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On July 22nd, 2025, officers received a call about a small child wandering the streets alone and were dispatched to investigate. >> Hey, mommy. >> My mommy. >> Oh my god. >> A few minutes. She's sitting out here. >> Okay. >> And her feet aren't that dirty. So, she had to come from. >> Okay. Do you know what mommy's name is? >> Okay. You want to sit down right here? We're going to sit down right here for a little bit. Okay. Okay. >> I don't know where she came. >> Okay. You didn't see anyone with her earlier? >> Oh, no. I just pulled up. My friend told me found the baby and I wait till y'all got here. >> Okay. Well, we appreciate it. Yeah. Where where was she when you found out? >> She was in my friend hands. She gave her to me. >> Yeah. >> I got it. The uh Well, no, just till we talk to you cuz you're the one that found her. That's all. >> I didn't find her. >> Oh, where's your friend at? >> She's gone. >> I didn't find her. I don't know. She >> Where she go? Where did she go? >> I have no idea. >> Your friend? Yeah, but she had the passage here passing. >> Okay. Well, listen. You're not in trouble. Nothing. It's just that Yeah. Yeah. It's just that we talk. It's just It's just that we talk to you. What's your name, dear? All right. Perfect. >> I'm I'm live here, but I might be moving back. So, >> do you have another address here? >> Um, no. Not really. I'm like staying in people's houses. So, >> okay. >> All right. Thank you, dear. >> Came and got the rest of my stuff. So, >> okay. All right. We appreciate it. All right. >> All right. Officers went door to door in the area asking residents if they knew the child. >> West Palm Beach Police. >> Sorry to bother you at an hour like this, sir. We got a little one that was uh left over there. 1401 Tamron. Have you ever seen her before? Miss, I think her name is. >> That's my grandbaby. >> That's your grandbaby? >> Where she at? >> She was left over there. >> 1212 was bomb. >> Left where? D probably got up and came through that door. >> 10:12 with the grandparents at 10124 Street. >> Cover 22. Can you bring her over here? >> Lord, she done came out the door. >> Why I told you put that alarm thing like the other 22? >> Yeah. So, someone >> So, I I guess someone noticed a little beautiful baby walking over here and they brought her over. Thank you, gentlemen. >> Oh, brought her over to um 1401 and then they called us. >> Okay. >> Are you Are you her guardian? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Gotcha. >> She must have got up. >> Yeah, cuz I seen I seen that that your your dead >> unlocked. >> Yeah. >> Oh my lord. >> You guys have your ID on you by chance? >> Copy. Yeah, she must have wanted out cuz around 2:30 she was walking around by herself. >> Yep. Listen, I was up earlier. >> Uhhuh. >> I came to use the bathroom. She was sitting right there on the couch with her tablet. When she was doing her tablet, I'm thinking she's straight. >> You have mom's phone number? >> Phone is off. >> Do you know where mom's at? The mom supposed to have been in there sleep. >> So we don't She might still be in there sleep. >> I do. Let me check and see. Make sure she >> Mom's not home. >> She must have just left. >> You know where she normally goes? >> She work. >> Uhuh. And she and she normally knock on the door and tell us I don't know what happened. Moments later, the child's mother was seen approaching the home on foot. >> Hi, Mom. >> You mind speaking to us for a second? >> She came outside. >> We'll talk about that. >> All right, honey. Do you have your ID by chance? >> No, I have a picture. >> Okay, that'll work. All right, let's get a Let's get So the light isn't flashing in the face. Okay. >> Um All right, so who do you live here with? >> Mom. Mom and dad. >> Or is that dad? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. All right. So, we have a pretty serious situation. I'm not going to I'm not going to lie. But we need to figure out kind of what happened here tonight. So, before we do, I have to read you Miranda. Okay? This isn't the movies. Just because I'm reading you, Miranda, doesn't mean you're under arrest. Okay? In order for me to speak to you, I have to read this to you. Okay? >> So, I'm going to ask you basically um I'm going to read these off and after each one, I just need you to tell me if you understand or not. Okay? >> Okay. So, I am required to warn you before you make any statement that you have the following constitutional rights. You have the right to remain silent and not answer any questions. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Okay. You have the right to the presence of a lawyer of your choice before you make any statement and during any questioning. Do you understand? >> Okay. