Child left unsupervised at Belle Street residence, Alton IL
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Family OffensePolice are investigating a case where a 5-year-old child was left unsupervised at a residence near Belle Street. The mother was reached by phone but was not home, and the 21-year-old daughter who was supposed to be supervising the child could not be contacted. The father's identity and role are unknown.
Audio|Heard on: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
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01:26
Transcript:
00:00
So we were able to reach the mother by phone.
00:03
She stated the 21-year-old daughter is supposed to be watching the 5-year-old.
00:08
However, she did not give us any information when asked about who the father was, unable to confirm who the father is or if he's supposed to have care of the child at this time because she hung up on her.
00:25
104, is the 21-year-old daughter supposed to be at the resident time in front of right now? Uh,
00:34
21-year-old daughter is supposed to be at near Mitchell Street in Del Meadows.
00:38
I'm not sure who's supposed to be at the residence where you're at right now.
00:45
Star 2, daughter, I believe, will be (name withheld).
00:54
104.
00:59
Just Fess, did you say you were able to contact the mother?
01:05
We were able to contact the mother by phone.
01:08
She is not home.
01:09
Stated the 21-year-old daughter was supposed to be watching him.
01:13
However, we tried to contact daughter.
01:15
We do not have a working phone number for her.
01:17
And we were not able to confirm the name of the father or if he was able to be watching the child because she disconnected.
01:26
No work.
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Location mentioned:
Belle St, Alton, IL 62002
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