Not everyone deserves to be called a mother, and sometimes law enforcement has to step in when grown adults act like children themselves. Here are five instances when cops humiliate the dumbest mothers ever. Number five. Mom prioritizes her boyfriend instead of her own daughter. On July 24th, 2024, an 11-year-old's 911 call led officers to a residence following an alleged altercation between her mother and her mother's boyfriend. The woman's reaction upon their arrival is not what they expected. Somebody just came out of All right, sir. Um Okay. Did somebody just come out? I don't know. That was my mom or something. Where's behind the vehicle? Lake Stevens Police Department. Let me see your hands. That's my mom. All right, do you mind coming over here so we can talk to you? Where's Kevin? Move over. Where's Kevin? Excuse me. Where's Kevin? Do you have anything in your pocket? Lake Stevens Police Department. Do you have anything in your pocket? What is going on? Where's Kevin? He's upstairs in the bathroom. Okay. Oh my god. What the Are you serious? Okay, we need to talk to you because we got a call about There was a fight going on. Hey. We had Excuse me. Yes. Excuse me. Is I can smell What? You Please just tell me. Yeah, and that's what I'm trying to That's what I'm trying to tell you. And is that my daughter over there? I believe so. I have not talked to her. I have not talked to her because we're out here talking with you. She called in. Are you going to listen to me? Are you going to listen to me? So stop projecting. Do you want to know what's happening? I do. I'm asking. She called in. I assume that's her daughter. I have not talked to her yet, so I don't know who she is, okay? She told me she, whoever called from this house, said that they heard their mother, which I'm assuming is you, and Kevin, his other half, in an argument, and then it sounded like somebody was being physical. That's why we're here. That's why I'm contacting you right now. And I'm just I just want to make sure you're not hurt, you're not injured. We don't need to call medics. Are you I see you you've been crying or not? Are you okay? Any injuries? No. Do you need medics or anything to check on you? I don't need medics. My daughter doesn't need medics. No, please stop. Okay. So, do you want to tell me what happened from your end? Cuz again, this is her information. This is why we're here. With concerns of domestic abuse, officers need to assess the situation for any harm. However, the woman's defiant attitude makes their job more difficult. This is why I'm contacting you. So, if you don't tell me what happened Can you Excuse me for just a minute? leaving because we don't know where he is and we don't know what happened. So, I need to hear what happened from your my house. Right. Okay. Who are you? May I have your card, please? Yes, I'm Officer Business card. Business card. Why is your business Business card. Do you want to be put in handcuffs for safety reasons? Do not approach me. Do not do that. You're being audio and video recorded. Great. Where's your business card? I have a badge right here. I am looking for your business card. Okay. have And I'm telling you why we're here. Thank you. You have a business card. I'm asking for that. yell at me. I'm not yelling at you. I'm asking. my business card? We're trying to figure out if you're hurt, okay? I don't understand why Where is this anger coming coming from? Okay? I'm just trying to understand Where's Kevin? The information we got Amanda, this is my I have a business card. May I have it? Why do you need a business card? So I can go and show it to my boyfriend. Okay. Did my daughter call you? Yes. That's what I told you. Amanda, who called? Your daughter. Excuse me. No, you're asking her for the card. who called 911. Your own daughter called 911. tell me. Your Identify. Identify. Your daughter made the call. 911? Be quiet. I am asking the question of these officers. You be quiet. I'm asking them. I'm asking them to identify. Amanda, listen. We're I get it, okay? It's a lot. You Don't. Where is Kevin? He's in my home. Okay. With the woman refusing to comply, officers have no choice but to proceed with further action. I'm asking for business cards from both of you. I will give you a business card. Thank you. Until we're done figuring out Look, this is your home, Amanda. We don't know if Kevin I am asking for business cards. to him? Did you hurt No. Okay. And that's what we're here to check on. We're not giving you business cards until we figure out whether he's hurt inside. Really? We don't know if you did something to him. You're not providing business cards? There's my business card. There you go. Thank you very much. I'll be right back. Okay. Amanda, we're going to come over here. Okay. Do not put your hands No, do not I am not Put your Put your hand I told you this before. Amanda. Go ahead. Do you have THE CUFFS ON? I DROPPED MY PHONE ON THE CORNER BECAUSE I dropped it. Listen, you are now being detained for interfering, ma'am. You got it. Do you want me to go make contact with him? What is the Let's put her in my car first. All right, I wish she's not a Let me make sure we get her What is the difference in reference? You know what? We're going to figure out what's going on. I told you multiple times to step away from me. You kept getting in my face. Then you put your hands on my on my partner here. I asked for business cards. Okay. And I got one, and I turned around, and I walked away. Right. And then you And my partner, and I told you not to, and you're just being aggressive. So, we're going to separate separate you for now. And until this is all figured out, we will decide at the end what to do with you, okay? Whether there's a crime, right now we're just going to separate you and make sure you're safe and you're not going to approach us or do anything to us while we're in here. We're trying to contact Kevin, okay? Put the phone on this side. Going to search her first, make sure she doesn't have any weapons. Face my vehicle over here, Amanda. The female officer searches the suspect, identified as Amanda. What she says next about her daughter speaks volumes about her parenting. I don't know whether it's going to We might have a bond here. But I need to make sure because I have no idea who you are. I've never contacted you before. I identified myself multiple times, and I'm not here to argue with you, Amanda. This would be way more simple if you just simply talked to us. Yeah. But I understand Right, but I understand you've been drinking, so you probably don't understand everything that's going on, or you're just not paying attention. All right. But an 11-year-old is still able to tell us the truth, okay? I don't know what Yeah. Yeah. Go ahead and take a seat for me. I I have one. Excuse me. Go ahead and take a seat. I don't want you to hurt your head. So, go ahead and take a seat, and then scoot your hands back there. Perfect. Your lights on the whole way? What? Your yellow lights. I I just put them on, yeah. Um did she put She put her hand on my On you? Yeah. So, here's the thing. Oh, that's deep. Not saying she's a talker. You can smell she's been drinking. She started getting in my face. I put my hand up, back her up. She just continued talking, gets in my face again, demanding that I give you her my uh business card. And then once she he comes up, she starts talking to him. She's deman- demanding his business card. And then he says he's going to go and check on Kevin. So, uh she starts walking Is Kevin her husband? Boyfriend. Boyfriend. Boyfriend or something like that. Okay. So, she starts walking into the house. You do this. I'm going to check with the girls. Kevin said that he's going to go Wait, hold on. Okay. He said he's going to go and check on Kevin with her. She's like, "No, you're not." And she turns around, goes like this to him. So, I said, "Don't put your hands on him." So, we just Backup arrives, and the responding officers provide details on Evelyn's 911 call, explaining what the 11-year-old reported prior to their arrival. Got her custody for that. Are we going to charge her with anything for you? She has Do we have PC yet for No, we haven't even made contact with her. She's refusing to say on. Here's the story real quick from Evelyn. That's the daughter. The daughter. So, they were home. She has a friend over that's have having a sleepover. Um They came home from Creekside. Okay. Uh she heard um What's her name? Amanda. Amanda yell at start having an argument with Kevin, boyfriend. Um she heard Amanda slap Kevin through the wall. She heard a slap. Um and then Kevin also got on top of her, and she was yelling, "Get off of me." So, now there's like a mutual combat. Is what I'm thinking. I don't know yet. I haven't even talked to Kevin yet. Okay. So, did your daughter see this or hear this? So, she's she heard I will I'll stay with her if you guys want to go see if you can develop some additional