Police seeking Texas mom who left children home alone for two months

Police are trying to find a Texas mom who deserted her 12-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son for 2 months final 12 months.

An arrest warrant has been issued by the Roman Forest Police Division for mom Raven Yates, who’s charged with two counts of abandoning/endangering a toddler with out the intent to return, the division stated.

Police stated they obtained a telephone name from the involved father of the 12-year-old on Nov. 14 who reported that the 2 youngsters had been residence alone since Sept. 28. 

Throughout their weeks alone collectively, the siblings allegedly had restricted entry to meals or drugs.

The daddy, who lived and labored in California, instantly flew to Texas, police stated. He advised legislation enforcement that Yates had been noticed in Cell, Alabama with out the youngsters by his former mother-in-law, police advised ABC Information.

He realized the youngsters had been left residence alone after his daughter requested him to ship them meals frequently. 

The daddy alerted police and met them on the home the place the 2 youngsters have been staying.

There was no meals on the cabinets or within the fridge — however the youngsters appeared wholesome.

“I assume the 12-year-old was very resourceful. However she shouldn’t have had to try this,” Carlisle stated.

The kids weren’t registered at school, police stated.

The 2 youngsters are protected with their grandmother in Alabama, cops stated. Investigators found that weeks earlier than Yates left her youngsters behind she had reported {that a} third, 14-year-old youngster had run away from residence.

The kid was in a position to make it to their grandmother’s home as properly.

Yates is believed to nonetheless be within the Cell space, police stated. The Cell Police Division is helping Roman Forest Police with the investigation. 

They haven’t been in a position to find Yates since an arrest warrant was first issued on Dec. 6.