Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nPolice later identified the boy\u2019s mother as Britley Coraly Louis, 23, who was arrested in the case.<\/p>\n
Officers said they encountered the boy just before 7 p.m. Saturday near the 1500 block of Northeast 181st Street while on routine patrol, according to an arrest report.<\/p>\n
Police said the boy approached officers on the side of the street asking for help.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said his mom went to Walmart,\u201d an officer is heard saying in the body camera video.<\/p>\n
Officers tried to comfort the child while they searched for his mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t tell you what tell time she\u2019s gonna come back? We will find mommy, OK,\u201d an officer was heard telling the boy.<\/p>\n
Police said the boy was able to point out the home where he lives with his mother, about two houses away.<\/p>\n
Officers knocked but received no answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to leave the door open. I\u2019m going to stay with you the whole time, OK,\u201d an officer is heard telling the boy. <\/p>\n
Investigators said they then checked the apartment and found troubling living conditions.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, officers saw boxes stacked about 3 to 4 feet high, which they described as signs of hoarding, along with dirt, spiderwebs and rotten food residue throughout the home.<\/p>\n
Police said spoiled food was also found in the refrigerator and the smell was \u201cextremely unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities said they were unable to reach Louis for several hours.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, officers continued trying to keep the boy calm by singing the alphabet song with him. <\/p>\n
Police said they first encountered the boy just before 8 p.m. Several hours later, investigators said Louis contacted authorities and told them a friend would pick up the boy. <\/p>\n
But police said that friend never arrived and later told investigators she was not comfortable taking the child and did not know where the mother was.<\/p>\n
The boy was eventually turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n
Police later located Louis at her home and arrested her without incident.<\/p>\n
Jail records show she is facing one count each of child neglect without great bodily harm and unlawful desertion of a child.<\/p>\n
During a bond hearing, a judge ordered Louis to stay away from her son. <\/p>\n
She did not appear in the Miami-Dade jail website as of Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Police told Local 10\u2019s Rosh Lowe that the boy is now in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n
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