Child's location unknown after missed drop-off by father, Ellicott City MD


Police responded to a welfare check after a 3-year-old child was not dropped off as planned by her father. The father has a history of mental illness and is reportedly keeping the child without agreement. The child's current location is unknown.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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David 11, David 4-1.
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It's near Hunters View Road across the Doors Farm Road, going to be checking on a 3-year-old by the name of (name withheld).
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The caller is her mother, and she says that the ex-husband was supposed to drop the child off at 8 a.m.
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She says he should be at work, and she's unsure who the child is with, break.
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The father is a (name withheld), a 36-year-old male.
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He takes medication, she says, for mental illness, bipolar, and severe depression, and has manic episodes and erratic behavior.
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He draws the white porch.
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She's also saying that he contacted her mother, saying he was keeping the child until Tuesday, and that they agreed to that.
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She says that's not the case.
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There is fire cat history for a mental illness in 911.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hunters View Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042
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