What do you mean? She was watching her. >> No, she was by herself. >> What do you mean? I told you my >> niece was just with her. >> No, she wasn't. She was by herself. >> Okay. She was just with her, though. My niece was just with her. >> No, I did not. Dude, my niece was just with her. I would never leave my daughter alone. >> Okay. Well, we're going to charge him with child neglect. So, >> now that's what was threatened. >> No, it's not threatened. I'm telling you, yeah, he's going to be charged for leaving a child inside the house unattended. >> Nobody knew. >> On January 12th, 2025, officers were dispatched to a suburban home to arrest a man for grand theft. But when officers arrive, they find no trace of the man, but instead are greeted by a little girl. Hello. >> Girlfriend does. Hello. >> Hi. Is mommy or daddy home? No. >> You're here by yourself? How old are you? Where did mommy go? Um, >> my mom's not here. >> Hello. >> Hi, guys. Are you okay? >> Are you here for her? >> I live here. >> Okay. >> Do you know where her mom is? >> Yeah, her mom's in jail. Can I help you get to bed? >> Do you know who's supposed to be staying here with her? >> Yeah, he's just ran down the street. Our landlord is her great grandma and his grandma. He went to go pick up a little fireplace for his broken. Okay, perfect. >> Yeah, >> pick it up. >> So, she lives on Doo Street. It's >> all of the landlords. She also has some on Kirkland, >> but yeah, everything was just walking back and forth. >> Yeah, no worries. >> What is it? >> No, everything is fine. We're We're just We'll wait for him to get here. >> Do you want to come hang your shoes, too? Go move the car. Hey, he's going to go move. Going to go move. He's going to go move. >> Yeah. Um, if you want to go out here somewhere, I'll go drive around. >> Hi. Here. >> Yeah. >> Street. >> Yeah. We just don't want to leave her here obviously by herself. >> Yeah. No, I He told me that she was going and she was like, you know, playing on her phone, but we're we hang out all the time. >> She's super cute, isn't she? >> All right, let's go. >> The child being left alone really doesn't help Zachary's case. Before he was only facing charges for grand theft. Now he could be charged with child neglect, child endangerment, and a half dozen other charges. Hey, stop. Come here. >> Stop. >> I got him. >> What's going on? >> Step out. >> What's going on? >> Step out. >> Step out. I said step out. >> Whoa. What's going on? What is going on? I got the mail. >> What the is going on? Oh my goodness. >> Just hang out. >> Whoa. >> How come you wanted to drive past your house? >> I didn't drive past my house. I just came from my grandma's. I'm picking up a heater for one of the tenants. >> When did I drive past my house? For what? >> 9 Alpha 16 to Central. Can you let know we have them? >> I just went to jail yesterday for that. >> Yep. And they got new charges. >> Like what? >> Hang out. Come back here. >> Can I turn around so I could park in front of my trailer? >> Go ahead. >> Can I uh let my know she was watching my daughter? >> Yeah, we'll go talk to her. Okay. >> Uh, I don't know where they went. >> They're not in that unit. >> Uh, no. I don't know where they went. They went behind the building. >> You probably do laundry. >> So, what's these charges? Can you let me know, please? >> Uh, I would assume shoplifting again. >> Okay. >> So, I I don't know the details. So, turn around. You can go get the car. No. >> I wasn't trying to run. I was trying to turn around to park right there. I face that way when I park in front of the trailer and >> just a little weird. I'm not going to lie. >> I I understand it looks weird, but I literally pull in here and I pull around. >> I just got out of jail yesterday. I just went to jail for this yesterday. >> Nope. A whole different situation. >> That's crazy. That's crazy. I have a receipt for it. Whatever. Okay. >> So, you don't know what the charges are? >> Uh, some kind of theft. >> A grand theft again? >> Yes. >> Really? >> Yep. >> So, I need a >> I I don't know anything more. Uh, the officer is going to come and talk to you. I don't know. So, >> what do you mean? She was watching her. No, she was by herself. >> What do you mean? >> My niece was just with her. >> No, she wasn't. She was by herself. >> Okay. She was just with her, though. My niece was just with her. No, I did not. Dude, my