They didn't plan parenthood, I guess

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A Georgia mother has been arrested after police said she bound her 16-month-old son with packing tape and kept him in a locked vehicle for hours.

The toddler was found when his mother called a locksmith to unlock the car.

The locksmith found him in the backseat with cellophane and packing tape wrapped around his wrists and ankles, and over his mouth.“I looked to see what kind of tool I needed,” the locksmith, Volley Collins, told the newspaper. “I unlocked the door, and reached in to get her keys, and I heard a baby crying. I took my flashlight, and there was a little baby lying in the floorboard in the back.”

Authorities rescued the child and he was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released to child protective services.


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Beneath Kansas City, Mo., in a cool, damp maze of mining caves, police stumbled upon two young boys curled up on vehicle bench seats in a wooden shipping crate. Behind them, cars were on lifts. Spare parts were sorted into piles on the ground. The dirt floor was soaked with assorted vehicle fluids.

Police were there to investigate a possible chop shop in the caves — an underground complex that, over many years, has transformed from a 19th century limestone quarry into real estate for hundreds of businesses, including storage and warehouses.

The boys — 4 and 6 — told police they lived “in the cave” with their mother, who had gone to take her boyfriend to the hospital because he had “smashed his finger,” according to court records. Investigators said they were alone — the 4-year-old eating with his fingers from a dry, dirty cup of ramen noodles.

“I asked where their shoes were and I was told that they had no shoes,” Det. Penny Cole with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a probable cause statement. “They stated that they had no toys at the cave, no other clothing, no shoes and that there was no water or place to cook. The 6-year-old advised that he should be in the first grade but that he did not go to school.”

Authorities took them to a nearby hospital where they were bathed and dressed in clean clothes.

Police said their mother, Brittany Mugrauer, 24, told investigators the children had been living there for several days and that she had left them without supervision. She has been charged with felony child endangerment.



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