09-23-2010, 07:49 AM
they better charge her with something. or they have to let her go.
Memphis Police have confiscated the vehicle they believe Shakara Dickens was driving around the time her 10-month old baby disappeared.
The vehicle belongs to Shakara's mother, and was towed from Brownsville Road Elementary School.
Shakara Dickens is behind bars. She has not been charged but police have her on a 48-hour hold for aggravated child neglect and endangerment. They say she gave conflicting statements about her daughter's disappearance. According to police records, Dickens told police she gave her daughter to a stranger on September 7th. she says the woman claimed to be a friend of her daughter's father, 19-year old Benjamin Norfleet. He's behind bars for breaking into cars. Director Godwin says time isn't on their side because the mother waited 8 days before reporting the disappearance to police.
"When it's nine days old you've eliminated an Amber Alert and fresh tracks. If she gave the child to someone where did they go?" said Godwin.
Now, Godwin says they are left to rely on clues, possibly found from a car seat and walker, pulled from Dickens' Raleigh Village apartment. It is the last place little Lauryn was seen.
"Were going to take those things send those off just to make sure that something didn't happen and it was cleaned up."
Shakara Dickens can be held until 5:30pm Thursday under the 48 hour hold.
We tried to talk to both grandmothers of the baby Lauryn, they declined to comment.
Memphis Police have confiscated the vehicle they believe Shakara Dickens was driving around the time her 10-month old baby disappeared.
The vehicle belongs to Shakara's mother, and was towed from Brownsville Road Elementary School.
Shakara Dickens is behind bars. She has not been charged but police have her on a 48-hour hold for aggravated child neglect and endangerment. They say she gave conflicting statements about her daughter's disappearance. According to police records, Dickens told police she gave her daughter to a stranger on September 7th. she says the woman claimed to be a friend of her daughter's father, 19-year old Benjamin Norfleet. He's behind bars for breaking into cars. Director Godwin says time isn't on their side because the mother waited 8 days before reporting the disappearance to police.
"When it's nine days old you've eliminated an Amber Alert and fresh tracks. If she gave the child to someone where did they go?" said Godwin.
Now, Godwin says they are left to rely on clues, possibly found from a car seat and walker, pulled from Dickens' Raleigh Village apartment. It is the last place little Lauryn was seen.
"Were going to take those things send those off just to make sure that something didn't happen and it was cleaned up."
Shakara Dickens can be held until 5:30pm Thursday under the 48 hour hold.
We tried to talk to both grandmothers of the baby Lauryn, they declined to comment.