Concerns raised over children home alone for days, Springfield MO

Concerns raised over children home alone for days

Family Offense

Reported: 08/15/2025 03:42 PM (PDT)

N Brown Ave, Springfield, MO 65802

A caller reported that there are several young children at a home without adult supervision. The children, aged between 5 and 12, may have been there alone for over a day. Concerns were raised as their parents might be in jail.

Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire

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Transcript:
680, out of service. (name withheld), 638. 411 on Channel 2. 686, same traffic. Good. (name withheld), 6386. Can I start you to this check while being at 64 North Brown Avenue? The caller believes that there's possibly... 689, same traffic. A few children at this address that are home alone and have been there by themselves for a day or so. The oldest is 12 and the youngest is 5. I believe both of their parents are possibly in jail. I'm not sure how many kids are on scene here, but the caller says they're the grandmother of two of them.

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N Brown Ave, Springfield, MO 65802

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