And the baby run >> ran across the street here. Hold her hand. Hold her hand. You live here. >> Every police officer that I've encountered in all of my years of policing has a heart for children. And most of us are parents. When it's a lost child wandering on a busy street and there's no parent around, someone's got an answer for that. This is one of those. >> So what happened? >> I know my I'm living in Red Bank and and I'm in a corner and the baby run >> ran across the street. >> That's my look look at me. So I said that very that baby cross in there. So I throw my car in the eye and stop my car and go. >> Oh, you saw you saw her cross the street. >> Yeah. I I I'm in >> You're not in trouble. >> And I couldn't care. >> Yeah. >> Interestingly, in policing, this is not uncommon for us to find or for people to find toddlers wandering around the street without parents. Sadly, it's not that uncommon. >> How long have you been here? Is no one's >> parent? How many years? Immediately I called the police. >> Yeah. Maybe. How long you wait for coming? >> Okay. >> Hey, little girl. >> What What's your name? >> I open that window. >> Does she speak English? Does she talk at all? >> We try. >> Do you speak Do you speak Spanish? >> Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. What is your mommy? What is your mom? What is your mom? >> Mommy, don't talk to mama. Don't talk to mama. >> Mommy. Nana. Who is your mom? Do you want to go out? Do you want to go home? Mommyasa. Mita, you want to go home? Yes. He's my friend. He's my friend. He's my friend. >> So, a lot of people ask, "Well, what should I do in the situation if I find this kid wandering?" This is my suggestion. Stay in a safe, visible area. Don't wander around immediately. Call 911 and let the dispatcher give you direction as far as what the police want you to do under the circumstances. There are different departments who might give you different advice, but stay in a well visible, safe location and call 911 immediately. >> I got to take a photo of a couple. Where did you exactly s cross here? This road. >> No, exactly like that. I turn the light right when I turn make a left. I'm sorry. When I make a left intersection. >> No, when I make a Exactly. When that car >> I saw I beginning saw that girl walking walking and running and running. Yes. Yes. Yes. in that way and she right there and I say you say nobody nobody nobody and I said I right away part my car before >> I'm in here pretend to cross the street I yelling baby >> when did you when did you grab her was she more sign >> okay so important thing for the officers right now one thing that I would always do have my officers do is document that roadway how many lanes of traffic the speed limit and in a one minute period how many cars pass that location. These are important elements to describe how dangerous it would be for a 2year-old to be in that area. Lanes of traffic, cars that go by in a minute and these speeds. >> You see that side more than there, I catch it, swipe in, and she come with me and I put in a car. >> Walking out by herself. When she pulled a left onto the road, she saw the 2-year-old walking by herself down the street. >> And then she she thought it was weird. She had passed it. She kept an eye on her and then she started seeing her bolt across the street. So she parked really quick, got out of her car, chased the girl down and said, "No, get out of the street. No, no, no, no." She grabbed her. She grabbed her. She said at that next intersection right there. >> We'd have to be there. >> One right up here. This the next. >> Yeah, the next street. I guess where that truck is. >> So the sergeant's there. So this is good. So normally what happens now is it should be what's called a door to door. You try to get some information from the child, but then you go door to door to try to contact a neighbor, find the house, and see where you can locate the parents and document the time that's elapsed since she got there since the kid has been alone. >> She's all over the place. >> And I'm going to take a photo of her and put it in the call. >> Yeah. >> Um it's I don't She She's not talking. She's nonverbal. >> No, she's nonverbal. No, I wave. She's no >> She tried Spanish, too. >> Does she Does she speak Spanish? >> No. I'll go ahead and duplicate it for you to do it. Mom, you want to go home? You want to go home? All the time. All the time. >> Nothing. Nothing whatsoever. >> Can I take a photo? >> Smile. >> Smile. >> Cheese. >> Cheese. >> Oh. a sweetheart. I know. >> I appreciate you stopping and doing what she did, okay? To make sure she's okay. >> So, we're running. >> She wanted to keep running. >> Which one is she point? Is she pointing? You know where you know where you live? >> Wait, where you >> here? Hold her hand. Hold her hand. >> Yeah. Hold her hand. >> You live here. That's where you live. Not here. >> Show me where did you come from? >> Have you seen her before? >> Show me, baby. Show me where did you go? >> This is the back doors though, right? >> Yeah. >> It's a bicycle. >> Bunch of bunch of kids though. >> Yeah. Be careful, baby. Be careful. Come on. Come on. I won't. >> A quick note, and this is a sidebar, and you've seen me mention this before. This officer that we see in frame, he's doing a really good job. His demeanor is great. I heard him speaking a little bit of Spanish. But my one question, and this is only he can answer this. Are you in the best shape to be in the fight of your life? In policing, it's not like football any given Sunday. In policing, any given shift, you can be in the fight of your life. Are you in the best shape to be in the fight of your life? I don't know the answer to that. That's for him, but that's just a note that I'd like to share, and I do it in a lot of my videos. This one. Is that