SHIRLEY, N.Y. – Police on Long Island said a mother left her 1-year-old child alone in a car for more than 40 minutes while she was inside her home smoking marijuana. Police said they got a call at around noon Monday of a toddler that had been left alone in a car parked in front of a home in Shirley.
When they arrived, they found the boy in the backseat and the child's mother, 43-year-old Karen Edelmann, inside her home smoking pot.
Police said Edelmann was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, marijuana possession and resisting arrest. She was being held overnight and is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. Police did not know if she had a lawyer.
The child was released into the custody of his father and Child Protective Services was notified.
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When they arrived, they found the boy in the backseat and the child's mother, 43-year-old Karen Edelmann, inside her home smoking pot.
Police said Edelmann was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, marijuana possession and resisting arrest. She was being held overnight and is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. Police did not know if she had a lawyer.
The child was released into the custody of his father and Child Protective Services was notified.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100914/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_pot_mom;_ylt=AvYhRDNP.zfkvzFHBs_ey6DtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJmNDQ0Z28yBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwOTE0L3VzX29kZF9wb3RfbW9tBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNwb2xpY2Vtb21sZWE-
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