{"id":816208,"date":"2026-08-17T04:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816208\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T04:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T04:40:14","slug":"girl-5-found-wandering-in-beechview-mother-discovered-sleeping-11-investigates-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816208\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, 5, found wandering in Beechview &#038; mother discovered sleeping, 11 Investigates sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A 5-year-old girl was found wandering in Pittsburgh\u2019s Beechview neighborhood Sunday, 11 Investigates sources say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Chief Investigator Rick Earle confirmed the girl was found with no shoes on along Broadway Avenue at about 6:23 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to sources, a 911 caller claimed the girl knocked on her door, and when she opened it, the girl just walked inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It\u2019s not clear how long the child was outside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Around 8:30 p.m., police found the child\u2019s mother sleeping at her home on Broadway Avenue, sources say. She allegedly told police that she\u2019d just worked a double shift and wasn\u2019t aware that the child had left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police arrested the mother and took her to the Allegheny County Jail, sources say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The child was taken to the Zone 6 police station. Medics later took her to UPMC Children\u2019s Hospital for evaluation. We\u2019re told the Office of Children, Youth and Families has been called.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A 5-year-old girl was found wandering in Pittsburgh\u2019s Beechview neighborhood Sunday, 11 Investigates sources say. 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