your back? >> The front door is open. >> Go around the front door. The front door's open. >> Dana. >> Dana. >> Find her outside. >> The front door is open. >> The front door's open up here, right? >> Yeah. Front doors open. I don't think >> Okay. Come here, baby. All right. >> Can you uh neighbor? >> It's your neighbor's girl. >> Yeah. We're looking for found she found her. 163. >> No, sir. That's why we were knocking. We didn't know she was knocking. >> This was the door she walked up to. >> Hello. >> Sheriff's office. >> Yeah. Before we go in, question. Are the police able to go inside this residence without a search warrant? If you said yes, you'd be correct. If you said no, you'd be incorrect because this is an exit circumstance. Do they have time to get a search warrant? Could the mother or father be inside some kind of medical situation under the circumstances? In my opinion, they're able to enter this residence without having to get search warrant. I'm sure someone may think differently. You're welcome to say in the comments [clears throat] that you think that they couldn't, but they can. >> I got a feeling if she leaves here, leaves her here by herself. >> County Sheriff's Office. >> 121. >> I know. I got nothing to say. >> 12192. >> Where's mommy? Yeah. >> Does she Is she non-speaking? >> No, she speaks. >> She does speak. >> Yeah, but I know the parents are Spanish, so but she still should speak English, I'm sure. >> But I I had a funny feeling she's been leaving here and leaving that kid by herself. >> Okay. Does she work? >> No. >> So, here's another point about the entry. If the police start going reaching inside and opening drawers and they find drugs, would those drugs be able to be used in a criminal case against the parent? Interesting point that it can go either way, but it's an interesting question. You say it looks like she leaves her here alone like this. >> Well, I've been here before and I'm not going to stand and swear to it, but I I know that uh her car is gone. >> She drives. She has a car. >> She has a car and she'll And I hear that when I'm my office next door, >> I can hear the kids in there and she's >> okay. There's more than one kid though. >> The other one the boy goes to school. >> She don't work. >> She does not work. >> Oh, so is this >> So she's either sometimes she goes out and jogs, but usually her car is here. >> Oh, so she usually stays home. She's normally here, but when she leaves a lot, >> I'm not going to swear to it, but I think she leaves the kids here when she >> Let's go watch some TV. >> Yeah. So, it looks like she put the Thank you, sir. No problem. >> So, it looks like she put the chair to the door >> and then uh unbolted everything and left. >> Thank you so much for coming. Thank you for >> We're going to do everything that needs to be done now from here on out. Okay. >> Yeah, like I said, the easy work. She did the hard work. She saved the life, so we're good. >> Thank you so [laughter] much, ma'am. Okay. >> How you doing? My name's Deputy Wells with the Sheriff's Office. Okay. >> Thank you. So you can't reference the incident with your daughter. So um so before I talk to you though, just because of the nature of everything, I have to read you your Miranda book. >> Spontaneous utterances prior to Miranda are completely fine. Everything that she said, he didn't ask her any questions. She spontaneously uttered all of that stuff. All of that stuff is good to go. Good job by the officer. >> Can I just say something like like I don't want any all of this to like >> you know I'm like the mother to these kids. Okay. You're bad mother. Um, I know I'm not that I wasn't supposed to do that and but just like a license or like my immigration process could just be like screwed over. My husband works in construction and we don't make enough money for me to go out and do my thing and have her. Um, so I stay home with them basically. And like I said, I just I was like, "Okay, I'll go come back. I knew that was locked. We fixed that because she would push it open and it would like she would she would just get out. It was locked. She could just push it open. So he's like, "Now we got to be careful." I told the other guy when we open the door, she just runs that way. Like we chase her that way. Like she just knows there she goes. And I'm like, you know, that's why she left there. She put her in the car and take me. >> But before we continue, I'd like to share something with you that can genuinely help a lot of you with the help of today's sponsor, Chapter. 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But I have to read you read you the rights before I do. Okay. >> Do you know what I'm what I'm saying? >> Yes. And I'm going to ask you questions about >> so many like what all this means. >> Yeah. >> Just I just have to ask this because this is a >> this is a >> because of the Yeah. Because of the the situation, because of the allegations, >> I I want to ask you questions about everything that's going on, but uh I have to read you this before I can do that. Okay. And any statement can and will be used to get you into court law. Do you understand your rights? >> Okay. So with in regards to today, so you normally I What are you told me before? You normally stay here. >> Yeah, it's me and her. He goes to school. I actually in the mornings I go out here to the bus stop. She stays here and I'm always like we stay. The bus stop is right here. >> The other child and his name is >> Yeah. >> Okay. She's >> So the reason I don't take her out there is cuz she on the sidewalk. to say Sarah and then I'm on the lookout for the door on the bus. The door and the bus and then I come back in here. It's me and her while he's in school. >> Have you So you had an issue with the door before cuz she likes to run off. She likes to