah, I see. Maybe maybe you can help me out. We got a couple little girls up here at Palm Place. They had some guy out there showing his pecker to him. We found three other people that said they had the same guy showing his pecker. I didn't know if you saw anything if you were sitting outside. >> No, I came home. I had been out all day. >> I appreciate you, ma'am. Thank you. >> All right. If I see him, I'll do something. >> I'm doing good. How you doing? I didn't know. Does this pick up out there to the roadway at all? Can you see if you saw anybody like around between like 6:45 and 7:15? >> Let me go to my app here. >> I appreciate you. >> You're welcome. I got no I got no activity since >> Okay. >> since I came in at 3:56 and you walked up. >> Just you and me. >> Just me and you both. >> That's it. Well, if you see something suspicious, give us a call. All right. Appreciate you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. I talked to that guy right here already. I knocked and rang on this one. I talked to her and see what he's got. >> She said um she didn't see the direction when she walked past him. She said she didn't look back. Yeah. >> But he could have either went uh east or west. >> All right. I'm just walking through here cuz if he does live over there, maybe any of these houses could have cameras in the windows or on the doors or anything like that. So, when you have something like this and you're trying to basically play the telephone game with locations, you always want to walk the most likely path, any any path you can realistically that's able to cuz you'd be surprised some people have cameras in like their windows right here or just because they live here, they could have their own ring cameras set up cuz you look over what more than likely happened, they could have ran over there and literally just hopped the fence right there >> or just walk through >> or just walk around right here. >> Yeah. So, okay. Hey, what's up, bro? Hey, random question for you. You cameras work? We got some guy that was showing his checker off to kids out there at Palm Place. So, call my mom real quick. >> We just want to see if he ran this way cuz your neighbor over here in these little duplexes had somebody showing their off too. >> We're trying to see if we can see somebody going through. Call my mom and see if they appreciate. Mom, 6:30 is our first thing we had. >> Is the uh camera Does the camera turn on? Is it turning on or no? >> Between like 6 and 7, there's some guy. >> Do y'all know what he looks like? Yeah, it's a black male beard wearing black on black black t-shirt, black um basketball shorts and sandals. Seen >> his mom. It's your dude that you know coming back. Uh >> yeah, it was him. You see him around him all the time. >> Okay. >> I'll stay out here. >> Okay. Yeah. Just stay out here. Um we'll uh we'll knock on your door or come come to one of us whenever you get it. Okay. >> Okay. >> Nope. >> You don't know nothing? I don't even want to know. >> All right. So, cameras won't pick nothing up. Okay. They said they don't know. They don't want to know. And the camera, they don't know if the cameras pick up anything. >> They trip to find out. >> They don't even want to be a part of it. >> Okay. >> Yep. How we doing today, sir? Doing all right. Question for you if you got a second. Guess some guy that was running around showing his off to people. I figured, you know, no cameras on. I just seeing if you saw anybody running around or anything like that happening. >> Uhuh. >> You see something like that, man? Let us know. Like I said, two of the people we've talked to said they weren't even going to report it, but now we got three people that have been victims so far. So, okay. You see something, let us know. All right. >> All right. >> Appreciate you. >> Yeah, they had some guy about two hours ago possibly exposing himself. >> We're out here looking for. So, if you see anybody that peeing towards the middle of the road, playing pocket pool, doing whatever he's doing, let us know. We're just trying to see if we can piece something together. >> Fortunately, many residents were willing to cooperate, sharing information and providing the suspect's location. >> Hello, sir. >> Yes, sir. Hey, quick question. >> Yeah. >> Are these cameras always running? The two cameras in the window or the camera in the window? They're not. >> No. >> Okay. All right. Yeah, we were just seeing uh if you might have had a video of somebody leaving here or something like that, but they're not always running or anything. No. >> No. Okay. Just >> we put it here. Damn. >> Gotcha. All right. Well, that's what I needed to know. Thank you. All right. Have a good one. >> Hey, parents here. >> Yeah. >> How you doing? I'm obvious. I don't know if they spoke to your daughters at all. What happened to that? >> We did. Listen, some some man show their private part or something. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. So, based on that, I do have to just I'm have to speak to you. That's all. Okay. Okay. Explain for me real quick. You start going to tell me the truth or nothing but the truth? >> Yes. >> Could you explain what happened today? >> I don't know. Just came in the house, run, say, "Mom, mom." And they say they was seeing some dude playing with himself. >> Did they um did they emphasize if they saw his private parts or not? Oh, he did just say he was >> playing with himself, >> going like this and looking at them, >> moving his hands while holding on to his and looking at them. >> Yes. >> How did they describe the the sub? >> They say that the oldest one keep saying he was fat. He was fat and he had some they say he had black and gray shorts and a black shirt. He said he was they keep saying he like he was homeless. >> A homeless a homeless man. >> Hi. Sorry. I just need her to sign one more thing on here. Is that okay? And then sign right here where it says witness signature. >> My first and last name. >> Mhm. And then if you'll put today's date right there for me. >> Thank you. All righty. Have a good one. Okay. >> Bye. Thank you, ma'am. Byebye. >> Even after hearing noises inside the house, the police chose to withdraw safely and prepare an arrest warrant with solid legal grounds. The next day, upon receiving reports that the suspect was seen on the street, officers immediately arrived in the neighborhood. This time the man had to face legal accountability. >> Whiskey 712 show 33 Avenue W. Whiskey Northwest and First Street Northwest. Harrison. >> Yeah. >> All right. Do me a favor. No. Just come with me. Come here. No weapons on you. Nothing like that. >> No. >> First Street Northwest. Can I have a 35? 37. Come on. Come over here. Put your things here real quick. Your hands on your back real quick. All right. >> Any weapons on you? Anything like that? >> Nothing going to cut me. Poke me or prick me? >> No. >> No. All right. Go inside my vehicle. Stand right there. Turn around. Look over here. Same over here. My back. Same over here. Look over here. All right. Going to sit down for me. All right. See? Come on, >> man. Do me a favor. Confirm your first name and last name. >> Harrison. >> There's a active complaint affidavit for you. Okay. All right. I'm not going to ask you anything other than like that. Just I'm going I'm take you down to the station real quick. Okay. >> Huh? >> Actually, that's what I'm talking about. Here she is. >> He's in the car. I told him he's uh he confirmed about confirmed. >> So if you not he was walking I went that way and I was like let me keep on he's cuz one of my guys that I know he was like hey I just saw him go north around like early days late he was walking. So Mr. Harrison. Hey. So we're going to have some people come talk to you real quick. All right man before they do that I'm going to talk to you. I'm going read you something. Okay. All right. Are you okay? Is it too cold in the back for you? The man was charged with one count of firstdegree misdemeanor exposure of a sexual organ. He was later charged with four additional counts of secondderee felony exhibition offenses. Under Florida law, he could face 13 to 16 years in prison, $41,000 in fines and related penalties. This case highlights the importance of teaching children to recognize and report suspicious behavior. Thanks to their courage, the incident was stopped in time, helping protect the community's safety. But while the previous story involved from a stranger in Illinois, the came from someone much closer. A parent who made a serious lapse in judgment. You >> remember me? >> I went back in the car. >> I don't know when they gave you the ticket last time when I'm in the car. >> On December 19th, 2022 in the parking lot of a shopping center in Gernie, Illinois. A newborn was found inside a car during freezing weather, prompting an immediate police response. Officers quickly arrived at the scene and the mother showed up shortly after. All right. Are are you the owner? >> Yeah. >> Is it okay that we leave the baby in the back seat? >> No, I was just running in to see if I get wrapping paper and then I was come back out sleeping. So, >> thought it would be a good idea to leave your infant child in a car. >> I think it would be a good idea. >> So, and how long have you been in the store? >> Uh, like 5 minutes, not even. >> So, I've had someone sitting out here for over 30 minutes saying that you've been here 30 minutes with a car running. >> I was not out here for 30 minutes. >> Your license? >> Yeah. >> Don't bring your baby out in the cold. [Applause] I wouldn't bring your baby out in the cold. I in the car. >> Yeah, you can leave. >> Talk to them. >> Oh, he's >> okay. >> I need to see your license. >> I have to get my my purses on. >> Okay, let's go inside. >> I just saw my in. >> So, >> so what did what did they say? >> She said that they entered the store about 12:43. Car was parked out front. Baby was in the back still running. They exited shopping. Still there. That's when he called us. >> Well over well over 30 minutes. >> I also ran back out. >> But again, the issue is he's leaving a brand new baby by itself in a running car. Your your doors were unlocked. Someone could have walked up, opened that front door, and drove away. >> I was right. I