PC. Yeah. One of the officers now approaches Evelyn's friend, Roxy, who was staying over at the residence. The priority is to contact her guardian for pickup while officers continue investigating the altercation. You're just her friend that was staying over? Okay, are you okay? You look like really scared. Do you need to call your mom? I tried to call my dad, but he didn't answer, but I can try to call my mom. Okay, who do you live with? Do you live with both? Yes. Okay. Yeah, try calling Try calling your mom so that we can get you home, okay? You need to go home. You don't need to stay here, okay? Hey, Rox. Hey Roxie. Yeah. Um My Nana might be able to bring you home. I'll bring her home with you. Um Mom Yeah. Can you pick me up? Yeah, what's wrong? It's Something happened. Do you want Something happened? Do you want me to tell her? No, I can talk to your mom. Okay. Yeah, let me talk to her. Hi, this is Officer Bernhardt with the Lake Stevens Police Department. Hi. Hi. Hi, yes. So, there was a disturbance here at the house. Um and both of the adults that are in the home are intoxicated. And it would be best uh your daughter's very upset and it would be uh best if you came and picked her up. Yes. Okay. Absolutely. All right, thank you. Thank you. All right, that's Okay, your mom's going to be here. Hey Roxie. Buddy, come here. Hey. Nope, hey. Yeah. Sit. At this point, it's clear that Amanda is inebriated. What? Were you saying something you were trying to get my attention? I just don't want the hurt. He's a good dog. He's a good boy. Why do you think he's getting hurt? I don't. You were everything I don't want to be. Dogs are really loud. Okay, well, he's a friendly dog. He is a friendly dog. We know that. Well They're scared of him. I don't want anybody to hurt him because they Okay, nobody's hurting him. Calm down. Hi, you're Roxie's mom, I'm Carrie. Nice to meet you. Um yeah, she's she's pretty upset. Yeah, it's pretty scary. They got into a fight after they came out from the bar. They're intoxicated. Yeah, it's been kind of kind of crazy. I was and I tried to call the police, but I'm so For the Yeah. The Oh, I totally remember. You were the one that was in the parking lot, right? Yeah. Yeah, it's totally my fault. So, I I'm like What happened? Yeah, no, it's okay. It's okay. I have like a lot of anxiety. It's so crazy. That's crazy. Yeah. Wow, okay, well, thank you for everything you did for that. No problem. Okay, um but yeah, so I understand why she was a little I Well, and it's exciting. When people are fighting. Oh, yeah, and you know, at that age, so Yeah, it's crazy. All right, so I'll My husband and I don't fight. Yeah. I got it. It's at alcohol, right? Oh, yeah. All right, take care. Uh boyfriend, boyfriend. Um but You're good. So, you can just take Well, we can take her home here. Do you want to come with me or It's completely up to you guys. I mean, well, so he's not your dad. He doesn't have any sort of So, theoretically So, theoretically your your mom is going to make the decision even though she's not in the Voden? best condition to Despite wanting to get Evelyn out of the home, officers are bound by the law. Only her mother, Amanda, has the legal right to decide where she goes. And the officer's frustration about this matter is evident as he speaks with her. Yes. Uh I was looking for uh Evelyn please tell me Yep, we're going to I that's what I was coming to do. I didn't know what car you're in. daughter and buddy? Yeah, listen. Um uh So, would you rather Evelyn stay here at the house or would you rather her go to her friend's house? I don't What the I need an explanation. I need an explanation. Okay. Well, that was a very That was a very simple question. What is going on? You're going to jail. Why? For assault for domestic violence and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Okay, I'm asking you a simple question about your daughter. Can you stop thinking about yourself and think about your daughter for 2 seconds? Okay? please tell me what the [ __ ] is going on? I'm trying to. Okay, maybe if you weren't so drunk, you could answer the question. Evelyn is your daughter. That's who we care about right now. Do you want her to stay here at the house or go with her friend? You're her mom. Please act like it for 5 seconds. Can you answer the question? called 911. You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. You should probably use it. Uh No. She's We're We're not talking to her. Uh she's not giving me any answer about what she wants done with Evelyn, but yeah. Well, her her grandmother's here, right? Evelyn's grandmother just got here. no idea. All right, so the the gal in this car The gal in this car right here is grandma. Okay. So, she just pulled up. Okay. That is Roxie's mom. Roxie's mom just picked her up. That's the friend that was staying over. Perfect. Okay. Um Okay. So Liz, is this your car? Yeah. Okay. I'll call Marisol. Um Uh Do we want to try to PPT her first? I doubt she's going to do that. With Amanda refusing to cooperate, officers proceed with preparations to transport her to the station. So, do we have these safe and sound? Yeah, assault for DV and we're going to go obstruction on the Okay. Okay, do you want me to transport? She won't. I would just ask him. I don't I think we're good just having Liz transport. Okay. Since she's already in the back of the car. She's already in the Yeah, she's in the back. Um Uh so, yeah. So, I'll call Marisol and let them know. Um Uh do you want uh I'll call Marisol and see. Evan I might have them meet you in the sally. Yeah, she's strapped in and this is Marisol, but All right, Amanda, I'm just going to read you your Miranda rights. Who called 911 and why? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right at this time to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Yes, no? I would appreciate Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us now? I would like to speak to an attorney because I do not understand or this point. Perfect. We're going to get to Marisol jail and that's where you can talk to your lawyer. Perfect. All right. All right. Are you going to take primary on this cuz you heard most of what he was saying? Brandon wants you to take primary. Yeah, he's going home right now. That's why I was I was seeing if there's something I can do for you. Nah, it's okay. Just transport them. As long as you guys put in all the people in and then Did you get the the daughter's info? I Yeah, I didn't get the daughter's info. Okay, I'll make sure I get the daughter's info. I got the friend's info. At least her name. Amanda was charged with resisting arrest and domestic battery. Number four. Child found walking miles away from home. Mother tries to cry her way out of arrest. On February 16th, 2021, an officer was dispatched to an intersection where a young boy was seen walking toward a high traffic area. Witnesses reported that the child looked lost and was accompanied by an unleashed dog. Have you seen him in the neighborhood before? You don't know where he might live. I've never seen him either. The dog was wandering too. offering up a name or any information? What you got? You got sticks? What's your name? Animals taking care of anything for us? Um Do you got Yeah, if you just have your ID so I can grab your information if you don't mind and then you you're free to go after that. Yeah, this is us, too. This is and The dog was wandering, too. He's not on the leash. They put the leash on him. What is your name? Can you tell me your name? Huh? He's not talking. Huh? Is it stopped and talked to the We thought it was the workers cuz there was there was a guy that was here before us. Um a lawn care guy. Yeah, he just stopped right before us. He just Yeah, a little bit before us and he's like, "Free dog, free kid?" So, you found you saw him first or who saw him first? The guy left. But you drove by after the fact and saw him? pulled up and he's like And he's like "Who's this guy? We don't know who this guy is." So, then we thought maybe it was somebody over here, so we knocked on their door. Okay, what's a good phone number for you? All right, you guys are good to go. I appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah, yeah, we've never seen him, so we don't know. I'll try and figure it out. And um Hey bud. Ooh, don't touch that. I want you to get hurt. Can you tell me what your name is? Uh he was mad because his car Is that a plant? Yeah. Is this your doggy over here? The dog is so um protective. The dog knows or is waiting for somebody to come. Can you tell me what your name is? One of the bystanders who discovered the child provided a potential clue about his residence, noting that the boy looks familiar. Do you know how old you are? Hey deputy. You know, I think I've seen that kid before and I think he lives way down the street. Do you know like No. what the house looks like or anything like that? No, because I think I've seen