Florida children safe after 'help us' sign spotted in window during Kissimmee domestic disturbance

A group of children who were hiding in a room during a domestic disturbance situation are safe after putting a "HELP US" sign in a window, according to Kissimmee police.Children hide in room during domestic disputePolice responded on Oct. 26 to a residence on Whitestone Circle after reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers were initially alerted to the situation by the grandmother of the children, who feared for their safety after receiving a text from one of the children, according to police.Officers tried to make contact with people inside the residence, including the suspect, identified as Andre Smithson.Eventually, officers were able to use a phone to contact the children, who said they were afraid and that Smithson wouldn't let them leave the residence. Officers deployed a drone which located the children hiding in a room where a handwritten note reading "HELP US" was held against a window by one of the children.The children were able to escape the residence while police distra