Woman left kids alone while she went to bar, police say
Suffolk County Police said Emelia Garcia-Cobos, of East Farmingdale, left her children home alone while she went to a bar early Tuesday morning. (April 20, 2010) Credit: SCPD
An East Farmingdale woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she left her children - ages 3 and 4 - alone at home while she went to a bar, Suffolk County police said.
The father of the children, Carlos Cruz, 28, of North Amityville, called police at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday to report that they had been left alone on Lincoln Avenue, police said.
Cruz called from the home and was there when police arrived. The mother, Emelia Garcia-Cobos, 23, returned from a bar at 4:05 a.m., police said.
She is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was scheduled for arraignment Tuesday at First District Court in Central Islip.
Police did not know the children's condition or whether they were released to their father.
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