A 35-year-old St. Louis woman allegedly left her 2-year-old twins with a babysitter in Arnold, who contacted police after nearly 35 hours because she feared the mother had abandoned the boy and girl. The Department of Family Services took custody of the children, Arnold Police reported.
The 23-year-old Arnold woman who was babysitting the children said their mother dropped them off at about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at a home in the Villa Apartments complex in the 1100 block of Airglades Drive. The mom was supposed to return and pick up the children at about 1 a.m. Sept. 30, and at about 1:50 a.m. Oct. 1, the babysitter called police after she could not reach the mother, who still had not returned for the children, the report said.
Arnold Police Lt. Jeremy Christopher said Oct. 4 that he believed the twins were still in DFS custody at that time.
He also said investigators have spoken to the mother by phone, and the case has been forwarded to the Arnold Prosecuting Attorney to determine if charges for second-degree endangering the welfare of a child will be filed against the mother.