him out with some other people's kids. Okay. Cuz my son lives over on Beverly. Okay, so you think somewhere down past the cul-de-sac? I think down past the cul-de-sac. Okay. I appreciate it, guys. a wag. Okay. You know what a wag is, right? No. Wild guess. You're good. That's what going to we'll figure it out. If anything, I'm going to end up calling DCS, but I'm going to wait for another deputy and we'll start knocking on some doors and figure it out. Do you live here? I live here, yeah. And we knocked on their door to see if it was their kid and dog. Hi, buddy. What you got? [Applause] [Music] Is that a plant? Don't touch it. I don't want you to get hurt. [Applause] 2145. [Applause] Do I have another deputy here? Can you do me a favor and sit over here for me? You want to go sit down? Here, let's go sit down. Do you want to eat that? Can you tell me what your name is? [Applause] Do you live with your mom? Your mommy or your daddy? You want some more? Yeah, don't touch it. Yeah, look, it's spiky, so you don't touch it. Do you want another drink? Uh-oh. Hi, pup. Where are you going? What you looking for? Flowers? The female officer stays by the child's side while another officer, acting on the man's statement, goes door-to-door to track down the boy's parents. I'm just glad you guys are someone found him before he wandered to Bel Air. [Music] Right, yeah, it's busy. Right. Moments later, a marked car pulls up and a woman steps out, immediately recognizing the child. Is he Okay, where do you guys live? She lives down there. What let's see address. What's the address? I don't I I think it's I could be wrong. What? Uh Yes. Right down around the corner. She's down there. She's pregnant. She's freaking out. Is it 38? I think it might Yeah. Okay. That Yes, that's our dog. That's our dog. 2145. She just went out to check on him because he plays in the backyard. It's all fenced in. Apparently, the dog has done a hole under the fence and that's how he got out. He's in the back? Yeah. Okay. Do you live there, too, or you just helping out? I'm the grandmother. She just called me. That's why I was rushed over here. No, you ain't going nowhere. You stay right here. Are you going back to the residence? Yes. Okay. Um do you have a car seat for him? Yes, I do. Okay, you can put him in the car seat and we'll follow you back to the residence, okay? Okay. Thank you, guys, so much. Um can you This is their leash, so the dog wasn't on a leash. All right. Oh, that's yours, too? Yeah, we can walk him. Walk him. Walk him. Yeah, we'll walk walk to the car. We'll throw him in there. Meanwhile, a male officer is already with the child's mother, who is visibly distressed. He doesn't hold back in addressing the reality of her negligence. Is whose whose kid is it? He's mine. He's your baby? Yes. Okay. All right, he's safe. Okay. All right. Okay, how long do you think it's been? I don't house. I let him go out back all the time and play and I have the door open, you know? And um you know, our fence is We have a fence and I went out there to check on him and he was out there playing with the dog and then I I didn't see him so when then I walked around and I seen that the panel is missing. He knocked the panel out. What color is your house? Um It's blue, light blue. Okay. Um Do you realize it's been probably at least 45 minutes by now? Are you serious? Yeah. It's been at least 45 minutes. I let him go out there all the time. You still got to keep your eye on him and check on him. And that's being easy. It's probably really going closer to an hour. Oh my god. What Do you not like check on him every so often? I do, but I'm just so used to letting him go out there and play. I've never had an issue. That's just a That's just a very long time for no supervision at all. I mean 50 minutes to an hour in a backyard, there's I mean God, there's snakes that get through the fences. I mean obviously the fence isn't secure. The kid got through. I mean I'm just glad he's okay. He's He's perfectly fine. The dog Thankfully, the dog's very protective and the dog doesn't want to leave his side. So, they were seen walking down the road together and and the the dog the dog seemed like the dog was doing a good job at protecting the kid. So. Okay. All right. I I I think your grandmother's down there, too. How long How long did you notice that he was missing? I just started Like I literally we just let him play out there. I've never Like I said it's not While this may seem like an honest mistake, what the officer uncovers later in the case tells a different story. Did you fall asleep or No, I was cleaning. Yes, I clean. He's He doesn't suck a lot at the house. Okay. And um he I I actually got him donuts earlier and he had crumbled them up all over the floor, so I was starting to pick up and just clean some and like I said, I let him go out back and I said we never had an issue. He goes out there and plays all the time. And it just didn't I don't know. I didn't think anything like this would ever happen. Who do you live here with? My fiance and my other two kids, but none of them are here. He's at work and my other kids are at school. Okay. About how long do you think he was outside for? Um It didn't seem like that long. Maybe he said he was probably gone for like 45 minutes. So I'm not sure. Yeah, if you had to give an approximate time, it's 1:54 now. What time did you let him go outside when you started cleaning or doing whatever you like around 1:00. Okay. Like I said, he goes out there all the time, plays and don't go nowhere, but Can you show us uh the fence where it got knocked down? Due to privacy concerns, footage of the home has been redacted. However, reports revealed several red flags. First, the porch leading up to the residence had numerous exposed nails. Once inside, officers detected a strong odor of illicit substances and the boy's mother admitted to using controlled substances without a medical card. Additionally, the home appeared unkempt, directly contradicting the woman's claim that she was cleaning when the young boy wandered off. Outside, the yard posed even more hazards. Large rocks, a trampoline, and deep holes were scattered throughout the area. One of the fences also had a missing panel, which allowed both the child and the dog to escape. Now, watch as officers question the child's father. Is it normal protocol for him to go out back and play? Uh yeah. Yeah, they they play out back all the time. I mean he's gotten out a couple times, but you know, right here where we got him. Okay. I've seen him go out or whatever and catch him. Every other time he's gotten out like where He's only gotten out right here. He's never That's That's never happened. Gotten out from like the backyard or from inside the house? The backyard. Well, that's why we got like a I don't know if you've seen in our house, we got a lock thing on the the front door the front door cuz he just learned how to open the front door. Um my wife works at nights, so a lot of times she's in there, you know, just laying down and Right. you know, we make sure everything's locked up where he can't get out. Um unfortunately, I don't know if you walked out back like I said Yeah, we walked out back. Um unfortunately, if you look out back like I said, that fence is is tore up. And the last time he got out from the back, which side of the fence was it on? Um I'm going to I'm going to say this side, but this side I had to like put things in there and everything else, you know what I mean? So We uh we're actually talking about cuz they got a good fence and they got somewhat of a fence back here and that back one's okay. Just seeing if we could, you know, with our tax money Get another one up. fit something better in than what's there because they pushed this side over. I had to take up another piece of panel and basically put it together with you know what I mean? Right. I don't know if you've seen it, but I had That's what I had to do for the time being. Um We ain't check to check. We ain't got money, you know what I mean? So But yeah, I got scared when I when I pulled up and I was like, "What the cops doing here?" Yeah, so essentially, we're here because he was found road way, okay? A few people A good Samaritan stopped. They stood out with him for a while. They called us. I stood out with him for a little while until we were able to figure out this is where he, you know, lives and all that information. He's three, so he he couldn't give me his name or anything like that, which is typical. I understand that. Um All right, he can count to 20 and knows his ABCs, and he knows his colors. Yeah, yeah, he knows all his colors and Again, I I was just speaking to him too, so he might not be open to talk to I understand that. But again, so now we just kind of have to figure out he's back inside, you know, he's in good health and everything like that. I just want to make sure that we're doing a thorough job and you know, obviously we