NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A shocking video shows when New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers were called to a home in Peñasco for a welfare check on a woman who may have given birth in the home. They found an alarming sight; the home was a mess, and drugs were near where the newborn slept.
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NMSP was called to the home of Darlene Gonzales on January 11, 2024, for a wellness check. The caller told them that she had given birth at home the day prior. When officers arrived, they asked Gonzales if she had taken the baby to receive medical care. She told them he hadn’t. Officers asked to enter the home, and Gonzales and her husband, Ronald Martinez allowed them to enter.
On police lapel video, officers could see the home in a state of disarray with trash piled up around the home. According to Gonzales, she had given birth to the baby on the couch. According to police, when they asked Gozales where the baby slept, Martinez and Gonzales both said the baby slept on the couch.