know, but I was watching. I ran after >> So, what would you be able to do if someone got in your car, took your baby, ran off? That's an issue. >> So, it's not like I was I know, but I >> Have you ever done this before? >> One other time. >> Okay. But once I was going to get my I was just going to pay for it and like get him parked the car and then pay for it. >> You're in a fire lane. >> I didn't even I cuz I literally was just going to park there for two seconds. >> You got a handful of things going on. I know, >> right? You're in a fire lane. You left your vehicle running, which we don't allow in our village because people steal cars. Okay. You left your child unattended in the car and it sounded like you had a question if you were free to go. No, that's a crime what you what you did. Those are all criminal issues. You know, honesty is usually the best policy. >> And I'm being honest, >> but you said 5 minutes. That's not even close to honor. >> No, but I went back and forth. It's not like I left you in the car and just like left. >> Notably, reports indicated that this was not the first safety related concern involving the same family. >> Remember me? >> I went back and forth. >> I don't know when they gave you the ticket last time when you left them in the car >> and I got your keys, took them out of the van, said don't do it again. >> Yes. >> But you did it again. >> I this I ran I literally ran back and forth. I was right here watching my car. here. >> I wasn't like in the car like >> Soon as I heard the name, I knew exactly what it was and it was the exact same thing. >> Yeah. Last time you left him in the van running at Target. >> I know. But I ran in to check if they had wrapping paper, ran back out to check on him, called my husband, told him what wrapping paper there was. Ran back out and then I told him what, you know, like he was trying to figure out the inches of wrapping paper or whatever. And then was that >> husband or ex-husband? Last time you told me his ex-husband. >> Whatever he is, I don't know. >> You don't know? >> We kind of go back and forth. He's not my husband. We're not like married Mary, but we've been together for since high school. >> Okay. Um, >> you're going to be with us for a minute. >> Sometimes it's easier to call my husband. >> Sometimes it's easier just call my husband. >> Where's he at right now? >> Home. >> The next developments revealed more about her marital situation and prior legal issues. >> Last time you said you were living with your mom, right? >> I go back and forth with my mom. >> It was a crazy lake that you were seeing. >> I just got here. So I saw the name. I recognize the name that last time I had to carry him in. He was crying in the car. I know. I I was at Alta and then I was like, "Oh, stupid." >> The van. Where's the van? >> Oh, um getting worked out. Husband. Is it actual husband or divorced or separated? What is it? >> We're just not married. >> And he's he's at home. >> Yeah. What is your mom around still or she? >> I have >> been a while. >> I don't remember. Did you say you had an open case with DCFS? >> Um I think we do. Yeah. I'm not sure. >> I talked to >> Yeah, cuz I'm pretty sure I contacted DCFS about you last time and I never got a phone call back. So I don't know if it's still pending or not. >> She came and what? She came to see my house and said everything fine as I can. >> Before that, did you ever have any contact with DCFS before? >> Although the mother claimed she had been supervising her child, the risks of such actions were severe. In such conditions, infants are completely vulnerable and unable to protect themselves. >> Especially the way that people are feeling hard. >> That's why I said two or three a day just in our town. >> And I mean in our village, >> I don't care about that. I don't I don't think I guess I don't think about that. So >> Well, I mean you need to watch the news cuz >> I don't watch the news. I don't like that. >> They present the unfortunate truth. You need to know what's going on. >> I don't I My husband always tell me, "You live in a bubble." I'm like, >> because you know what's happens is that's why there's towns that actually you get a ticket for your keys in the car and leaving it running. That's why they steal cars. >> Yeah. I mean, and it's not just that, oh, they stole your car. No big deal. Like that car belongs to Ian Olding. It's a rental. >> Yeah, it's a rental. >> So, like that's their rental. They don't want their car stolen. You know what I mean? >> Cuz they're stolen. You use those vehicles for very nuts. >> That's the other problem. And then if robberies, armed robberies, shootings >> be yours and paid off, but that car is not going to be used to go to church. You know what I mean? So now they're going to do even crazier things, but the stolen, not theirs. They don't care. It's a spiral. >> I know people steal cars. I didn't realize I steal cars. >> So, real quick, everyone know what's going to happen today. DCFS will be contacted again cuz it's it's not my case, it's theirs. He's going to do it. They may have a follow up from them and you're going to