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you're entitled to the presence of a courtappointed lawyer before you make any statement and during any questioning. Do you understand? >> Understand? >> Okay. >> Any statement can and may be used against you in a court of law. You understand? All right. >> Uh any statement you make must be freely and voluntarily given. You understand? >> Yes. All right. Uh, if at any time during the interview you do not wish to answer any questions, you are privileged to remain silent. You understand that? All right. And I can make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement. This must be of your own free will. >> You understand everything I've read to you? All right. >> So, uh, All right. So, just to kind of get an idea what's going on here. So, you live here with mom. Dad, is it stepdad or bioad? >> Stepdad. >> Stepdad. Okay. Your daughter. >> Yeah. Okay. What's your daughter's name? That house? >> My sibling. >> Your siblings? How many? >> Two. >> Are they adults or >> they're adults? Sister and >> brother. All right. So, obviously we saw you coming from this room. What time did you leave the house? >> I left. It was like 2 something. >> Two something. Okay. >> Yeah. >> What did again like just out of curiosity, what did you go to? Like what did you need to go get handled? >> Nothing. I was just chilling back there. >> Chilling back there. >> Yeah. >> Some some friends, I guess. Okay. >> Okay. >> She was laying But she was laying down asleep on the couch at first. >> Okay. >> Like before I left and I made sure she was asleep. >> Okay. So you were there on the couch with her or you were in the bedroom? >> I was on the couch. >> You were on the couch with Desiree. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And she fell asleep. >> Yes. >> Okay. Was anybody else inside awake? No. >> Where does she typically sleep? With you? >> Yeah, she sleep with me in the room that's in the back. >> In the room in the back. Is there's a bed for the both of you or Okay. >> No, we share a bed. >> Same bed. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. So, you see that she's asleep on the couch and nobody else is awake and you just >> I was the only one up basically. >> Okay. All right. So, you around Sometime around 2. >> It's like 2:30. So I know it's like 2:30. It wasn't long. >> Okay. And how long were you planning on leaving for? >> No, I was coming back just now. >> Well, just now. I mean, right now it's it's 4 almost 4:30. >> Yeah, I was coming back. >> Okay. But so when you walked out, she was asleep on the couch. >> Uhhuh. >> Now I see there's a lock on the top. Is there a lock on the bottom, too? >> Yeah. >> Did you lock both of those? No, I didn't lock the door cuz I don't have my key. >> Okay. Where's your key? >> My brother was using my key. >> Okay. So, you left and the door was open. >> Yeah, the door was open. >> Okay. Um, has she ever walked out of the house before? >> That never happened. >> Okay. All right. So, before she fell asleep, were you on the couch with her? Yes, we was on the car. >> So then I'm assuming when when you left at some point and I'm and I'm going to kind of explain how this kind of went about. At some point she walks out, right? So somebody walks up over by 13th in Tamron >> 13th and Tamron. So literally the next quarter over. But we've had her since 3:20, 3:30. >> Um, luckily this officer was able to knock on the door >> and we found out that this is where she lived. Sorry. >> Because had we not found this, >> you probably would have walked in here and not seen your your daughter and we'd be getting this call at >> right now and she would have been out 2 hours because we have city cameras that see her walking around at 2:30. >> So like she was over there. >> She was somewhere over there. >> But she was with me. I literally took custody from some random lady, right? It says, "I found this little girl out here by herself." She handed this child over at sometime right around 3:20, but the video came show that she's been walking around since 2:30. So, almost an hour and a half that she's been out here with zero supervision or protection. >> So, that's an issue. Right. Luckily for you, she didn't get run over. She didn't get kidnapped. She didn't get assaulted. She didn't try crossing PBLO. She didn't try crossing those tracks. A lot of bad things could have happened. There's some homeless guy sitting right in front of Sam's. You never You know, you know what I mean? A lot of bad things. So typically when you leave the house, who watches her? >> My sister. >> Your sister does. >> Yeah. I text my sister, call her, too, to check on her. >> So, >> so this is my question. Is it if you were going to leave here at 2:30 in the morning and Yeah, she was asleep. And I get it. Sometimes the kids fall asleep, you wouldn't want to wake them up because then it's hard for him to go to sleep again, right? I get that. But to not lock the doors, to not let anybody know, hey, I I'm stepping out. Can you just keep an eye on her or take her into your bed and lay her in the