do have to do a DCF notification doesn't mean it's the end of the world. We do a lot of DCF notifications. Um For context, a DCF notification is a report of child abuse or neglect submitted to the Department of Children and Families typically preceding an investigation into a child's welfare. Again, I went back around back to see where he got out of and stuff like that. So that's why I'm asking you several holes on this side and this side that whole fence fell down and they could go through the fence. Those panels are so loose, you know what I mean? Tried to do what I could. I don't have the money right now. Yeah, does he normally go out there with the other kids when they're home? Usually here, you know, unless they're in school and Okay. We got, you know, Gus our dog, you know, I literally we leave the back doors slide doors all open everything open and you know what I mean? It's it's been fine so Does he ever go out there by himself when the other ones are at school? Yeah, but we're here, you know, what I mean? Somebody's here and like I said, we don't like, oh yeah, go outside and shut the Right, that wouldn't happen, you know? I understand. Um How often if he goes out back and you guys are like inside doing whatever, how often do you guys go out there and check on him? Oh, all the time. Like I'm saying like say he's out there for an hour, how many times did you check on him within that hour if he was out there? My me? I'm up I'm moving all the time, so I'm always checking on him. 100 times, you know, like I always keep an eye on my kid. Um again, she works. Again, she works, so I don't know. I'm at work. Like I was just cutting grass so did you leave for work today? Uh 7:00 or so. So earlier this morning? Oh yeah, earlier so Okay. He's up in the morning though. He gets up, I usually make him something to eat, you know, and I'm yeah, love you, bye. Make sure the front door is locked, pull it shut cuz it doesn't shut all the way real easy, so I can make sure I shut the son of a good. Um we got that thing because again, he About three or four days ago learned how to Open and use his weight and opened it up and I was like, hey, where are you going, you know? I got you. But um yeah, my my five-year-old wants to go out this window and we've told him 100 times here. So we have a neighbor that has a little dog walks around here and he Hey, I just wanted to let you know, this was a week ago, he's like, he keeps coming out the window and thing is he'll he'll open it, but then he wants to try shut it from the outside doesn't shut all the way, leaves crack. Well, then Tucker wants to try to go over there and try to lift it up and I'm like I got you. And I said Um did she work last night? She works pretty much every night. She's a manager at Wendy's, so yeah, she's and she's pregnant and Right. Given that the child's father is away most of the time, officers now aim to evaluate whether the boy is adequately supervised. She did work last night? Yeah. Okay, what shift? her late No, she didn't work last night cuz No, I don't think she was was Mon Yeah, Monday she didn't work Monday. She's it's always like a different she gets like a two days off, but it's like usually like a Monday and like a Sunday So she works like permanent nights for now? Oh yeah. What are her shifts normally like? Oh Um as soon as right now, I'm home now, she leaves and then I don't see her till about 1:00 in the morning. Okay. So So does she normally like sleep in in the morning since she's working later or does it depend? that's the thing I don't know. A lot of times she says she's, you know, she's taking a nap or a lot of times she told me she didn't, you know, and that's why she's tired when I get home before she goes to work, you know? I'm not here again, I can't say. Right. I I understand. Um just again, just what you could recall or if you are I'm sure you guys work and your schedule's crazy, I get it. Um does she ever take a nap and then, you know, leave the back door open where he can play outside while she's napping like on a couch or something? You'd have to ask her. That's what I'm saying, I'm not here for that. But um when I'm here, my that door and that I've told DCF was here for her friend one time and I told DCF I said, you need to get your [ __ ] off my lawn for one, but um my my doors stay open out back. My kids are outside kids, period. I grew up in Kentucky and Ohio and then the [ __ ] country, you know what I mean? So like we're outside people. Right. You know what I mean? Like I could literally go live out woods. But um Not the point. I don't know what if she was sleeping, I don't know what deal was. That's on you need ask her cuz I don't know. I haven't I don't even have a phone right now. That's how poor I am. I don't even have phone right now, but um I haven't talked to her all day. I show up to two cop cars like I said and her grandma's saying, oh, don't freak out. It was all the way down the road. You know what I me. I had a my first son when I was 19 years old and I don't get to see them all I pay child support and everything else on it. That's pretty [ __ ] up. You know what I mean? At this point, it's evident that the man is trying to distance himself from any blame while emphasizing his genuine concern for his child. Listen, I understand I get it. That's what it is. I I have no love no no nothing for people in general and I know you guys got to do a job Listen but if DCF comes to my [ __ ] house, I'm going to tell them to go [ __ ] themselves. That's what I'm going to tell them. If I got to pack my kids up and leave to another [ __ ] state because of this, that's what I'll do. Well I I take care of my kids and not that. Listen, I I understand that. We're not we're not I'm not placing blame or anything like that. I am like I mean we do have to do a DCF notification. Yeah, it's fine. Like I said, I I want I said I wasn't here. I'm a good [ __ ] father, I know what I'm doing. I've raised raised three of them on my own. I ain't my dad passed away when I was 19, so I ain't I ain't got nothing else to say like I said, if if they need to come here, I'll tell them get off my [ __ ] property and they got a problem with it, I'll leave the state whatever. I'll go get another place. Listen, I get it. I understand your frustration. Again, I'm just asking you I don't know what the [ __ ] happened with my kids down the road and when I show up after work, that's Yeah, that I'm I'm if you know I'd be upset too, I get it. You're a parent. 100%. And then to sit here and have to do this is what I'm doing. Right. Like I said, I'm only asking these questions just to kind of figure out Cuz I already asked her if you I told you and that's it. I don't know what the [ __ ] she told you. I don't know what she was doing in there, but like I said, whatever has to be done has to be done, but I ain't losing no more [ __ ] kids. A female took my kid from me like I said. That piece of Dude Does she smoke at all? I smoke Okay. Yeah, and that ain't a [ __ ] crime like I said, so I don't give That ain't got nothing to do with nothing. That's fine. I was just asking you if you know if she smokes at all. doesn't. She doesn't. So it's just you? Yeah. Okay. All right. All right, you can go back you can go inside with them for a minute if you want. We'll be back up talk to you guys in a second, okay? So Actually we'll walk around this way. Just want to go to the end of the driveway so we can talk for a second. I know he's a little upset, so The officer now explains what's coming next and the child's mother breaks down in tears. So Tessie, essentially you are going to be placing under arrest today, okay? This is for child neglect. All right, so do me a favor. How far along are you? Like 13 weeks. 13 weeks? Okay. All right, you've been cooperative with me so far. Do you want me to cuff you in the front? Are you okay with that? Cuz I do have to cuff you, so are you okay with the front? Okay. Okay, just put your hands together just like this. There you go. Can I go with my mom? Say that again? Can I go with my mom? Oh, try and figure out something, okay? Do you have anything on you in your pockets? All right, I'm going to walk you to my patrol vehicle over here, okay? Can I talk to him right now? Well, I'll I'll let him come back to you in a second, okay? We're going to go on to the passenger side. All right, face my patrol vehicle for me. All right. Spread your feet apart. You said nothing on you at all, no keys, wallet, anything like that? Okay. Yeah, we'll be right up there to you in a second. a second, you [ __ ] I don't want the kid out Yeah, well I'll Yeah, we got to go. I'm not leaving. I'm going to be here for a while. Talk to you in a minute, all right? All right. Go on have a seat. Put your bottom in first and then just watch your head, okay? The woman received an 18-month probation sentence for child neglect with conditions including parenting classes, a drug and alcohol ban, and random urinalysis testing. Number three. Neglectful mother leaves her four-year-old in a running car, ends badly. Officers responded to a restaurant parking lot after reports of a young child left alone in a running vehicle. What they discovered upon arrival would be enough to send any adult into a panic. Buddy. Richie. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey. Hey, don't you do it. Yo, what the [Music] No, no. No. to break the window. What? I'm going to break the window. No, what are you doing? That's a 4-year-old child pressing on the gas pedal. Now, officers must quickly decide whether to break the window to get the child out or wait for its parent to arrive. And when he puts it in drive and Can I have your your work Obviously, you work here. Can I just get your name really quick? Do you have an idea on you or no? I'm going to snap a picture really quick. And you said someone came and told you? Yeah. Yeah, see if he'll see if he'll open the thing. Hey, what did you say? I was just letting him know the reason Where's mama? Is it on? What? Hi, baby. Hi. Can you open the door? Yeah, open the door. Can you open it? Can you pull this up? She's going to go get a cookie. See if he wants a cookie. Come on, pull it up. Come here, baby. Come. He was freaking As soon as mom in the engine Yep. You got to unlock the door, baby. What's her deal on there? Mommy, come here. I got her up on accurate. What's her deal on the Yeah. I ran her by her deal. You have any history? Yeah, up push up it. Pull up it. Pull up up. The woman's background check comes back clean, but no amount of good history can justify leaving a 4-year-old alone in a running vehicle. Want a cookie? Yes, pull it. Now, look. Pull it up like this. Up with your fingers. I mean, my 3-year-old niece wouldn't get her to do anything. So. Is there a button? Can you push the button? Can I call her? Phone number there? Push the button. No? And she comes running. Oh, yeah, that's right. All right, baby. You all right? Officers don't hold back when the child's mother arrives, quickly making her aware of the danger she put her child in by leaving them alone in a running car for half an hour. Scared. Get in there, mama's coming. Mama's coming. Honey, look, you want a cookie? Where is this a good idea? Where is this a good idea? Leaving your kid in the car for 30 minutes with no adult. I literally was in line. You were in for 30 minutes. I'm so sorry. Okay, well, we're going to place you under Oh my god. You can't leave a little freaking 4-year-old in the car by himself for 30 minutes. Oh my god. How did that even go through your mind? What the [ __ ] the AC's on. He's just breathing in the What if somebody came and took him? What if you never get your kid ever again? What if they abducted your kid? It's been way over 30 minutes. It's not safe. Oh my god. We'll get that. Can I call my brother? What does that mean? We're we're not going to worry about Who did you pick up my child from? Hopefully somebody. My brother. Okay, so can you have a seat for me? Where's your brother? He's in He's in Boca. Oh my god, I'm going I'm going to have a heart attack. The car that you see was on. And if somebody breaks that window, he steals your son and you never see him again. What's going to be your excuse for that one? The AC was on? Oh my god. I mentioned he was revving revving up the engine. If he put that in He was He was He put it in drive, he'd be out Oh my god. in the middle of winter. And I'd have to respond if I perform CPR on a practically Oh my god. Oh my god, I'm going to have a heart attack. What's your brother's number? Who? Vitaly. Spell that for me. V I T A L Y. Does he live close? He's in the He's in Boca. The female officer now briefs the woman on what's going to happen next. Okay. So, this is going to happen. Obviously, you're being arrested. Your brother is on his way to pick up your kid. I'm just going to take your phone and your ID. That'll go with you. The rest of your belongings will be taken or given to your brother, okay? So, I don't They're not going to allow you to have that in the jail. So, we're not going to give it to you. If you need a couple more sips, I can give that to you. Um but I'm not going to take You can't bring your iced tea with you, okay? Um Your son will go with your brother. The car, I'm assuming maybe will stay here unless your brother wants to take it or Um if not, we aren't allowed to tow it because this is private property. But if they don't want it sitting here if the owner doesn't want it here, then they will probably tow it. Um but most likely, I think she's a worker, so I'll be able to find out that information for you. Um you'll see a judge um and that he'll decide if he wants to set a bond for you or whatever the case may be. Today? Um probably not today Do I have to stay overnight? You may have to stay overnight. But I don't know the the jail protocol. When we get to the jail, there will be people there that work there that can answer more questions for you. I promise it's not going to be as bad as what you're thinking, okay? But you have to work with me so that we can make sure that we get it. I get I get it a lot. So, what do you need? Do you need to be checked out? I can have FD come here and check you out, but you'll still have to go. You'll You'll still have to go if FD comes and checks you out. Do you need medical assistance? Would it be okay if I can have like just my iced tea with me because How are you going to drink it? We'll bring it to We'll bring it with you. Okay. I have like never been in this scenario. Okay. And And I hate I hate doing that with your child, but it's I have two kids, too, so I get it. Like literally never ever. He's attached to my hip. Here her reasoning behind leaving her child in the car. Tell me what or why you left the kid in the car. I needed to run into the store to return something. He did not want to go inside. I left him with the AC running going in and out of the store. Okay. How long do you think he was in the store? Honestly. I don't know. Okay. Do you know what time you walked into the store? No. Okay. Would you say it was for a pretty good It was longer than 15 minutes, right? Um I want to say 15 10 to 15 because that store is packed and the line is long. So, what I will tell you is they called um someone from here Someone from Outback called because they were told by a customer there was a kid outside in a car by himself. When he came out, and she said she was standing out here for at least 25 minutes. And that was before they noticed. So, we work here, so I'm not saying I don't believe you. I get it. I get it. I get it. But I just Okay. But that was Okay. checked on the kid, made sure the kid was okay, saw the car was running. I went back inside and asked every single person that was in the building if they had a gray BMW or if they were missing a child. Um no one had There was no one in um to go waiting on food or anything like that. So, I came back outside, immediately called 911, and waited for you guys to get here while keeping an eye on the child. Okay. And you would say how how long would you say Um before you guys got here was probably that the child was in the car to my knowledge was about 25 minutes. Okay. And you didn't see the mother anywhere? She wasn't in the car No, I stood out here from other than going inside to make see make sure there was no one inside my building that did that. Um I stood right here right by the car, but not to scare the kids, so I kind of moved back every once in a while. Um and no one no one came out. Awesome. Yeah, she's here. She's Thank you very much. The officers proceed to process and book the woman at the station. [Music] I wish I could say the same. Door. [Music] I'll just step into that red box. And face the sign. Step up a little bit more for me. [Applause] Do you want to take a second here to yourself? Yeah. Oh my god, this is like I know. It's just we don't Obviously, you know this and it sounds cliche, but we don't make the the rules or policies. We just have to I sitting here for? Until we finish the paperwork and then we'll take you over to to county, okay? Um but they probably will I know they're not big on piercings and jewelry and stuff like that, so they're probably going to get that off. So. The woman was charged with child neglect without great bodily harm. Number two. Day drinking mother gets arrested. In Florida, officers responded to a gas station after a visibly intoxicated woman purchased a case of beer and attempted to drive away with her child. Fortunately, concerned citizens intervened and stopped her. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] Upon arrival, officers discovered the young child with his school teacher who had coincidentally been near the convenience store. Witnesses unanimously stated that they did not believe the mother was in a fit state to care for her child. [Applause] Yeah. Thank you. [Applause] Hey, are you busy? All right, could you hop on my call? Head over my way, please. I'm at the racetrack near the Suncoast. So. Yeah. Yeah, so this is probably going to be a child neglect that I'm probably going to go 10-15 on. And we're going to have to call CPI to come take the kid cuz she has no one to take this kid with. All right. Yeah, we're at the racetrack right now. All right, no problem. No problem. I appreciate it. Hey, so I just walked into a mess. Um so I'm here at the racetrack with uh Cloutier and Tropeano and Marine Gray. They got a call about this lady that was that was falling over all over the place inside of the racetrack. Uh they get here, they do some investigating. Turns out that this lady drove here, openly admitted that she was intoxicated, drove here with the kid to get more alcohol. And I mean she's visibly intoxicated right now. So she has no one to drop the kid off. She's admitting that she said she drove intoxicated with this kid. I'm thinking 10-15 on child neglect. Now, let me ask you how do I get a hold of CPI cuz I've never had to do a CPI call out? Prior to proceeding with the case, the officer informs higher-ups and makes a call to child protective services. He's like Okay. All right. So I'm pulling a I'm pulling a case number right now. I have I have another third shift unit coming out because someone's going to have to stay with this kid if we go 10-15, so So I'm I'm already working on that. I'm going to talk to this lady again. Um I'm going to I mean honestly after what they gathered, I imagine I'm going to double check that they were just spontaneous utterances in a non-custodial interview. Um with that being said Yeah. She came from right right south of 54, that that apartment complex on Fountain Side. Yeah, I'm going to I'm going to double check a couple of things with with these guys and then I'm going to talk to her. Um you know, post-Miranda and see what she has to say. All right. All right, thank you. Moments later, the convenience store manager steps in to inform the officers about what occurred. Okay. That won't be an issue. I'll I'll talk to her. What What did you guys Were you here during the whole thing or I actually was. I was speaking to her last. It was another guest. I don't know if he saw her today but her hair looked a little bit She was the one that came up to me and she was the one that was telling me that she and her child looked bad. They just child to baby. Okay. But that was So the girl in the picture over here, is that the one we're talking about? Yes. Okay. What was going on with her? So the guest was saying that she was very extremely intoxicated. I mean usually I've seen her she seems just fine. Yeah. I didn't take care of her personally when the whole incident happened because our credit card went down, so I was like trying to take care of that. Who was actually dealing with her or involved with her? Um my associate, she's inside. But nothing seemed like really alarming to be honest until the other guest said something. Okay. Was there any like point where she was like falling over or not standing upright or anything else that led you to believe that she was off today? The only thing that seemed a little off was when she was telling her that they weren't giving her anything and she was like trying to like hold her back a little bit but she didn't want to listen. And she didn't fall over or stumble over or anything like that? That was it. That just seemed a little off for me cuz I always like see her all the time and I usually took care of her. Thank you. But yeah, no I mean that's that's what still doesn't change much. This lady's admitting to drinking non-custodially. Despite the manager refuting reports of the woman stumbling, the suspect had confessed to drinking before backup officers got to the scene. So I just want So I'm not interrupting you but so the statute, I read it cuz I was like I know there's a part here that you don't have to prove it. So it's by either knowledge or omission. So I don't know what she admitted to or what's going on She's over there. Like Just so long as someone with the kid. You know what I mean? We can prove that she was driving a car, right? I'm sure there's a camera right there that points right down to the car. Yeah. So and all we have to articulate is that she's under the influence. So Which she's already admitted to. She even said that she came back over here to get a glass of wine. After she admitted to drinking over at the house. Okay. All right, and so let me ask you, Deputy Tropeano, with your experience, would you determine that she was probably under the influence of some form of intoxication? She said we're She just said we're in Clearwater. Okay. Cool. Unfortunately, my camera No, no, no, it's fine. It's fine. I mean So again, at this point I think we have more than enough, especially with her admitting that stuff non-custodially. So it's it's disorderly So it's disorderly intox which she did disorderly child neglect for coming here in the car with her. Uh-huh. [Applause] Okay. After deliberation, the officers moved to question the woman. [Applause] Can I ask her name? [Applause] Stop. I do. Okay, I'm going to talk to you later, okay? Never got it. Yeah, you. [Applause] Are you are you like a family member to her or anything? Um she is she is Okay. All right, just give me a minute. I just need to speak to her. Um Yeah, she's okay. Um have you spoken to her Today she just came by the office. Okay. She's waiting for her son to get out of school. Okay. All right, did she seem fine? Yeah, she seemed fine cuz they're transferring her to a different unit, so she just wanted to know her move out fees and her fees. All right, so I'll explain more in a little bit. Um what What's her first name? I didn't catch her first name. Taylor. Okay, she's here right now. We're conducting an investigation on her. So give us a little bit of time. We can't have you speaking to her. I need to speak to her, okay? Oh, and I'm actually talking Can I Can I go have a word with her? gentleman? That's her father. That's her father. Okay. All right, does he live locally? Um I'm not sure. I'll be Okay. [Applause] This is the Wawa so listen Hi, hi, CAN I CAN I GO SPEAK TO HER? Listen to me. I'm Deputy Garcia. Why are you Because you're not listening to me. I just explained why. You're not listening to me. I'm Deputy Garcia, okay? You're Miss Answer my question. Are you Miss Yes. Okay. All right, so I'm going to explain to you what's going on. At this point we're conducting a lawful investigation into child neglect, okay? So before you Before you start, I'm going to advise you of your Miranda rights, okay? So at this point you're detained. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have one present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of rights as I've as I've explained them to you? Yes. Okay. So, you understand everything that I've explained? Unfortunately, speaking with the woman is anything but straightforward. However, the suspect herself admits to the accusations. What? Do you understand each of these statements that I've said to you? Yes or no? Yes. But, why? Why what? He explained to you that you're detained. He has to read your rights. Why am I being detained? So, I just explained it. I'm conducting a criminal investigation into child neglect. Into child No, it's not. It's not like that. Okay. So, what's been going on today, ma'am? Because I'm going to be honest with you. In the 2 minutes that I'm speaking to you, just wait 1 second. In the 2 minutes that I'm speaking to you, it already seems like something's wrong. It seems like you're impaired to some degree. So, what's going on? Impaired? Give me a test. Okay. Because I I'm not into I'm not Is she sitting next to that white one? I'm not into I'm not I don't do Sir, what you said was Can you go to the Are you serious? So, you explained to both my deputies that you've been drinking wine at your house. I have been DRINKING YEAH, I I HAVE BEEN DRINKING WINE BECAUSE I'M MOVING. OKAY. SO, you've been drinking wine. to a different com- complex. Okay. All right. So, you've been drinking wine. How much wine have you been drinking today? Um I don't know. Probably like Uh a bottle, maybe. A bottle. So, would you say that you finished that bottle prior to you driving here? Not really. What's not really? How much of the bottle did you finish? I don't know. Like 3/4 of the bottle. So, you finished 3/4 of a bottle of wine by yourself, and you thought it was okay to load your kid into a car and drive them across State Road 54 at 5:30 at in the middle of the day when there's when there is traffic like there's no one's business. You thought that was okay? Well, why are you talking to me like that? Answer my question. You thought that was okay? I was just trying to go back to my apartment to pack up my stuff. This is my apartment. That's not my question. Did you think it was okay after drinking 3/4 of a bottle of