K.D.

BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are both serious and relevant to our disposition, so we describe them in some detail. The Underlying Offense In June 2021, F.P. drove with her sons in a car with tinted windows to a childcare facility in Ukiah. 2 She parked and left her one-year-old son asleep in the backseat. She left the key fob, her wallet, a tablet, and cell phones in the car. She walked a short distance to the facility’s entrance and then heard the Honda accelerate. She saw the Honda being driven quickly away, and a witness called the police. Officers found the Honda and F.P.’s one-year-old son about two miles away from the childcare facility. Police pulled defendant over and read her her Miranda rights, which she waived. F.P. came to the location where defendant was stopped, looked inside the Honda, and reported that $125 and Medi-Cal cards were missing. Officers found $106 and the Medi-Cal cards in defendant’s pockets. The officer who interviewed defendant testified that she admitted to driving the Honda without permission. Defendant initially told police that she first discovered the child when she looked behind her while she was seated in the car. However, the officer…