Crime & Safety
Judge Orders No Contact Between Mother And Her Toddler Left At Hospital
"One of our plainclothes offers was confronted by a woman who asked him to take care of her child while she goes to the restroom."
October 14, 2021
The mother of a toddler who reportedly left her at a Miami hospital has been arrested.
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According to police, 33-year-old Carolina Vizcarra approached a stranger, who turned out to be a Miami police officer and another person at Mercy Hospital on Tuesday, and asked if they could watch her daughter. She then gave them the girl’s Social Security card and walked away.
“One of our officers was in plain clothes, off duty, attending to a family matter at the Mercy Hospital, when he was confronted by a woman who asked him to take care of her child while she goes to the restroom,” said Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Fallat.
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