wine? AT A TIME? NO, I did not. So, you didn't think it was okay, but you still did it. Despite admitting to drinking, the woman tries to backtrack once again. But, the officers make it clear they aren't here to play games. What do you want me to say? I'm asking you I'm trying to understand why you thought that this was okay to do. know you're being recorded. Yeah, I know. I I know I'm being recorded. Okay. So, no. No. So, you didn't think it was okay, but you still did it. No. No. not do it. You didn't do it. So, you ended up here magically. You flew here. Your kid ended up here magically. Yeah. Okay. All right. Do me a favor. Turn Put your hands behind your back. I'm not playing this game with you. Hold that. [Applause] [Music] Please open the car. Show me one detain. Don't wipe them out. I didn't do anything wrong. [Applause] Doesn't matter what you think. Okay. That's follow me. Wow. Really? Lean up against the car. Lean up against the car. Spread your legs. do all of this? Lean up against the car. All right. Do you have anything on you? No. Okay. I didn't do anything. Sit in the car. I didn't do anything. Sit in the car. [Music] Okay. All right. Now that we got that out of the way, we can work out a couple of things. Okay. I got them The officer now informs the child's grandfather about the incident. Hello, sir. Hi, I'm Deputy Garcia. I didn't catch your name. Tom. It's nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, sir. Okay. So, I don't How much did my partner explain to you what's going on? Do you understand what's going on at this point? I kind of figured out cuz I already got a while ago two DWIs, and Okay. he hasn't really told me anything what happened, but I to you what's going on. Yeah. So, she's going to be arrested for child neglect because she drove the kid here while she was drunk. Okay. As well as disorderly intoxication. Okay. So, with that being said, Yeah. with that being said, would you be would you be willing to watch over the kid Oh, yeah. Okay. So, what my partner's doing right now is essentially background check just to make sure that we would be allowed to release him, which you you told me you told me a couple of DWIs. If that's it, then I don't foresee it being any other issue. 2010 and 2015. Yeah, I don't I don't foresee that being an issue. I have 27 in the car now. Okay. Did they come back and say that he's good? Waiting on the phone call. Okay. All right. Good. Apparently, Okay. Neither did I. [Applause] Yeah, you are. I mean, how'd you end up here? Did she just tell you that you were she was here? the neighbor that she needed a ride. So, I figured I was off of work. I was like, "Okay, just the gas station's right there." Okay. Yeah, so I need you I didn't know any of this. So, just just to put your mind at ease to kind of ease, she's being placed under arrest for a couple of charges. The kid's going with the grandpa, and that's where we're going for now. Okay? Okay. All right. If you have any questions, you can call and request to speak to my deputy Garcia, all right? All right. Thank you so Yes, ma'am. Following her arrest, the woman was booked, processed, and sentenced to 2 months of probation along with a $4,200 fine. Number one. Woman drunk driving with a child in the back seat. In a similar case, an officer conducts a traffic stop after spotting a vehicle speeding at 110 mph. Watch what happens when he confronts the female driver. How you doing? Why are you going so fast? I'm trying to get to the other side of town. Okay. So, I'm Officer Herrera, New Mexico State Police. You're going 110 mph. Not only are you speeding, but you have a little one in the back that's not seat belted. She was seat belted. She was seat belted. okay. Well, when I walked up, she wasn't seat belted, okay? So, I mean, even going 110 with the little one in the in the car, I mean, most likely, she's not going to make it out of it if you get in a crash. You know that, right? So, put that in perspective. Do you have your driver's license on you? Where are you coming from? I'm coming from Forest Lawn Drive. Where are you coming from? I'm coming from the other side of town, Okay. What were you doing over there? I have a woman that's trying my car. Trying to get your car? This car. Yeah. Okay. Do you have your uh My license is in the car. Where's your license at? Um I can give you my social. I I left it at home, but I'll give you my social security number if you need anything else. Okay. Do you have your registration, insurance, anything? I I have registration on this. The plate The plate on this is from my other car, which my Chrysler, which is at my house. You can run that, too. It's under my name. I'll give you my social. Okay. All right. Yeah, just turn it off. Let me just get the keys from you. All right. Cool. All right. So, what what's your name? Aurora Well. Aurora what? Aurora Well. Okay. And your date of birth? [Music] Okay. All right. Just do me a favor real quick. So, just hop out real quick so we can talk out here, and I can get you identified. The suspect identifies herself as Aurora, and the officer confirms that it's her child who's in the back seat of the vehicle. What is that? A vape. Oh, okay. It's nicotine. It's not anything else. Okay. Okay. And you said you were coming from where? From Forest Lawn Drive. What were you doing over there? I got in a dispute with my boyfriend, so I was just trying to leave to get away. Okay. Okay. Okay. Have you consumed any alcohol this this evening? Earlier in the afternoon, I did. How long has it been? Like at 4:00, probably. Okay. All right. So, I'm not going to lie to you, Miss Miss Aurora. Um I smell alcohol emitting from the vehicle, okay? But, just just wait right here. We'll we'll get to that here in a second. Just wait right here. So, you said you consumed alcohol around 4:00? All right. Just wait right here. Hold on. I have to adjust my lights. All right. What What What uh what did you consume? What did you consume? Um vodka. Vodka? How much? Like one of the small bottles, like that big. Probably maybe two of them. Two of them? Okay. But, you said it around about 4:00? Like 4:00, 4:30, around there. Okay. And then you said you were coming from your from where? From Forest Lawn Drive. Forest Lawn Drive, and then where are you trying to get to? I was at the Taco on Central and Eubank. What are you going to do out there? The Taco? I'm going to my friend's house. It's not the Taco. It's a house over there. Okay. All right. So, just do me a favor. Just put your vape pen right here. All right. Here. We'll put it over here. All right. Cool. You don't have nothing else on you? Okay. All right. Cool. Now, it's all good. You don't have to pat yourself down. All right. So, I just want to check your eyes. Just make sure you're safe to drive, okay? I get it. You have your little one in the car you want to get home safe but obviously you're going 110 miles an hour on the interstate so all right so stand right here face me. Have you had any recent head injuries? Although the woman appears visibly intoxicated the officer follows protocol and conducts a sobriety test to formally assess her condition. Oh okay when when when was that? Beginning of the year. Beginning of the year? What happened? I had brain surgery. You had brain surgery? Oh okay. All right but are you under the care of a doctor right now? I the last time I was supposed to go out there was at the beginning of the month and I haven't gone all November beginning of November but I didn't go. Oh okay. All right. So but as of right now you're not seeing no I'm all right. Okay. As anything else I know I'm okay. Okay. All right so I just want to check your eyes put you through a few tests just to make sure you're safe to drive okay. All right. So do me a favor just put your feet together. Hands to your side. Do you have any issues walking turning balancing? Not too much I guess. Well I'm cold right now but I'm cold too I but It's December it's going to be a little cold okay. But I mean besides that do you have any issues walking turning balancing on one leg of your choice? No? Okay. All right so what I want you to do is just follow the tip of my finger with your eyes and your eyes only don't move your head okay. Understand? Do you understand? Yes. All right just right here okay. Mhm. All right so follow it all the way out okay. Okay it's kind of hard for me cuz you're going too far out. I'm going too far out? Okay so just do your best put your give me your hands to your side feet together. All right cool. Just right here okay. [Music] [Music] With the nystagmus test done the officer proceeds to the heel-to-toe sobriety test. Up and down okay. [Music] Okay. All right wait right here. I'm going to move my unit back I'm going to put you through two more tests okay. I get it it's cold but like I said I mean do you have a jacket in the car that's bigger than that one? I'm I don't know. I bought I just grabbed some clothes and I threw them in there. Okay. All right do you feel comfortable in that in that uh sweater? I'll I'll do anything that I need to do just do it right away so I can get back to my little girl. No I got you. Um but do you feel comfortable in that sweater or No I'm cold. Yeah. Well do you have another jacket that you can put on? Say yes or no. I don't I I'll just stay with what I'm in. Okay. All right so wait right here. I'm going to move my unit. All right. So I know I asked you before but you don't have any issues walking turning balancing? No? Okay. All right I I get it it's cold but the the sooner we get through this the sooner I I could well I'll make my decision okay. So stand right here face it face here at the rear of your vehicle. All right. