Where Mommy? Who was the kids with at your home with you when you left? Um nobody yet. And said, "Hey, you need to cover for me and say that you just went upstairs to go get rash cream and that you had the key?" So, what was she left with to eat? The whole milk. Where? In the refrigerator in the back. How was she supposed to get it? >> On November 26th, 2024, officers responded to an apartment complex after receiving a report that two young children, including a 3-year-old and an infant, had been left alone inside a residence. Upon arrival, officers found the children unattended with the apartment locked and no confirmed caregiver present. >> I I don't know if the youngest baby is over there, but the 3-year-old is in there and he has he's been crying for a long time. Yeah, just go ahead and grab it. Baby is in here. Baby in The baby is in there, too? Yeah. All right, you want to grab the baby? Let me just make sure nobody's here. All right, come on. You want to You want to sit on the patrol car with me? Come Yeah, come sit on the patrol car with me. You're ready? One, two, three. Now, I've been here before a couple times. With this this Do you have a Do you have a history here? I just the other day. >> The dad was arrested for doing the same thing. Yeah. >> And then I arrested him for violating a no-contact order a couple months ago. I don't know where he's at, but yeah. Did you talk to the mom? I I said I haven't like answered her back cuz she's like, "Oh, no, the neighbor upstairs is supposed to be babysitting." How? Look. Uh we probably need some wipes. There's some right here. I just canceled Okay. Have you talked to the neighbor upstairs? No, not yet. I'll go up there. Hello. >> Hello. Were you supposed to be watching these babies downstairs? >> No, um I'm so sorry. My neighbor really wants me to say I was supposed to. >> Okay. I don't >> I wouldn't take the I wouldn't take the If you were not supposed to, don't lie for her. >> sister I'm busy all day with my I I was going to take the puppy, but then the cops showed up and I was like, "This is crazy." and I can't I really want to help her but I was not I didn't even know they were downstairs. I thought someone was with them. I would not You really went out for lunch unfortunately. And I don't leave them downstairs. They're coming up here with me if I watch them but I told them I can't do it today. I was out staying for breakfast got back not too long ago. So she asked you but you told her I can't do it. >> My sister asked me she asked my sister to ask me and I was on the phone with her this morning. I said no, I'm going to be busy till her no point blank watch them. Beyond that I don't know and then I just get a call apparently a while ago my phone was on silent and I was cooking and then the door got broke down and that's when she called me. She was like hey, what the what's going on? I said I don't know but I can't say I've been watching them when the door's already been broke down and I can get in trouble go to jail myself. >> So did she tell you to say that you agreed to watch them? She just asked me to see what's going on and see if there's anything I can do to help. I said there's nothing I can really do to help. >> her so I can talk to her? Uh can you give me the number please cuz I don't really want to be involved in this situation right now too and I have to go to work in a little bit. I'm going to turn it And what's her name? Uh Jasmine. Okay. Hey Jasmine. Hey Jasmine, I'm on the way. Okay, how long before you get here? I'm turning the corner. Okay, all right. Hello. Hi. So we confirmed with the upstairs neighbor and there is nobody responsible for the kids. >> What did she say cuz I just got off the phone with her? The arrangement was I had talked to his sister this morning letting them know that I had to work today. Usually we watch each other's kids so she's I talked to her she said she's going to call her sister. She called her little sister which is the little sister up there and she was saying The 9-year-old? The little sister? Uh-huh. No. Okay. The other one. We were informed that you asked one of the sisters if they can watch the kids. And they said that they had to work. Mhm. And then I was like Oh no, I talked to That's the right name there. She works from 6:00 to 6:00. I know you're talking about. And then she said she was going to ask her because she don't know she didn't mind. Is that what it was the other day? Miranda? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us? About what? About why we're here. Oh, no. No. Okay, so you want to talk? Do I want to talk? >> Yeah, would you be willing to answer some questions about what happened? >> I'm sorry. I didn't understand. >> So, what time did you leave here? I left around 9:00. 9:00? Yes. When you left, who was the kids with at your home with you when you left? Um nobody. Okay. So, nobody was here. You walked out the door and you left. >> Yes. So, what was the supposed to be the plan? >> Um usually cuz I babysit their kids. So, usually they'll leave and then I'll go up. Like they'll leave and I'll just go up. And then same thing, I'll leave and I'll put the key and I'll let them know where the key is. And then they'll come down. >> Okay, so you had that conversation with her? Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. She did did never had a conversation with you. Okay? >> half asleep. >> Okay, so it would have been your responsibility >> Yes, ma'am. >> to not and you know this cuz your their father just went through the same thing. So, you already know. Okay? It would have been your responsibility to have somebody here at this apartment before you left. And then you had the double lock on there. And this How was she supposed to get in? Like when What was the conversation? The conversation was I gave her the key. I It didn't cross my mind >> gave her the key? >> Yes. So, if I go get her right now I know I didn't give her the key. I left the key. >> I left the key. And you had a conversation with her about where the key was supposed to be at? >> Yes, ma'am. But she was like half asleep. Like she usually >> So, you talked to her today? I was just Yes, I said I have phone calls. I said I said yes. I said hey. I was scrambling my words so she probably didn't I She's like yeah, okay, that's fine. And then we hung up. She's saying that didn't happen. That she did not agree to watch them. However, you still left them alone by yourself and I'm assuming got in your car and left. Correct? >> My mom had came pick me Okay, so you walked out of the door, locked