Gina Kaufman

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More than 3,100 reports of missing people have been made to the Detroit Police Department so far this year — an 18% increase over 2023, as of Dec. 13.

Three children are now living with a relative and their mother could be facing charges after they were found abandoned and living in squalor.

Three children who lived alone for years in squalor were too afraid to leave the house, police said.

The mom accused of abandoning her children and forcing them to live in squalor alone for years is being represented by a court-appointed attorney.

The charging decision comes five days after deputies discovered the three children living in what has been described as "horrifying" conditions.

"Obviously, the trauma here is significant," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in announcing the charges.

Advocates, policy-makers and experts are asking how state and local social safety nets allowed a slew of tragedies to occur over a few months.

New details show the prosecutor's office is still paying a public relations firm $1,440 a month to monitor the media.