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to put you in the starting position and then once I place you in that position just don't move okay. So uh there's going to be an imaginary line from your left foot directly at the rear of your your vehicle you able to imagine that line? It's going to be about the width of your foot okay. You able to imagine it straight in front of you? Okay. You able to imagine that? Yes or no? Yes. Okay. All right. So now that your left foot's on that line go ahead and put your right foot directly in front heel-to-toe just like so. Keep your hands to your side. Keep your arms to your side just like so. All right perfect. So now that you're now that you're in that position do not move okay. So once I tell you to begin you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps on that imaginary line heel-to-toe keeping your hands to your side looking down directly at your feet and counting each step out loud. Once you get to that ninth step you're going to leave your lead foot planted series of small I mean take a series of small steps with your rear foot and turn yourself back around and you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps in the opposite direction on that imaginary line okay. So don't begin yet I'm going to demonstrate the test okay. It only takes the heel-to-toe test to confirm the woman's intoxication. Watch as the officer carefully demonstrates the procedure. All right. So pay attention I'm going to demonstrate the test okay. Left foot on that line just like you are right foot directly in front. Look it's going to look like this okay. One two three. I took three steps for demonstration purposes you're going to take nine okay. Once you get to that ninth step lead foot planted series of small steps with your rear foot and turn yourself back around and you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps back okay. One two three. Again I took three steps for demonstration purposes how many you going to take? Three. Perfect. So go ahead and get back in that starting position. All right. So just to reiterate it you're going to keep your hands to your side look down directly at at your feet and count each step out loud. One more thing once you begin this test do not stop okay. Okay. Do you understand? Yes. Would you like me to demonstrate the test again? No. All right. Go ahead and begin whenever you're ready. One two three four five six seven eight nine two three four five six seven eight nine Okay. All right. Be honest with me. How much alcohol have you consumed? Two bottles of the pineapple Amsterdam the smaller bottle the I don't know what size those are. It was earlier. Yeah. it was earlier. earlier? About what time? Like 4:00 4:30. 4:00 4:30? laying in bed for a while. Once I went to go get my daughter from school I helped her with her homework I fed her dinner and then Yeah. And did you have anything to eat in that time frame? [Music] Um chips and candy a slice of pizza. Yeah. Okay. Let me ask you this do you feel safe to be operating a motor vehicle? No. Yeah? While the body cam audio is slightly out of sync it's still clear that the woman hesitates before answering the officer's questions. You said that you were coming from from from where? San Antonio. Okay and what was going on with you and your uh I don't know significant other. I don't know if you could call him that or not. Huh? He was a screaming jerk and he started grabbing me. He started grabbing you? Okay. And then And then I left so I didn't have to be there. Okay. All right. And then Where you where are you trying to get to exactly? To the it's a house by a dog park on Central and New Braunsfels. Okay. All right. So All right just face this way real quick. Face face come around over here and face this way. All right put your hands behind your back. Are you arresting me? Let me see your other hand. All right. So at this point you're going to be under arrest for DUID okay. Can I possibly Out here? Yes. Yes of course. Do you have a cell phone in there? Yes. Okay. All right. Just look at me real quick. Lift up your tongue. Open your mouth. All right nothing in there? Okay. All right. So where's your phone at in the vehicle? Um it should be in the middle or on my on my seat. Okay and someone's going to be able to come pick up your daughter? Yes? In a timely manner? Someone that's she's going to be safe with? If I could call him and get a hold of him yes. Okay. All right. Let's just come right over here. Okay. Yeah I'll I'll get your cell phone. No maybe. Yeah I'll get it. All right. So on my watch 12:31 okay. As the woman is escorted into the patrol car another officer attempts to calm her crying daughter and then despite admitting to drinking hours prior she makes yet another bold statement. All right. Just have a seat. I'll go talk to her. I know I know that your daughter doesn't want to see this but I'll go talk with her. Do this I'm not drunk I swear Okay have a seat. Have a seat. Angelique? Angel Lily. Angel Lily? Do you have a toy or something that you want to go with you? Do you have a stuffed animal or something? Do you want to try it out? You know what I have in my car? I have cartoons. Do you like cartoons? Do you want to watch some cartoons? Where's where's your dad? Okay. How about Auntie? Do you have an Auntie? Do you have someone that you like to hang out with? I don't Yeah, if you want to knock out a patoche. It should be on the the call on who's going to come for it. Uh yeah, I'm trying to find your phone. Oh, here it is. No, I just had it. Okay, but like I already explained to you, you're under arrest for DWI. So. Okay, so so let me let me let me get this. So, I'm going to read you something to you here in a second then we'll we'll get to the to the phone call, okay? All right. I'll let you talk to her, but All right, just just hang tight, okay? The woman also has no driver's license and has a mismatched license plate and tag on her car. You'll be able to talk to her soon, but I don't think she that's the best thing for you to talk to her and see you back here, okay? But hold on. All right. All right, listen to me. I'm about to tell you something important. You are under arrest for DWI, driving under the influence. The Mexican fight against an actual car she just meant to our breath test to determine the alcohol content of your blood. After you take our test, you have the right to choose an additional independent test. If you choose to take this additional independent test, you have the right to a reasonable opportunity to arrange for a physician, a licensed nurse, or laboratory technician or technologist who is employed by a hospital or physician of your own choice to perform an additional chemical test. The cost of this additional test will be paid by the law enforcement agency. Do you agree to take our test? I need a verbal yes or no. What? Okay. All right. So, just hang tight. 544 second clear for that VIN. [Music] 104 boy Adam 4 1 Edward 8 5 Charles 8 593 55 Upon searching the woman's car, the officer finds several open containers. [Music] I'm going to have to call the sergeant cuz she's trying to call someone, but no one. 7 Hey sergeant, real quick. So, um I 15 this this uh 41. She has a 7-year-old in the car. She's not able to get a hold of any anyone. Um do you want us to have it just to transport the little one to the the office and wait for CYFD? Or and just cuz she had everyone that she's tried calling didn't answer. Uh not in the picture. What it sounds like. Uh No, there's I guess she said that everyone has passed away. So. Okay. Um the other officer is going to transport your your uh little one. And then uh just cuz the last thing I want to do is put your child in CYFD's custody, but I mean if that's the last resort, then that's what we have to to go to, okay? But I mean but I mean if I want to ensure that your whoever we're going to place them in the care of that he's going to be safe, okay? Or she's going to be safe. Okay? So. The woman was charged with DWI. These cases show that not everyone deserves to be a parent. Do you think these incidents made them change their ways? Leave your thoughts in the comments and I'll see you in the next video.