BPD documents neglect from previous offenders

Police responded Tuesday to a call of possible neglect from parents already under supervision from Child Protective Services.

A person walking by the family’s home on the 1400 block of South Walnut Street told police he saw a 5-year-old girl from a first story window just before 11 a.m., said Lt. Bill Parker of the Bloomington Police Department.

The person checked on the girl before knocking on the door of the home. An adult male answered the door and told the girl to come inside, and an adult female came and took the child. The passerby then decided to call the police.

Parker said police contacted CPS and were told the family has been trying to comply with a safety plan CPS workers arranged for them.

Police were also told the children, the little girl and her 3-year-old brother, had tried to get out of the house in the past, Parker said.

Police documented possible neglect of a dependent, Parker said, but will not make arrests at
this time.

— Mary Kenney