niece was just with her. >> I would never leave my daughter alone. This is crazy. You guys are totally harassing me. You guys are. This is like out of control. out of control. Adding charges to me when my niece was just watching her. >> To that car, I did not >> watching her for me. I hadn't charged. >> Stop yelling. >> Come grab my money. >> Do not yell. Supposedly they got more charges on me and they saying you weren't watch you were what did you walk next door? They say they're adding child abuse charges or I ran to grab the heater for Sarah. We'll talk to you in just a moment. Take all my keys and everything. Here, come here. >> Uh, no. We'll bring it to you in just a moment. All right. >> I got a money clip in my pocket. >> Yeah, you're good. Just make sure you don't get hit. Just pay attention. >> Oh, I think I found one right here. >> Like, I don't understand this at all, bro. I don't. What the [ __ ] Yeah. Call D. No, I ain't got nothing else to tell me. What I have on me, bro? >> I don't know. I'm just asking. >> You guys act like I'm a addict or something. I don't think I own a business. >> You guys areing out here, dude. Record all this, Jesse. Record this. Yeah, record it, Jesse. Record this. Absolutely. No. Record this. Record it, bro. Saying they're going to put >> You put him in the back of the car. You want all of this to go to her phone >> besides my ID and my phone? >> Phone and just ID go with her. >> No, my phone and ID and then give her the rest. >> Got it. Okay. ID's in here. >> My wallet right there. >> Oh, and these go to her, too. like this. >> This is wild, dude. You guys like, do you understand this? >> Not us. It's Daytona. >> Okay, I understand. But you guys are totally harassing me. >> We're not harassing you. >> You guys are You guys are You guys >> uh We're towing the vehicle. All right. Are you serious right now? Are you serious? >> It's partially on the roadway. We cannot leave it. >> She can't move it. She has my keys. You guys are going to be petty like that. >> Sorry. We have time. Go ahead. >> Okay. Uh is going to come pick you up. Um and we are going to charge you with uh leaving your child >> for what? My niece was watching her because she wasn't in a h not in a whole different unit. They went out back >> to Were you What were you putting laundry in? >> Nope. Stop yelling. Uh, your apartment completely by herself with the door deadbolted. Clearly did not walk over to get something. >> Okay, you guys can say whatever you want. I don't care. >> Okay. >> Can you not choke me? >> Why? Well, I'm trying to grab it. >> Okay. Well, you were choking me. >> Well, I'm sorry. >> You guys are illegally searching my truck. We have to inventory anything that we tow. >> Oh, okay. Cuz you guys are towing it because she has the keys and can't move it. Like you guys are being petty. >> Now that Zachary is secured in the back of the squad car, they confront the niece who was supposedly watching the child while he was out running errands. >> He wants you to keep all of that. Um, we are going to be towing the vehicle. Um, grandma's on the way to get the girl. >> She already has her. >> Okay. Did she already leave? >> Um, Sarah, I took her to my GIS. Sarah's one of my friends and a tenant and she >> So is the little girl here? >> The little girl is with my great grandmother that owns this apartment. >> Wait, where are they at? >> They are at her house. >> What's her address? >> Her dress is >> due east. >> Apparently they just let the little girl even without the father's acknowledgement of anything. >> Who is she related to her? >> No. >> How are you related to him? I am his niece. >> You're his niece? >> Yes. And I don't know what the he does. >> You have the keys to >> anything to do with it. What? >> You have the keys to the truck? >> There's a bunch of keys in there. >> Did you go through the wall and everything? >> No. He wanted everything to be provided to her right away. So, >> are you allowed? >> We're towing the vehicle. >> So, you you need the keys. >> Yeah, we're towing the vehicle. So, the reason >> I'm just going to take the truck key, not all the other ones. figure out just the truck key. >> The reason why >> the reason why we take the key is so that they don't have to drag it and like ruin the tires. It's just provided to >> the to I'm just going to take the truck key. >> Oh, wait. I think I know which one is the