the door, got in the car, and went to work, correct? >> they still was by they self. I'm not saying I don't understand that. Okay? I'm like I'm sorry if I'm giving that off. Like I do understand, but in my mind when I was talking to her cuz I did speak to her. I spoke to her sister and her this morning. And I when in my mind I was just like, "Okay, hey, the keys there." And then I was she was like, "Okay." And then bam, that's it. She's saying that didn't happen. Regardless, you should have made sure you should have went upstairs >> That's the part I understand. >> sure that she came down here with these babies because they've been here since 9:00 by themselves. >> Yes, ma'am, I understand. >> Okay. All right, stand up. You're going to be arrested today Okay, you're welcome. for child neglect for both of your children. Mhm. I'm going to give your bear hug and let you down. Come Come on. Hi. I'm literally shaking. Okay. She I picked her up. Mhm. Uh she went and told me I heard her on a call saying she called her friend and said, "Hey, you need to cover for me and say that you just went upstairs to go get rash cream and that you had the key of that they're going to arrest me. Oh, I'm going to go to jail." Then she called somebody else and said, "Yeah, yeah, thanks. Have your sister cover and say that I knew about it." Um I do this to donate the money shelters. Um so I hit record on my phone. I don't know if you guys can use it or want my name, but she literally admitted that their her children were unattended that she was having somebody cover because the cops were here. Okay. And she then said, "If I had just beat the cops here, I cut a lot." So how did you get So you live here? I know. I took a picture of it on a Lyft. Oh, oh, you're the lifter. You're the lifter. >> said she never said this all in my car. Gotcha. Okay, yeah, yeah. Okay. All right, where did you pick her up from? >> I picked her I have it right here. I picked her up right over before Target. The Target parking lot? Okay. >> Yeah, the Target parking lot. And at what time did you pick her up? 1:20. So then as you're driving, this is when she's having the conversation with >> uh yeah, and what she did was I can get you the message. She said, "Hey, can you please I She got in the car. She was, "Hey, is there any way you can hurry but not hurry? Cuz it was an eight 8-minute ride." And I said, "Excuse me." She goes, "Well, the police are at my house saying my kids >> uh >> said, "I have to do the speed limit because my kids were alone." She's on the phone with a friend saying that they needed they needed >> to cover. They needed to cover. Because the kids were alone. >> What about the whole Holly thing? Holly, I don't know if Holly was um if Holly was a uh friend. But the the thing basically like Holly like have Holly tell Brian >> Holly has the key. Holly has the key. And and uh my son gets out and uh that it was locked. And then she's on the phone with her mom going, "I'm going to be arrested, but it's okay. They'll give me bail." And she said that DCF called you guys. And so she called her friend and said, "Just say that you ran upstairs really quick and locked the door to go get diaper cream and that you were coming right back down." So she basically told you that >> it. She was willing to cover if she knew you'd be there before the cops showed up. And she said that she's done it before. She whenever she has them come visit, she'll say, "Oh, I was in the back." And she's even climbed through her window to get in beforehand. And she's hoping that her mother will take them and her mom was on the phone and said, "I can't take them. I have to work." She was, "Well, just hide them in the room when you have to go to work." She said that the her mother said that she was going to hide them in the room. Yeah. So she could go to work? >> Yeah, so her mother could go to work because it's the same situation. Hey, where Where's her formula? Uh my mom has her WIC card. She's supposed to get formula, but she's on um whole milk. And it's in the little refrigerator that's in the room to the back. Okay, but where's So what was she left with to eat? The whole milk. Where? In the refrigerator in the back. How was she supposed to get it? No, she had two bottles. She doesn't eat often. She eats every 5 hours. >> There's no bottles in her thing where she was at. There's a bottle in there. I mean, you if you want to see it. >> So, I found a bottle Mhm. that's on the floor that looks old. What bottle? It's a little small little probably 8 oz bottle. How does it look old? Is it cuz of the cereal that's mixed in with it? I'm Is Is that what it is? >> Yeah, it's cereal. >> Okay, but it was outside of the bathroom. >> She throws it usually. >> Okay, so Her last feeding was what time? >> 9:00. So, 5 hours 6 hours ago. Mhm. I don't know the bottle is on the counter. You can wash it out and clean it out real good. She said it might have been cereal was in here. Is that what Is that Is that the reason it looks like that? But, I guess you probably have to get another bottle. Okay, but I wouldn't give that to my own granddaughter, so So, do you want me to just You want me to put this in your car? Um that is the same stuff my granddaughter uses, so So, I don't know the temperature in here, but it is very hot. Um I wonder what time her shift was supposed to end. Do you know? 6:00. 6:00? Mhm. So, she only got off early because the babysitter called her? Oh, no. I called her and I said, "Are you inside?" She said, "No. Why?" I said, "Well, who's with your kid?" Oh, okay. I I do want to ask you a real quick question. So, did you talk to her at all today? No, not before this whole incident. She talked to my sister. >> morning. Did you have a conversation with her at all? >> No, ma'am. Cuz she's saying she talked to you on the phone and you were you were kind of half asleep, so maybe you was mumbling and didn't understand that she was telling you I mean, it's clearly that she is making this up, but I just wanted to double check and ask you. >> sister. Um my sister has the messages. I actually just got off the phone with her. My sister's really upset because she made it clear the situation. By text message your sister told her that she do it? Um I think text message. She called my sister and then my sister called me. Okay. >> I said, "No, I'm not available today." And then she texted her and said she's not available today. And all she said to my sister was, "Okay, it's all cool." Okay. The mother was arrested and charged with two counts of CN without great bodily harm.