get a ticket for the life of a child. Okay? You'll have a court date. You'll be able to go home. But this is the second time I've done either both times you get in the car. You need to stop. >> I know >> someone hops in that car. Some idiot kid at the steering drive off. >> Sorry. >> And it's a discretion thing, too. Especially cuz it's so close. I mean, the next this time right now, he could take a different action. Obviously, it's Christmas. You got the baby. >> I'm just overwhelmed. >> I know. We talked last time. There's a lot of stuff going on in your life. >> Making better decisions. Last time obviously the retail. >> That's why I like pardon the fire. I was right here. I was kind of like running to see if they had it before I dragged him in. Freaking crazy. That's >> it happens. But obviously rec it wasn't that long ago that I dealt with you. So >> that was like I know >> that was different. You were in the steel stuff >> and that was like also him like a lot. This time I was like I try with right here. >> I have like I told you last time I got small kids too. Just can't do that. >> Instead of being taken into custody right away. The mother received a court summon and a firm warning about possible future violations. >> All righty ma'am. So I gave you a state ticket. Okay. So this is required court date January um 7th 2023 8:45 in the morning in walkgan. Okay. I wrote you for childment endangering endangering a child uh endangering a life or a child being in the cared for over 10 minutes. Okay. It's a class A misdemeanor. Okay. So if you don't go to court, there could be issues in down the line. All right. Um long story short, your doors were unlocked. Some guy, some people can just walk in and just take this car around. We've had very high motor vehicle thefts lately, especially around this time with the holiday. It's very bad. And especially with the little one. >> I don't know. >> And with this being a frequent problem, this isn't your first time. >> It's just going to keep going up. Okay. >> I will I will be contacting DCFS as well, and I'm going to be noting this. >> So So real quick, it's a class A misdemeanor. We technically can take you out of the car, put you in handcuffs, call DCFS or your husband, come pick up this baby. I didn't say anything. >> I know. I'm You just seem nonchalant about it. >> Non about it. >> Um and I just want you to realize that we could have made you post bond. >> I know. >> And going to jail today. >> I appreciate that. >> Okay. But we're not we're we're not going to do that. >> Okay. You're also getting a parking ticket for parking in the uh fire lane >> with us. >> Thank you. >> If this happens again, better believe we're going to take you out of the car and put you in house. Okay. Cuz this isn't this isn't a joke to us, okay? That baby can't take care of itself. >> No. What if it started on something and you're inside shopping for wrapping paper? Hey, >> the mother was charged with an injuring the life of a child. Although this was her second reported incident within a few months and under certain circumstances, it could have been classified as a thirdderee felony. The case was ultimately treated as a misdemeanor. She was sentenced to 2 years of supervised probation with specific conditions set by the court. This approach clearly shows that the goal of law enforcement was not to break up the family, but to protect the children and improve their caregiving environment. Florida concludes today's episode with a striking case. A mother accused of concealing something unusual using her child's clothing. >> If you just put something in him, he's going to be taken away from you. Did you or did you not? >> No. >> You didn't put anything in his pants. On June 6th, 2023 in Santa Rosa County, a traffic stop over a license plate quickly escalated when officers noticed unusual behavior from the mother. They approached to check both parents in the vehicle. >> How's it going? >> Hey. >> Hey, Mr. Smith. This is Steven. >> Who? >> Stephen. >> Okay. >> A couple times. >> Okay. You don't have a tag on your trailer, >> but there is a tag. >> There is one for you. >> If you put in Jerry William Howard the second, >> I don't have a crystal ball. And if there's no tag on them, then I can't make heads or tails of it. So there's not a tag on the vehic on the trailer at all. >> You got your license on you? >> You hurt your hand? You ain't You're able to eat though? >> Yeah, but I can do like this, but >> you got your driver's license. >> You don't have a driver's license? All right. Step out for us. >> Okay. >> Can you roll this window down? Just step back here for me. So whose vehicle is this? Uh where you guys coming from? >> We're coming from Walmart. She had to meet a mama there. Get some money. Stop to get some ice. The water's pretty cool. >> Vehicle belongs to her. >> Trailer belongs to her and her dad, but the registration's in the trailer. >> Is there anything illegal in the vehicle? Any illegal products? Anything like that? >> Just the kids. >> There's kids in there. >> Yes, sir. >> I didn't see any kids. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Do y'all have a show? >> They're just documenting us. That's what we do. That's all. >> And you got that many suspensions? >> His name uh pulled me over like a month and a half ago. He said I didn't have no habitual or nothing on it. >> No, I didn't say you had habitual that many suspensions. You don't you don't have a license at all. You can't drive, dude. >> You're going to go to jail. >> I know. >> You know, and because of all the past arrests you've had, sir. >> How many times you been arrested for driving? >> Driving? >> Yeah. >> Just once. >> This will be number >> like forever ago. >> Okay. Well, if you got arrested today be number two. Your third one's a felony. >> Yeah. >> Stop doing that. >> No. No. Cuz you got a DUI. >> Yeah. >> You got Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 2007. I forgot I did have a DUI. But I wasn't arrested for that. Look, your girl's got a valid license. >> I know. She hurt her hand and I was stupid for driving for >> She's going to have to drive. Just hold tight a minute. Okay. >> She was asked to step out for a vehicle search. >> She's got a valid license. And of course, he doesn't. He's not habitual or anything. He's got one prior for drive, but uh there's no reason why she can't drive. >> There was something when I walked up there and she reached underneath the seat or something. 99 is on his way. >> How many How many young is in the car? >> Not. Okay, before y'all would step out. >> But yeah. Hey, your shoes. Am I able to get the ball? >> Well, we get done. You step over here, buddy. >> Hey, she's sitting on the pipe. >> Yeah, I knew she put something under there. >> Sorry. It's really, really dirty. I don't have a vacuum cuz right now like we're working on getting power on our property. >> You got a medical card? >> Um, >> yes or no? Yeah. Okay. >> I I ain't worried about I'm going to see if they'll come up here for a minute. >> Yeah. >> Okay, you're good. You don't have anything on your bra, anything like that. Hey, I know y'all don't have or anything. Y'all able to kind of stand there and just walk? >> Absolutely. Actually, we can speed this up by >> Oh, no. That's a balloon. >> Okay, that's the one he's blowing up. During the inspection, police discovered an object that tested positive for an unidentified substance, raising concerns about the welfare of the children present. >> Ain't nothing in the vehicle that's going to get you in trouble today. >> I guess she has a bit. She was hiding something. It was spot full. You ever need a spare tooth? Yeah, >> that's gross residue in that straw. >> I don't know, but it's worth checking for sure. >> She was hiding back what she was doing. I walked She I scared her. She didn't see me standing where I was at. I asked her if she had anything on her and she kind of looked away. So, >> you want to walk back here real quick? Yep. And bring your popcorn. >> We're just going to go in front of this gold car. I'm super easygoing. Okay. I know. >> As long as you're honest with me, I can work with you. If you lie to me, there ain't nothing I can do for you. Okay. With that being said, there is a female coming out here. Do you have anything on you that's going to get you in trouble? You don't have anything in your bra, nothing in your pants? >> No. >> She's going to come out here and check. >> Okay. >> So, I just didn't want you to lie and >> go to charge. Okay. >> Right. >> All right. I'm going to hang out back up here. >> Yeah. >> Little girl wants to go. >> Mama wants to let them go in there by themselves. If they can go in there by themselves. No, we can't let you go. >> Okay. Well, just hang tight. >> I'll go. >> I can't let you go in there right now. >> I'd buy you grab this stuff. I'm gonna go test that straw 5125. >> I know who you are. You ain't made good choices, have you? >> No, you're not. No, you're not. >> If you got in, you're not working on your life except making it worse. Don't kid yourself. We're not trying to be mean or disrespectful, but we wouldn't be in this situation if you were driving if you had a tag on a vehicle and you didn't have >> year for a year and no one's [ __ ] with me about and I gave you the name was >> that name went in this deer and not out this one cuz cuz I was dealing with other things. >> Okay, >> don't mind. Tension peaked when officers saw the mother attempting to conceal the item near her child, prompting them to act immediately to ensure everyone's safety. >> Positive takes a few minutes. >> I think she's got it on her. She uh she has actually spent the night in my house. She was high school friends with my daughter and she looks 1 million times different now than what she did then. And she's telling me, she said, "Mr. Smith, you know who him?" I said, "Yeah, I know exactly who you are." I said, "You're not making good choices, are you?" "I'm trying." And I said, "No, you're not. You got illegal in the vehicle, will you? That's not making good choices with your kids." And I told her that there was a female coming that she wanted to start. Oh, I got to go to the bathroom. I need to take the engine. Blah blah blah. So, she