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What kind of job is worth leaving your child freezing in the car for over an hour? >> You said he's been out here for about 45 minutes. >> I've been here. Her appointment, my client's appointment was at 6:30 and I got here about 10 minutes late and he's been here since. >> The mail here says that he was parked in the back >> and it's no one in there. >> I have no idea. Okay, I'm just asking before >> go and find out if it's anyone's >> I've been here. >> He's been in a scream crying. >> Okay. >> So, that's like freaked me out. >> Somebody shut the alarm off. So, >> it did go off at one point. >> It did. He tried to open the door. >> Okay. Would you obviously like our number one priority is to get the kid. Would you mind like hanging around so we can gather more information from you? >> I absolutely will. >> Okay. >> I will stay as long as you need me to. >> I appreciate you, ma'am. Is this your car? Do you know whose car this is? >> No. >> 88. >> Okay. >> 88. Go ahead. >> Seems like maybe they've got it figured out. Do we have it figured out? >> No. >> The dance studio? It's closed. >> Cannot find what I need. >> I've seen somebody quite a few times pass with a dog, but nobody has nobody came up and >> it's Yeah, it's probably from one of a kind is what >> Okay. I don't know if you >> Where's your Where's your mommy at? Can you unlock the door? No. Unlock the door for me. Can you unlock the door? >> Mommy's in there. >> He's pointing over here. >> Okay. Can you unlock the door? Can you open it? >> Where's Where's mommy at? >> In there. >> She's in there. >> Mhm. Do you need him? >> You need me to come sit with him or >> No. >> Okay. >> Is this your child? >> What are you doing? >> Okay. What I'm going to need to put put these down. Cups can come off right now. You're going >> Why? >> That's not how that works. It's okay. >> It's okay. It's okay. It's nothing. Come on. What's your name? >> Sunny. >> I'm gonna put your name. >> What's your name? >> His name is Sunny. >> Sunny? >> Yeah. >> And even who's not stealing me? Who is my mom? >> I know she's your mom. >> But I do got to go potty. >> You have to go potty. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> That's why the we >> Okay. Um, what about my son, though? >> Yeah, we're going to make sure you Where were you when your son was in the car for 45 minutes? >> I've been checking on him. I wasn't in there for 45 minutes. >> Are you okay? >> Well, okay. >> She came in for an interview. >> Okay. >> Or to enroll. >> Okay. >> I had no idea there was a kid out. And it's been at least an hour she's been back >> since she's been back to the car. >> She came in and asked for an interview. >> Do you wash your hands? >> Did you wash your hands? >> Yep. >> Okay, perfect. >> And uh the the the manager said she'd be right with her. So she said, "Okay, I got to get something out of my car." Went out to her car for maybe 20 minutes or so, came back in, and I took her back to her interview. >> That's where she came out of was an interview. >> Yeah. The two doors down is our office area. We only checked as far as the classroom area. I didn't It didn't even dawn at me. She'd be that one. >> Um would you be willing to fill out a if I need you to fill out a witness? >> Okay. Thank you. I'll be back. >> You said it was like over an hour or an hour or >> so her appointment was at 6:30 and we got here about 10 minutes late. So about 6:40 is when we got here. >> Okay. >> And this vehicle was already here. >> Okay. I took my client in, walked her to the station, and I sat my butt in the car. >> And you you saw no one come out? >> Nobody came out. >> Okay. >> Are you okay back there? You want Are you too hot, cold, nothing? >> I'm fine. I'm just watching my son. >> No. >> Okay. [Music] Okay. So, since you're in the back of our cruiser and cuffs, I'm going to read you something and I'm going to ask you some questions. Okay. >> Mhm. >> All right. So, I I get that you were going in for an interview. >> Mhm. I actually wasn't even going in for an interview. >> Me and my son just drove by. We just left the pet store and I was like, "Oh, yeah. Gerber always wanted to go here." >> So, the lady was like, "Can you fill out the application?" I was like, "Yeah." So, I was like, "Sunny." >> Yeah. I was like, "Sunny, do you want to go in?" He said, "No." >> His name's Sunny. >> Yeah. His name's Sunny coming from the pet store. Pet supplies Plus. >> No, the pet like >> Oh, the Okay, I got you. I got you. So, we came here and then I came in and asked if they had any openings for esthetician school. And the lady was like, >> "Actually, the manager is here. Here's a form." >> So, she's like, "Can you fill that out for me, please?" I was like, "Yeah." So, I came outside and I was like, "Sain, do you want to go in?" He said, "No." So, I filled out the form with him in the car. I was like, "Do you want to go in?" He's like, "No, go inside." And she was hogging. We just started yapping. >> Okay. The with the manager in the back. >> Mhm. >> Okay. And then >> and then I heard the car go off. Checked on him. But between then I didn't come out because I could always see him. >> Whenever I was inside you could there's literally a singer car. >> Like how long were you in there total? >> Um I was probably in there for an hour. >> An hour. >> But the car alarm had went off. But there's two doors right there on the side and her office is right there. peeking through the entire time while you're watching him in the car. >> Yeah, cuz like there's the front area right there and then there's two doors right there and then at that end we it was literally a random trip of us coming over here. We didn't plan to do this. So I was like I'm hungry. Me and the lady was just talking. I was like my son is probably tired. You know it's time to go. But me and her just was connecting. So yeah, we were in I was in there for a while talking to her. >> But you were watching the whole time. >> Yeah. Okay. I know and I obviously I'm like it's starting to get dark. We didn't even I didn't plan to do this. I'm like it's time to go. When I came out you guys were already here but I I pro you know how you can feel a feeling like it's time to go. Like I was like watch probably something weird. >> Hi. Sorry to bother you. Do