I'm telling them my baby is with my grandma. So y'all need to go where I stay at and get out of people's house. >> Why would this mother think it was okay to hide her newborn baby under a blanket to conceal it from police and DCF investigators? >> Hey, how are you? >> Good. How are you? >> Good. You're trying to do a removal? >> Yes. I have a court order for today. >> What's the story? Anything that we need or >> It's actually a case management shelter, so the child was born into care. >> Yeah, so I don't actually know all that much about it cuz I didn't have to do like a full investigation. >> Okay, so All right. >> She's just been not um cooperating. The child was born in November. She wouldn't let us take the kid, so >> All right. So um is that a foster? Um or is that the mom? >> This is the mom. >> Oh, okay. >> Here's what she looks like. >> Alexis Crawford? >> Yeah. So do you need her or do you just need to get the kid? >> I just need the kid. >> We'll just We're just here in case something breaks out. Just like a >> Right. 67 signal 93 or something. >> DCF DCF Okay, is Alexis here? >> Yeah. >> Um I need to see her. >> All right. >> She ran out the back last time, so Still no answer. >> She looked out the back window and then saw the other two officers back there. >> What's your step after this if she doesn't produce right now? You got a warrant to like take the baby or how does that work? >> read through this, see what I have. >> Sure. Have you had this before? >> No, I just called my supervisor. She It should say that you guys can use force to enter the home. >> Yeah, it does. But um my only thing is was going to ask if normally if it's deputies that um go with you guys to those or is it usually the city when it's in our area? >> I think it's usually the city. >> Okay. But you've not had one of these also, you don't really know. Okay. Just question because it was like one of those things I've never done either for removal. >> I've never had a parent like the nightmare >> Oh, yeah. I know. It doesn't usually play out like this. Usually we call and then the decision's made to remove or something like that. Like in my experience I've never had that paperwork where I've read that before, so. >> All right. Just like she found just like I said because there's this clause in here we're going to go ahead and we're not going to force it but what we're going to do is just start uh if you could just knock on the door hey we're allowed to come in forcibly. You need to produce the child. If you don't, we are going to force entry and come into the home. Something like that and just >> Okay. >> about every minute repeat that. >> Sarasota Police Department, we have paperwork to enter your home and we will use force if you don't answer the door. >> A male resident blocked officers at the door demanding proof and refusing entry. Meanwhile, the mother slipped away to hide the baby in a back bedroom. >> Okay. First of all, we have Sarah. Sarah. >> You just told my daughter you just told my 50-year-old >> You're shouting. If you don't calm down, we can't explain to >> Like I said the search warrant doesn't have our address on it. >> No, I am >> The search warrant is for here. >> You're shouting again. If you don't want to talk to me, go away. >> Let me tell you something about it. >> It's understood. >> No, no, no. It's not understood. This is what I'm telling you, bro. >> No, you're not telling me anything. Go away if you don't want to be nice to me. >> So you won't be nice to you. >> I want you to be reasonable. >> Bro, you got to understand. You just invaded our >> Why is my daughter in there? Is that reasonable? >> We have an order to enter the home and take the child from the address where from this address. >> There's no address on there that says that. >> The mother of the child has this address listed as her residence. >> Yes, she don't stay here. She don't live >> I don't understand. Do you want me to explain it to you? >> No, you're not No, you cannot. >> Can I see the >> No, where is the case? This address is real. I'm not coming in this address. >> You're going to let me to explain this first. >> I'm just lost what's going on. I woke up to y'all in my house. >> Cuz you're being impatient. >> I just woke up and you're IN MY HOUSE. >> YOU WOKE UP and you weren't You weren't prepared to see us. >> WHAT THE HELL? >> CAN I explain to you why we're here? Can I Okay, sir. >> Because he's not telling me why you're here. He's not making no sense to me. >> Will you give me just a minute? >> Yes, please. >> I'm not doubting that. >> Don't get it confused with anger. This is purely passion. He should understand human nature. I just woke up to a person in my house. >> I'm going to make it make sense. >> Please make it make sense. >> All right, go ahead now. >> Okay. So, DCS has been trying to track down this baby because the baby has to come with DCS because the mother is not compliant. >> all of that. >> The mother has the address here and they've come by several times. >> The mother has her address here. >> And she's not participating in in the situation that they have going with her, which I don't know your relationship with her. So, this address is listed as her address. DCS has paperwork, a a judge signed paperwork that says the police can use force and enter this home and retrieve the baby. >> Do you want to