Overview
- Authorities identified the approximately 1½- to 2-year-old boy and his parents after public appeals for help, according to police.
- The child's mother, Bianca Slaughter, 19, was taken into custody Tuesday and booked on unspecified felony charges, with bail set at $100,000, according to booking records.
- The boy remains in the care of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services as the investigation continues.
- The case began Sunday when a car owner on North Avenue 52 reported an attempted theft, and the man in the vehicle fled on foot, leaving the child and a dog behind.
- The dog, which appeared familiar with the child, is with Los Angeles County Animal Services and had no license tag or microchip, authorities said.