she wanted to leave and go to the bathroom. When I asked her if she had anything on her, she kind of not looking right. >> 20 something. She's reaching her pocket right now or she's reaching in his pocket. She's reaching in her waistband. >> What did you just do? >> Nope. We're not playing that. Stand up. Excuse me. >> Stand up, >> ma'am. Stand up. >> Stand up. >> Stand up. >> Check his back and his waistband. >> If you just put something in him, he's going to be taken away from you. Did you or did you not? >> You didn't put anything in his pants. >> This coin purse, honey, I got to get this out. Okay. >> Are you kidding me? >> Really? >> Are you me? Do not reach up. >> Turn around. >> Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. I didn't ask you. I told you to put your hands behind your back. Philip, take her over there. Please. You just put that in his pants. I'm sorry. It's >> okay, baby. Relax. It's okay. >> Okay. Hey, listen. Stop. Stop. Stop. Hey, listen. Do you have anything else on you? >> No. >> Okay. Listen. Face the car. Okay. >> I got to search. I need nothing that's going to poke or stick me. Right. >> At the same time, officers stayed calm to reassure the children and worked with the father. >> Hey, sweet. Hey, sit right here for me. What's your name? Hey, just calm down, baby. This ain't your fault talking to her. Calm down for me. Okay. >> Stop talking. The whole coercion of telling her what to say were right there just a second ago. You >> can't come out of your mouth. No, you said if they happen to ask and then you told her what to say. That's coercion. I swear to >> God. And you want to know why there's a test kit on the hood? Because the scroll that was in your seat tested positive formings. That's why. So you're probably going to jail, too. I mean, if they're stuffing kids stuff down kids pants. >> Not theirs. >> No, the girl >> just sitting there for >> Yeah. I cannot believe she was watching me. As soon as you pulled up, she I watched her put it in the back of his pants. What the >> She pulled it out of her pants and put it in his pants. I hate when people involve like that, >> man. I hate I hate I got an attitude with, but that really pisses me off when you start diving off into kids with stuff like that. That's That's ridiculous. >> I'm sorry, sir. >> Well, she Why you going to get her out of jail? >> Because she's my mother. You know, I got to >> Yeah. And you see what she's >> legal procedures were quickly completed before both parents were taken to the station. >> Can I call her to come and get us? >> You can call her here. >> Can I call her to come and get us? >> Absolutely. I watched her. Soon as Jesse pulled up, I watched what she wanted to give her back. She took it out of her pants and put it in his pants. >> I charged her with child. Well, I don't have gloves on. You want to test this real quick? I could not believe. Dude, I got goosebumps that pissed me off. >> Of course, it is in here. >> Yeah, it's it was in the front of her pants and she took it out. I walked over there and she touched under the blue bag of >> Well, they were on a traffic stop, but um mom had put something I honestly I'm not really sure what all that entails, but yeah, that's what it's kind of looking like. Um, but if you want to come up here and we can talk with you and then we can get them sorted out. Okay. Okay. Yes, ma'am. I appreciate it. >> Okay. Here you go. >> She She's on her way, honey. >> When your grandma gets here, we'll just talk to her, let her know everything that's going on, and then she can take you. Okay. >> Didn't get any darker than that. He's going to >> Yes. For what? For the possession of that. >> I didn't have that. I didn't know that was there. I was just >> Have a seat. I I'll be honest and everything. >> Can the kids have my money, please? >> We'll talk about that in a minute. Just Just have a seat. >> What was on the trans? >> U probably the darkest test kit I've ever seen. >> Officer Smith, I do not >> That's a positive test. >> Well, sir, I do not. >> That was a little heart in the little box. >> Yes. >> Watch this. >> That one good. >> Yeah. >> Hey, that's her car. How y'all have seat? Even if she says it's hers. >> Yes. Have a seat. >> Mean, >> can you turn your AC up? >> The father was charged with possession while the mother faced possession and child instrument. Under Florida law, the father could face 5 years in prison and the mother up to 10 years. Being a parent carries great responsibility and sets an example for children. A thoughtless action can have serious consequences both legally and emotionally for the family. Across today's cases, from a risky figure in a peaceful neighborhood to a mother who left her child unattended in a cold car to a woman concealing her mistake near a child, one truth stands firm. A child's safety and dignity must never be compromised. Every child deserves to grow up in care, warmth, and protection from adult errors. If you found today's story insightful, remember to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you won't miss future episodes on this vital topic. Heat. Heat. N. [Music]