look in the house any further? >> I I do want to see the bathroom that was locked. >> It was locked? >> My question is, can I see the information where it says her address is? >> Yes, she can. >> How do I get How do I get that? What's your next question? >> Well, how do I get that information? >> I got that one page I can show >> Thank you. Thank you. Yes, so y'all walked in and she was >> No, listen. >> We were told she was here. >> Listen. >> That That this is really This is very disturbing, all right? >> No, no, listen. You were asleep, right? >> You were asleep, right? >> Right. >> Your 16-year-old daughter opened the door, says yes, you can come in, right? And did we leave after you you said you can't be in here and leave, right? We left, right? >> All I was asking for was proof of address and proof of just show Show me she's Show me you >> You have to give us an opportunity to explain. >> You guys will lose the case because you haven't showed me the proof to say you can come in this address. >> This isn't a criminal matter. >> say this is a case. I said if we were in a car lock and leave. >> Proof is in the pudding. >> Sir, if you do not show proof, how are you you >> Let him answer. >> I'm going to go ahead and I'm sorry. >> My supervisor is going to come here. We're going to explain to you again that we're going to go in there and check that last room. >> Okay, I don't I don't I don't say right. >> Okay, so either you can let us do it now or wait till my supervisor gets here. >> We we we we we we waiting for supervisor. We just having a conversation. Hold on. Hold on. Let me see here for a second, man. Hey, boss. >> Crawford stepped outside and lied to officers that the baby was at her grandma's house in Bradenton. She kept insisting they had the wrong address and needed to leave. >> What's your grandma's phone number? >> Give me 1 second. Please sit down. >> For what? >> Because you keep walking around, I can't find the kid, you're being detained. Sit down, please. >> Okay, my grandma said y'all need to go to my grandmother's house. >> take you in my car in handcuffs. What do you Sit down. Now, don't Sit down. Now, don't get up. Now, DCF, you want to talk to him or not, but you have to stay here. Do you understand me? >> not where I stay at. Is that my grandmother's house? >> Do you understand me? >> No, I don't understand you. >> Stay here and don't move. Do you understand that? If you get up, Officer Solomon is putting you in handcuffs and you're going to my car. I'm not warning you again. >> This is not They all in your house and I don't stay here. They don't have no search warrant or anything. >> stay here, but you're here. >> Okay, that don't mean nothing. I can come over here. I'm just saying. >> listed for >> Okay, it doesn't matter. >> Yeah, it does matter. You've been evading them for 3 months. You were supposed to turn the baby over at the time of >> supposed to My baby don't have nothing to do with this. >> Okay, I would be very cautious about what you what you have going on cuz you obviously >> told y'all I don't stay there cuz she don't want y'all to come in. >> It doesn't matter. We have to have the baby, okay? You're not You're not cooperating with the >> They >> do you have? Do you have a warrant? >> They have paperwork that says that we can enter this home with force. >> their warrant for them. >> the baby. >> That's their warrant for them. Y'all got no warrant for me. >> advise you sit back down and relax. >> I DON'T GOT NO WARRANT FOR ME. >> OKAY, we're not arresting you. >> Okay, that's the order for something different, but I don't stay here, so y'all NEED TO GO WHERE I STAY at and get out of people's house. >> No, this is the address that you have listed. >> I DON'T CARE. Y'ALL DON'T do that. This is not my home. >> understanding. There's a legal route that this has to go. >> Okay, so what? What are y'all supposed to like what's going on? I mean, y'all family. >> You need to You need to produce the baby for these people. >> Okay, then y'all need to go to Bradenton. >> Okay. >> Can you have the baby here? >> You will give them the address of where the baby's at. >> is. This is not my address. Y'all need to go to Bradenton. >> The resident silently walked sergeant to a bedroom and pointed at the bed. The sergeant lifted the blanket and found the newborn hidden completely underneath the blanket. >> They don't want you going in and out of the house. >> I just come in here. >> You're going to get handcuffed if you're not cooperating. >> Sit sit down and stop talking. You need to get up and put your hands behind your back. You understand me? >> Yes. I'm telling them my baby is with my grandma. Okay. >> did you give the address to DCF? >> I did. >> Okay, why are you getting loud and >> Because y'all everything is wrong. >> a lot more than it has to be. The reason that they're here is because you're not cooperating, okay? We're not here for criminal We're not trying to take you to jail unless you start acting out and we have to do so. >> This is their house. Like y'all don't know. >> But you were staying here at some point. That was the address that they have for you, and the judge signed off on that address. That we have reason to go into the house with force if necessary and retrieve the baby. >> Okay, but we're looking for the baby, not you. >> Okay. >> Stay down. I have questions