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A mother has been arrested, and her four children are back in the custody of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) after police said she took them without permission during a supervised visit.
According to the South Fulton Police Department, Vanessa Carr was meeting with her children at Welcome Park around 11:15 a.m. Saturday when she took them and left in an unknown vehicle. Police said the children, ranging in age from 11 months to 9 years old, were in DFACS custody and identified as Genesis Carr, Jahdim Carr, Vincent Carr, and Jaxon Harrell.
Carr was found late Saturday night with her children at a Greyhound bus station in Atlanta, according to police. She was arrested, and the four children were returned to DFACS custody.
At this time, it is unclear why Carr lost custody of her children or who was supervising the visit. FOX 5 has reached out to DFACS for comment and is searching court records for any filings related to Carr.
According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, children can be removed from a home for several reasons, including if a family cannot properly care for them or if a parent repeatedly tests positive for drugs. The agency said not all DAFCS removals are related to abuse.