you have the the manager's name who was interviewing her in Oh, that's Wendy. >> She's still here. Do you want me to go get her? >> Uh yeah, that would be helpful. You guys don't have any crayons, do you? >> Crayons? >> Yeah. >> No. Okay. >> Thank you, ma'am. Appreciate it. >> See, all the doors lead right to the front or right out there. So, you'll see your your cruiser. >> Okay. >> Where was she being interviewed? >> Right here. >> Right here. >> Yeah. None of us knew that she had a >> Wait. Right. Which is I'm not >> Yeah. >> saying that. We're just trying to gather information from >> Yeah. So, here's my card. >> Okay. my business card. >> At no point it came up that she had a kid. >> No. >> Okay. >> Cuz she could have brought him in, >> right? It seems like you guys are all, you know, supportive of, you know, that. >> I mean, I kind of felt bad for her that maybe she didn't feel like she could ask. >> Um, she told me he wanted to stay in there, which is >> as a 5-year-old, you don't get to decide that. >> No, especially with all the child trafficking today, for God's sakes. Yeah. >> When the car alarm went out off, um I I didn't even know then that she had a son out there. >> Okay. She heard her car alarm go off. >> Yeah. You could hear it in here in the >> Okay. So, what did she do when the car alarm went off? >> She got up. It went off twice. She got up, turned it off, and which >> Did she walk out of here like to turn it off or was it like >> Yeah, she she leaned out the door like this. >> Okay. >> Out that door. >> Oh, out that this door. Yeah. Unfortunate situation. >> Yeah. >> All around it. >> It is. I Yeah. That breaks my heart, you know, uh that a child was left in the car whether he wanted to or not. >> What were you trying to give him to eat? >> I gave him water. >> Okay. >> If he did want something to eat, can he have these crackers? >> Yeah. >> The peanut butter crackers. >> That's fine. >> That's fine. >> Okay. Do you want some news? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, you are being charged for child endangerment >> because you left your kid in the car for over an hour. >> He is going to be referred to child protective services. >> Uhhuh. >> So, they are taking him um to better his, you know, experience. Do you have any relatives or family members that I could give their information to child protective services >> he can stay? Yeah. >> So he doesn't cuz I'm not here trying to take your kid away and then have him go with some random family. And I mean if he knows these people and you know >> Yeah. I know my parents. >> Okay. What's your parents' names? Is there anybody else that you can think of other than your parents? >> No, just call my parents. >> I Well, I'm not going to call him right now. So So it'll be on um CSB's end. I don't know how long he'll be there, but I'm guessing, you know, immediately tonight they'll start making phone calls >> once everything gets submitted. Um, and if he's, you know, if they >> Wait, so I'm confused. This is literally insane. So, because my son wanted to sit in the car and I was watching him, I'm getting arrested. >> So, have you never got >> Yeah. So, have you never sat in the car when your parents went in the store? >> Not when I was five. and the car's off. >> Okay. >> So, I mean, you that's what court's for. You're going to go through a whole court process and you you're you know, allowed to, you know, have your side of the story and give them all that information that I mean, this is just on our end, you know, it'll it'll be something you'll have to deal with. >> Yeah. You're the police officer, so I'm listening to what you're saying and you heard my story. I like to think I'm some, you know, a-hole that's trying to take >> It seems like that because you're very rude to me whenever you grab me. You didn't hear anything. >> Well, do you understand coming into that what I saw? >> People calling in about some kid crying and banging on the door and setting off car alarms. >> Okay. >> And he's alone in a car that's off that's been in this parking lot for over an hour and nobody was seen. >> What? Do you understand why >> you said no one was seen? >> Nobody at any point came out to the vehicle. I did come and I waved at him and I seen him and he saw me and then I told the teacher. Okay. Well, that's fine. That's fine. >> That's fine. It'll be something that you can tell the court. >> Okay. So, can he come over here though? >> No. He's in there. He's chilling. He's fine. He is perfectly fine. It's better than being in a vehicle alone by himself. So, >> okay. Can we turn off the light in my car? >> Yeah, I can do that for you. >> So, where is Sunny going right now? I seen that red car. What? He's going with CSB right now. >> So, they're going to have custody of your kid. >> I gave them >> your parents info. So, they're going to be calling them >> um to see if they would want to take custody and uh I don't know how long that process will take. Obviously, I'd rather him go with your parents cuz he knows them instead of somebody else. Mhm. >> So >> So they're taking them to that fat uh like that place on Arlington. >> Yeah, it's off of Arlington. >> Okay. >> All right, Sunny. You ready? >> You're going to go with my friend here. Okay. >> Okay. >> It's Everything's going to be okay. All right. >> Okay. >> All right. Fist bump. Have a good night. Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. Right here. They're cute. >> Okay. I gave her all the information like your parents phone number. So, she'll probably be calling them tonight. Okay. Is it possible for me to get some chopstick >> in my purse? Yeah. >> You have some in your purse? Okay. >> Yeah. >> It's going to have to go back on once you're done. >> Thank you so much. [Music] >> Cuz I won't be able to keep that. We'll we'll we'll we'll take that back or in there for you. You just can't keep your vape just cuz it's actually >> your nails are pretty. >> Thank you. >> You just get them done. >> Um >> in the beginning of the month. >> I don't want to get your uh bracelets caught up. A little bit loose. Double lock it so it doesn't tighten up. >> The woman was arrested and charged with child endangerment. Drop your opinion in the comments and hit like and subscribe for more videos.

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