‘Are You Missing a Kid?’: Video Shows Florida Cops Arresting Mom Accused of Leaving 3-Year-Old Alone to Wander Apartment Complex for Hours While Getting Cosmetic Surgery

Police arrested a Florida mother for allegedly leaving her 3-year-old child unattended at an apartment complex while she was mere miles away undergoing a cosmetic procedure. Neighbors called police to the complex in Doral, Florida, on June 27 after seeing the boy wandering around unsupervised with nothing but a cellphone. One resident told authorities she called 911 after she found the child sleeping at her doorstep. Bodycam footage captured the moments when police officers encountered the boy and their efforts to track down his parents. Jessica Renteria was arrested for leaving her toddler alone. (Photo: YouTube screenshot/WSVN) “Hey, little buddy, what’s your name?” an officer asked the child. “Do you know where you live? Do you know where Papi and Mami are?” Bodycam video shows the officers going door-to-door to several apartments to try to locate the child’s parents. “Hello, by any chance, are you missing a kid?” an officer asked one child. One resident who spoke with an officer said, “This is like the girl, the lady that left her daughter to go on vacation.” “Yes,” a neighbor responded. Police eventually found the boy’s mother, 25-year-old Jessica Renteria, down the street at a nearby surgery center. According to an...