for you that I need answered. Sit down. Do you want to get arrested for obstruction? >> The moment the mother realized the baby was found, she confessed the child had been inside the house. >> Have a seat. >> Okay, my baby isn't there. Y'all can >> Okay, then where's the baby? >> She's >> Officer Solomon's going to search you. Spread your feet. Spread your feet. >> Where was the baby? >> Under a blanket in the other room. >> The baby was just in the room. Is there a way I can just talk to you guys? >> Nope, too late for that. >> Y'all know this hurts, right? >> Search. Well, you know, you kept saying you were going >> two fingers. I wouldn't >> Yeah, okay. Well, I can't >> Well, just so we can get this done. Yeah. >> Y'all loosen this. No. >> Can you just get her info and start PCA? >> Yeah. >> Go ahead, get in. >> seat. >> Minimum. >> Please, is there Is there a way you guys can >> Sit. >> Help, please. >> Um I was just calling to let you know that there's not going to be use of force that I'm aware of. I'll talk with Zach and Jordan. They did. They tried to get something with a blanket, something they could The one room that was locked up. >> So, they were trying to walk out with a baby? >> No. I think that that was their plan if we were distracted, but I had it covered so that they couldn't like get out with her. And then another guy who hadn't been here in the beginning was like he like came grabbing me. He's like, "Hey, Sarge, I got something to show you." >> I locked me in. >> He was just pointing in the bedroom and he's like he's like they like wouldn't say anything. So, I just pulled the sheets and heard a baby crying. Grabbed her. So, our involvement as far as like force and breathing and nothing like that. >> What's Mom's name again? >> I have no idea. >> Really dark skin, how old is >> 18. >> I think everything's >> explain to them that it sucks and that we're more sorry for what happened. >> I just want I didn't want them to have to finish their thing alone, right? >> Yeah, no, no, no, perfect. >> Uh you guys, do you know what your charge is? I'd like to use something like a child endangerment or something. I want to read up on that minimum. >> Figure it out. I'll take your time. Like this this one I want to do it right. So, [music] like I think that you can do 10-15 based on the violation of that. There's probably a statute on that. >> Okay. >> Um maybe call booking and find out. >> Yep. >> I'll keep here to help facilitate whatever is about to happen. As far as you guys are concerned, you've got mom, you have all the information that you need to do a 10-15. Why don't you go start taking her to jail? >> Okay, no problem. I'll double check on everything. >> right to be able to see him and stuff. >> Yeah, probably probably fine. >> Do you need the mom at all at this point or can you talk to her after arrest and all that stuff goes? >> Let me just tell her real quick just for the record we're talking about the child. She is cooperative. >> Okay. Hey Sarge, completely forgot to ask you exactly how you found the child. >> Uh she was in the the bedroom across from the one that you wanted to get into. So, the one that you were in, literally directly across from that. He said, "Hey Sarge, come with me." I followed him. He didn't speak any words other than come with me. And he pointed in the room and I was like, "Is baby in here?" I was thinking baby was 6 or 7 by this time. Like I thought that's what was happening here. And so as he pointed in the room and I just hear like whatever little baby crying. So, I just peeled the blanket up and grabbed her. So, she was covered. That baby was covered with like a comforter. But they covered her up in order to conceal her from us. >> Pretty large comforter. >> What happened was she was in the room that you guys couldn't get into when you left they moved her across and covered her with a comforter. Would be my guess. >> Our girl was working at Dunkin' Donuts. >> I guess based on her emotions, I don't know how they got this claim. But my guess would be that that girl who works at Dunkin' Donuts who also is a family member is probably the one who called it in. Because she seemed to have like know exactly what was going on. >> Oh, I got you. Thanks Sarge, really appreciate it. >> I'll take care of him. >> He He tried to run over there too. >> What's your relation to him? >> Um I'm actually the baby's aunt. >> Okay. >> I'm how they feed >> If there's something you want me to convey I can talk to her but >> I want to ask her is she out of her mind? >> What do you think? >> Like >> She had her baby hiding in the back bedroom. >> You don't You don't know that's why I came here? >> Yeah. >> You don't know that's why I came here? >> Do you know that she was supposed to turn the baby over 3 months ago? >> No. This is what I That's why I called to her. >> That's why Uh I can't open the window. >> Like how? >> You can talk to her like here, but Uh ma'am. You want to give >> Now my mother has to deal with consequences of all y'all being here. For what? When she could have did what the she was supposed to do when she was supposed to do it. Like everybody's supposed to >> Do you want to give me some of her info? >> No. >> Okay. All right. Sorry. I got to >> Alexis Crawford was immediately placed under arrest and was charged with child neglect and resisting an officer.