run off and she's done in the past. She pushes out, >> right? She pushes it out. Um because you know it's either that we had a back and a front door. So it's just like she sees one of us leave and then she's like, "Oh, me too." So she'll follow one of us if we go to the dumpster. It used to be like I closed that door and you would see her push it and she'd be behind you. >> This is an important line of question because we have many different jurisdictions and the law concerning leaving children alone is different in many different places. But there are some baseline things. So what an officer is normally going to want to do is ask questions because if there's no specific age, the officer is going to want to ask questions to the child. What would you do if there was a fire? What number would you call? What happens if you call 911? Do you know how to unlock the door? They ask questions to see the maturity level of the child because even at a specific age, some of those kids might not know how to do it. But a good line of questioning is where this officer I see him going is finding out the capabilities. This girl obviously in my opinion is far too young to be able to be by herself. But those are questions that an officer would likely ask if the age was a little bit higher. >> Today you're home alone with her. >> Why did you leave her at the house? >> Um I went to the bank to deposit money. >> So you went to the bank. Does she normally stay here by herself and run errands? >> No. No. No. It's like okay. Um, if she's sleeping, it's like, okay, the only thing I have here is like Publix while we go walking in the shore or um, that's the only thing that's close. >> Why Why'd you leave her alone today? >> I I thought I could run and come back because um, TV like, "Okay, let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go." Turn everything off and then kind of just kind of pick her up screaming and put her in the car. >> She would have she would have So, she was watching TV. Yeah. >> And she would have possibly gotten upset if you pul p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pulled her away from the TV. >> Would you say she needs the constant supervision? >> Yeah, she's a toddler. Like I said, >> she's not old enough to >> No, no, I get like like I said, we go throw away the trash. We close the door and then we realized that she she could just push it over. >> She was trying to push me. >> Um she would be behind you. >> When was that? When did you get that fixed? Like when was >> um >> Maybe it's a month. So, just let you know why we're here. We got a call at uh I believe it was 9 >> approximately like 9:45 9:50 in the morning. Uh someone was driving down, saw your daughter running down the street. They're three blocks down and they had turned from PGA onto Ellison Wilson and saw your daughter running. >> Yes. >> So that's the sidewalk cuz we go for a walk. We go for a walk. So she goes, >> that's where we go. >> So she go she'll go straight. So she so she was running down. So the uh concerned citizen and luckily she stopped. She she first stopped and put her hazards on cuz she thought maybe you were chasing after someone was chasing after >> and uh so she was waiting to see if like the mom or grandma or who was behind her but she didn't see anyone. >> So she pulled over to the side street and she got out and then she was even further down almost a PGA. >> She just wants to get >> Yeah. So she chased after her and apparently she started to cross over to Elsa Mitchell to go on the other side, but she yelled at her. She's like, "Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop." And then when she heard, she apparently came to her and she was able to get her in her car. >> Couple of things of note. We can't really see the mother's reaction facially. But when a parent normally finds out that their two or three-year-old was alone three blocks away from the house, the response is normally a lot more freaked out, like, "Oh my goodness, I can't believe that my child." And the response that I'm hearing is not as concerned as what I would normally see in a parent. One other thing, you can look online and see how many ex-offenders live in that area. For a little child to be wandering around in that area, it would be prudent for the officer to maybe add that into the report, the number of ex-offenders that live in that area. And maybe even mention to the mom because a speeding car is not the only threat to a child who's wandering around. And a lot of people won't think that that's something you [music] can add to report. You can 100% add that to a report and it would likely be prudent under the circumstances. >> But do you understand like the severity of why they need the supervision? Cuz honest because honestly it per Florida State statue it is neglect if you don't have >> supervision over the Where's dad work? Where's dad? >> He's at a construction site and he will his head off. is is dad >> because he's always like don't go to the trash take her go to take her and you know you're like mom you're like I can go faster if I do go >> right if you take the >> go and come back go back >> I don't know is that is that able to come back here or anything like that? No, no, no. Fizzy like you just showed the job site and he would be mad at me and I have him away from >> I'm not trying to make your situation worse or anything like that but we still have our job and everything. Okay. So whenever we get a call by the welfare and it is meets the the criteria it is a felony to be a child of intended first year. Okay. So, just based on the totality, I do have to place you under arrest for neglect of a child. >> No, I can't. >> Okay. >> No. >> No. No, I can't. >> Ma'am. Ma'am, come here. >> Okay. We're going to go with our partner. We're going to wait for