Mom arrested after daughter with autism found wandering South Miami store with soiled diaper, police say
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A South Miami mother was arrested on child neglect charges after police said her nonverbal, 5-year-old daughter with autism was found wandering alone inside the same Family Dollar store while wearing a soiled diaper twice in the same week.According to the South Miami Police Department, officers were called to the Family Dollar store at 5978 Southwest 64th Street after the child was found wandering alone in the store.Police said the girl, who is nonverbal and has autism, was wearing a soiled diaper and was unable to communicate with officers. While police were investigating, the girl's cellphone began to ring, and it was determined that her mother was trying to locate her.Jasmine Greer Miami-Dade Corrections When the mother arrived, she told police that she had been cleaning her apartment when she realized her daughter was missing, and then went to the apartment complex's leasing office to review surveillance video in an attempt to