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Published on: March 21, 2026

Florida Mom Arrested After Boy Found Alone Outside Home

A Florida woman was arrested after the authorities alleged she left her young child alone at home overnight.

According to reports, officers with the North Miami Beach Police Department encountered the child on the evening of March 7. Body camera footage released by the department reportedly showed the 5-year-old walking up to officers and telling them he was alone. When questioned, the boy allegedly explained that his mother had gone to Walmart and had not told him when she would return.

The child indicated that he lived nearby and told the officers he had been alone since his mother had left the house. Investigators reported that the boy was outside wearing a long-sleeved shirt, but was not wearing pants or shoes.

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Published on: March 11, 2026

Woman Tried to Abandon 8-Year-Old Son Multiple Times

by Staycie R. Sena

A Louisiana woman was recently arrested after authorities learned that she had allegedly tried multiple times to leave her 8-year-old son behind at different locations, according to police.

Authorities stated that officers in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, responded Sunday afternoon to a report about a child who had reportedly been left alone at a laundromat. Witnesses allegedly told officers that a woman drove away from the location and left the boy behind. Officers took the child into their care and brought him to the police station while they worked to locate his mother.

Officers spent time with the child and tried to make him comfortable while they attempted to find out where his mother had gone.

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Published on: February 27, 2026

Florida Mother Left Kids in Uber for 2 Hours

by Staycie R. Sena

A 32-year-old Florida mother was arrested after she allegedly left her two children inside an Uber vehicle for more than two hours while she walked around Sunrise, Florida, according to the authorities.

Police reportedly responded around 11 p.m. Friday after receiving a call about two unattended children in a rideshare vehicle. The Uber driver told officers that he had picked up the mother and her children earlier in the evening. At some point during the trip, she allegedly exited the vehicle after asking the driver to stop and said she would return shortly. However, she reportedly did not come back.

According to an arrest affidavit, the driver waited for approximately two hours and attempted to contact the mother by phone. She allegedly told him at one point that she would return within minutes, but she reportedly did not appear. After an extended period, the driver contacted 911.

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Published on: November 12, 2023

Alabama Mother Abandoned 2 Children at Hospital in Florida

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman in Florida was arrested after allegedly abandoning two of her three children at a local hospital.

On August 14, a woman from Dothan, Alabama, was driving in Destin, Florida, with her three children, one of whom is an infant, in the car. She reportedly did not stop the vehicle, but she allegedly told one of the older children to take the baby from the car seat and change their diaper. It was reported that the youngster refused to remove the baby from the car seat while the car was moving.

According to reports, the woman stopped at HCA Florida Destin Emergency. She reportedly told the older children she needed money for gas, and she told them to go into the hospital to see if they could find anything. When they got out of the vehicle, a security guard allegedly saw their mother drive away with the baby, leaving the other youngsters behind. The guard accompanied them into the hospital.

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