her. We're going to try to call. We got to call her husband. >> Can I call my mom? >> I'm going to be completely We're going to let you call who we need to. >> I'm trying to be as transparent as you can. >> Why would you Why would you do that? >> Okay. >> Cuz that is my job. >> You can't. >> Okay. >> I can't do that. >> How far does your mom live? How how far with my dad? >> Well, we're going to we're going to make those phone calls. Okay. >> I can't >> because it was over. >> No, my son's going to come home from school. >> You want to call your mom maybe? >> I can't. >> Okay. I'm going to I'm letting you know. Okay. >> I can't. Hold on. Let me sit down. >> Yeah. Sit down. >> Where's your Where's your phone at? So we can make those phone calls. >> He's working right now. No. >> Where's your phone? Do you know their numbers? >> Mom, what you prefer? Your mom come here or your husband? >> You want your mom? My husband will explode. What happens? Where are you going to take me? >> You have to go down to gun club for processing. Okay. >> Why? >> Cuz you're being charged with a crime. >> Why? >> And then after the afterwards, you go you'll get a first appearance. You'll see a judge and they'll give you probably a court date. >> So, I'm not getting out today. >> I don't know if the quicker you go down there to do the processing, the quicker the process can started. So, you could get out. >> They got a night court. So, maybe be able to get out. >> Yeah. Hopefully later today because it's only 11:00. Can I talk to one of my neighbors first? I can tell them what's happening. >> Ma'am, I'm being I'm trying to be as liberal as I can with you as all the courtesy as I can. Yes. >> But I'm like, you know, I have probably calls for for money. Okay. So, I have to put you have to put you in his car. I have to put you in my house. Okay. >> And I'll try to be as courteous as I can to so we'll make phone calls for you and everything and not make a scene because I don't want to use force on you. I don't want to do anything like that because you've been very cooperative and I don't want that to happen. Okay. >> You need me, call me, please. So, they're going to have questions obviously about just the house or anything. She said she might try to work with you guys maybe to get chimes on the doors or anything like that. >> Yes. >> So, um your wife was arrested for it's called child neglect. >> So, it's just a neglect of a child for one of the elements is failure uh no supervision of the child. So, this morning your daughter >> she was found she she was home alone by herself. your door was wide open and was found on the side of the road off of almost. Yeah, she's okay. So, someone certain citizen passed by and saw her and but didn't see anybody with her. She saw her by herself. So, the the citizen stopped out and parked her car and ran after your daughter and the citizen got your daughter from >> Okay. to >> Yeah. So, she and then she called us and she spoke Spanish too the citizen. She's like she's like, "Oh, yeah. No, no, no." And then so apparently she said she was about to cross to go over Ellison into the plaza and she said a lot of cars were coming and she was in the road saying, "No, no, no." And then she called us. Okay. >> So, um, and then when we came here, I saw your door was open and there was a chair right in front of the door and it looked like on the thing to unlock the door. >> As your wife said, she left to go to the bank, but she didn't want to bring with her because she was watching TV. been frustrated if she brought her. >> So she left her here by herself which you know she has to keep supervision on. >> So that's why unfortunately she was arrested because the daughter had come out of the house, wasn't supervised and was found on the street. >> That's to let you know she's a good wife. >> Yeah. >> And I work 45 hours just to get her what she needs. You can compare what I drive, what she drive, just to get everything to my kids. So she doesn't have to work and do anything and take care of it. So unfortunately that happens. >> It happens. But she's a good person. My wife sir, she's a good person. She with we even have any problems. She was there with >> so you don't find any records anything about my my son because she's always been there. Couple of things I'd like to address and obviously people respond differently to stressful and traumatic situations. These parents behavior is just atypical of what I've seen in my experience especially the fathers. He said is she okay when he first found out about but most parents that I've seen immediately want to see the child. The other thing is that his defense of his wife admirable but again a lot of people in those circumstances from what I've seen they're a little pissed that you left our kid alone to walk down the street. And I'm not suggesting that I want to see dension in a family. What I am suggesting is it's atypical from what I have seen that people are usually upset when they find out their child was left alone. The other thing that I found interesting was that the mother's initial concerns were about her immigration paperwork and I believe her license. And those [music] are valid concerns for a person to have. But again, in my training and my experience, what I have seen is that a person is more angry at themselves for doing something like that and leaving their child [music] in that situation. I looked this case up and I saw the charging documents and it looks like the mom was arrested for child neglect without great bodily harm. I hope this family got the assistance they needed. I hope that they can work this out and make better choices going forward. If you like this kind of content, you want to learn about policing, [music] this is the place to do it. 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