Children left Four Oaks property and returned with broken window, Mason City IA

Family Offense

Reported: 11/4/2025 06:00 AM

Near S Iowa Ave, Mason City, IA 50401

A group of children near the driveway for Four Oaks and Francis Lauer were seen in the road, and a black car picked some up. Four Oaks staff reported about eight children left the building but remained on the property. Officers contacted four children and confirmed their identities. One child had broken a window to escape their room. Another child was seen walking towards the group.

Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

Have you head to the area of the driveway for Four Oaks and Francis Lauer? Passerby reports a group of four to five kids that were in the road.

00:08

They were standing on the side of it, so the black car pick some of them up.

00:15

Can we call out for Oaks if they're missing any kids yet?

00:21

So far.

00:25

Thank you.

00:29

27-58. 17, 2758.

00:32

17.

00:36

15. 15.

00:40

I did get a hold of four oaks and they advised about eight of them just took off, but they are still on property with staff at the moment.

00:52

17. 15.

00:55

50.

00:56

Just match pick eight.

00:58

Fifteen.

01:01

In the area.

01:04

Stand far.

01:06

The front.

01:10

17.

01:11

17.

01:14

In the area.

01:18

Stand far.

01:24

Dispatch, we're out with four of them.

01:27

Two more.

01:35

Just about 17th.

01:38

17.

01:41

Can you call four oaks and see if they're fine with these four being up here if they want them back at the shelter?

01:49

September.

01:53

I was (name withheld), (name withheld),

01:56

(name withheld), and (name withheld).

02:03

And he said, (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), and what was the other one?

02:14

(name withheld).

02:16

Go for.

02:23

They're all walking back and apparently the one broke a window out to get out of her room, so I'll go back and see what they want to done with that.

02:39

Time for.

02:45

At Anna, she's walking across the field towards the group right now.

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