bed? You You know, like So what >> I'm just kind of curious as to what your thought process was when you left the house. >> I I left Okay, so we was in the living room. Okay. I was on the phone with my friend and came outside. She was on the couch, but I knocked on my sister door. She answered, but then I text her >> and then so I stepped out the house. At first I was staying right here. Then they said they needed to go to the store. Okay. Boom. >> Who said that? Your friend. >> Yes. But I said, "Okay, we got to hurry up." Cuz I left the door unlocked and I already had a feeling. So I'm like, "All right, let's go." >> Okay. And then we came back. I did not know she was going to get up. >> Yeah. So, pretty much the way you said you left the house around 2:30, >> like something I know it's like two something. >> Well, yeah. But my what I'm saying to you is that think about it. As soon as you left, pretty much she was out. Dang. that long and she's two. So, I understand you're saying you texted your sister, but did she respond? >> No, she didn't. >> So, that's that's where we have an issue. All right, that's all I have. Um, let me talk to to mom, his mom, right? Okay. All right. How are you, Mom? >> Hi. How are you? >> I'm doing well. I'm glad we found home for that >> beautiful little girl. She's adorable. She's a sweetheart. >> Um, okay. So, like I was telling your daughter, she basically was telling us that she was here with us. She fell asleep on the couch. >> She left at around 2:30. >> Didn't lock the doors. >> Yeah. >> Didn't come back till right now. We have video that shows walking by herself out here since 2:30. >> Wow. >> So, we're looking at almost an hour and a half. And had she had we not found this house, your daughter would have come home to find her out here. >> Mhm. >> So, that's a problem. Okay. >> Because normally when she doesn't see her mom, she'll knock on my door. >> So, she didn't even knock on my room door. >> She probably heard her walk out or something. Yeah, that's the end. >> But yeah, to not lock the door, that's a problem. Um, >> yeah, you should probably end up getting some alarms. >> But like I told your daughter, >> more than likely, I mean, almost definitely DCF is coming out. >> Uh, we had to notify them because we didn't know where she lived. >> Yeah. >> And she told me her first name was Kinsey. >> That's her last name. >> So So DCF has to come out. They're going to come and sh inspect the house and talk to you guys and all that stuff. >> Okay. >> Um, so I mean I mean as of right now, are you guys good taking care of this? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um I mean more than likely your daughter's going to be going to jail tonight. >> Oh my word. >> Yeah. So, >> leave her with you guys. Um >> um >> but unfortunately it's it's going to be a child neglect case just because of the situation. >> Yeah. >> 2-year-old walking around for an hour and a half >> out here. Like I told your daughter, she didn't cross PBL. Luckily, >> she didn't cross the tracks. Luckily, >> you had a random woman over here walk up to me after she called 911 and said, "I found her walking by herself." There's a homeless guy sitting in front of Sam's. A lot of bad things could happen to him. >> Yeah. >> So, >> okay. >> All right, dear. >> So, unfortunately, because of the situation tonight, you will be going to the Palm Beach County Jail. >> Okay. >> Um, >> it is temporarily. Okay. >> Fix this real quick. You're going to end up having to take that off anyway. So, >> I mean, is there anything picture? >> Oh, yeah. No, everything has got to come off only because we have to have all of your property in a bag. >> I feel like before the picture after >> No, it's all got to come off. It's all come off. Here's what I would say. >> If you have anything valuable on you right now that you would like to leave with your parents, but we got to >> It's all going to go eventually. So, >> okay. Just one more second. >> So, if you're able to go ahead and take those piercings out so that we can get >> I just got this. I don't know how to take this out. >> Well, they're not going to let you keep it at the jail. >> So, >> well, either way, got to go. >> The hair and the other stuff is going to come off. >> Okay, I'll wait until I get there. >> That's not You don't understand, honey. >> We have to have it off. >> So, either you take it off or we're going to take it off. Take what off? >> The piercings. >> Piercings. >> I don't know how to take this off. I just >> And then the hair band, the headband, and all this other stuff. >> I don't never see them take this off before they go to church. Handcuffs. >> Thank you. All right. Uh we're going to be going to this vehicle right here to your left. You take a seat. She was charged with child neglect. Share your thoughts in the comments below and don't forget to like and subscribe.

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