truck key actually. Um, this one that one, >> I believe. So, >> it may not be. Wait, hold on. It also might be one of these ones. They all kind of look the same. >> No worries. Are you guys blood related or just really close friends? My mom? >> No. Um I've never really been close. My mom is his sister. My mom had me whenever she was 18. >> Gotcha. >> And me and my mom are not >> not a not really friendly. Got it. >> Yeah. Um but I do live in the same apartment. I was generous because he was living with my grandparents to let him move into my apartment for 3 months and then he moved into the next store one. So usually I do wasn't today and like I feel bad. Does >> he leave her there a lot? >> No, cuz usually he does just let me know. So, I truly do believe that he was just going around the block really quick, but he still should have let me know. Of course, I agree with that. But no, usually he never leaves her and I usually have her most like not most of the time, but I don't. I work at 5:00, >> so I work at night time. So, usually he has her and so it's I usually do take care of her. So, I >> I truly do believe he just was >> going around the block. >> Okay. >> But I don't again I don't know really. I don't know. >> I'm sorry. >> I said I don't really have much to do with like I >> Yeah. >> You're not in trouble at all. >> No, I No, I'm not. I just I don't know. I don't like the fact that I live this close to and this is ongoing on like I have work at 3:00 and now I have to make it just frustrating lemon cello. >> There they are. >> That's grandma. >> That's grandma and grandpa I believe. >> And they live on duty. >> Oh no. Gigi. >> That's Gigi. My grandma. >> Who's Gigi? Gigi is the person that owns my apartment complex. both can also talk to her. >> Come here. >> Um I'm looking for a heater. >> A heater >> that is mine in the car. >> Uh oh, it's a big box. You couldn't >> um >> Where's his truck? >> His truck is being towed. >> Okay. I'd like the heater out of it. Um, >> it's for another tenant who has no heater. >> Yeah, it's coming. >> Sorry. >> Watch. Oh, nope. >> Um, who's that? >> Huh? >> Who's that? >> My daughter. Another daughter. >> Are you Are you >> I'm the owner and the grandmother. >> His grandmother. >> I am. >> Okay. So, he is being arrested. >> Um beach is going to come get him for another theft. Um >> Sarah was over in number six and Sarah was watching her. That's how she knew you were talking to Sarah. >> She's the tenant in number six. She's the one that brought her to my house. >> Yeah, that's what you were talking about. And she remembers nothing. >> He remembers nothing. Absolutely hysterical and terrified. Huh. >> Pretty fun with us. I told her that must be anything with us. >> Froze up. >> She was completely friendly with us. >> Yeah. She just told us that she was there and mom and dad weren't there. >> That mom and dad weren't there. >> Yes. We asked where her mom and dad Yes. I'm aware she's in jail and that she said that her dad was not here. She came out. She was like she usually watches her. >> Um so can I get the heater out for the other tenant or >> Unfortunately, we're going to have to tow it. So everything in there is going to have to stay in there. >> God. >> Okay. We can't make this stuff up. >> Um >> this is for grandmother. >> Okay. Well, we're going to charge him with child neglect. So, >> now that's what was threatened. >> No, it's not threatened. I'm telling you for leaving a child inside the house unattended. >> Nobody knew. >> Nobody knew. >> It's not a threat. It's a statement. He is being charged with child abuse. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, >> is she going to give Are you going to give granddaughter's information? >> Otherwise, they're going to come and take her. >> What do you need to know? Yeah, >> you finished here. The whole apartment's full of people that are all upset. >> On your own. >> I assume that you would up. Do you want to talk to me about your uh kid or No. If so, I can read you. We can talk about it. No, >> I ain't got nothing to say. >> No. Okay. Got nothing to say. You guys are dead ass wrong for what you guys are doing. That's all I got to say. There ain't nothing else I can say towards the back of my right arm from my shoulder down. >> After a quick chat with his family, Zach was taken to the station and charged with grand theft and child endangerment.