Shoeless 7-Year-Old found Wandering on Mabert Road
Just after 8 pm, officers responded to a report of a 7-year-old wandering on Mabert Road without a jacket or shoes. Witnesses said the child’s 10-year-old sibling was out looking for her and had told neighbors that their mother was sleeping in their apartment. An adult helped locate the child and returned it to the home but wanted officers to follow up.
When officers arrived at the scene, the mom told police the girl had sneaked out of the house while she was in the bathroom in hopes of accompanying her teenage brother to the store. The woman said she was getting dressed to go search for the child when the neighbor brought her home.
Police said the children seemed happy and healthy, and the teenage brother arrived home from the store to confirm the story while police were there.