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o,~or, about F~bruary ~, 2.012, Shanna Fowler tol.d CCF,'S Ahlem. ;tECC. Wallace that Maurice
PhIppS, van drIver, and Tiara Marbley, vanmomtor, pIcked up (2 yrs old) from her
home on February 7, 2012, iIi the Educare van and brought her to the facility at approximately 9:30 am
They then went on another van run to pick up one more child and brought him back to the center.
On or about February 8, 2012,CCFS Caron Ahll,::meyer and CCFS Wal1ace~along with Sharma Fowler
and Detective Sullivan interviewed Jerry Monroe. Mr. Monroe is an auto mechanic from Auto Concepts
next door to the day care center. Mr. Monroe stated that on February 7, 2012, he went outside to smoke
and heard a child pulling on the gate and screaming. He went over to the little girl and asked her if she
wanted to go inside. She said, "yes". He walked her into the facility at approximateiy 10:45 am and
asked the lady at the front desk if she belonged in there. The lady said, "yes" and he left.
On or about February 8, 2012, Lavonder Torrence, director, was interview~d by CCFS Caron
Ahlemeyer and CCFS Shalinda, Wallace along with Shanna Fowler and Detective Sullivan with the
Beverly Hills Police Department. Ms. Lavonder stated that prior to February 8, 2012, children would be
dropped off 'by the vah driver in the back at the locked fence. The fence would be unlocked and the
children led in to the facility and then the children were allowed to walk to their classrooms themselves.
Ms. Torrence contradicted herself by then saying that the van driver and the m6nitorwalk the children to
their classroom by the ages of the children. Attendance is only taken by taking a head count in the
classrooms and thenby memory, Ms. Torrence marks a "P" on the attendance sheet that she keeps in her
office. On February 7,2012, Mr. Phipps told Ms. Torrence that he brought ~ to her classroom
where Ms. Patrice Wren was the teacher. Ms. Wren told Ms. Torrence that she had not seen F ,J
that morning. Ms. Torrence said that she believes that .'. was left on the van but she does not
know how she got off of the van. '--told Ms. Torrence she was crying because Mr. Phipps left
her on the van. Ms. Torrence said that it is in their policy to check the van after they drop off the kids.
Ms. Torrence could not find the policy to show it to CCFS Ahlemeyer and CCFS Wallace. Ms.
Torrence stated that a stranger walked ~in at 10:45 am and she called the parent at 3:30 pm to
tell her what had happened. The parent was very unhappy with her and hung ~p on her but then called
back to tell her she was on her way there with the authorities.
On or about February 7, 2012, Chevron Love, a teacher in the two year old classroom, was interviewed
---_.,~._.b¥ CCFS--Caron .Ahlemeyer and CCFSShalinda Wallace, along with Shanna- Fowler--and-Detective
Sullivan with the Beverly Hills Police DepartInent. Ms~ Chevron Love said thafshe arrived to the
facility at 8 am on February' 7, 2012. She could not recaIl what time the van arrived .. She, indicated that
.around 9:00 she got called iIi with Ms. Torrence to help with payroll. At this time, Ms. Wren took over
. the ciass and there were nine (9) children total in the class._ She s!ated that the''''9 th child was moved with '
either Ms. TandraMiller or Ms. Liz Bankhead's group. Ms. Love said that she took the ~lass back over
around 1I :40 am. She indicated that she saw~for the first time around 10:45 am afthe cmtt
rack arid ~as crying. She also said that there are not set ~mes for doing counts, they just see "
kids come in. '
. Dnor ab,out February 7, 2012, Patrice Wr:en, office manager, was interviewed by CCFS Caron
Ahlemeyer and CCFS Shalinda WallaceaI~mg with Sharma Fowler and Detective Sullivanwith the
Beverly Hills' Police Department Ms. Wrenstate4 that she went mto the 2' sroom to relieve Ms. Love
because, Ms. Torrence needed,Ms. Love in the office to help her. The van arrived at 9:45 or 10:00. Ms.
'Wren stated. that she saw ~sbrother come in but she never saw ~ :.She said that the