Crime & Safety
Beachwood Mother Charged After Unsupervised Kids Dial 9-1-1
Police: Four children aged 3 to 10 left home alone

A Beachwood woman was charged with child endangering after police said she left her four children home alone last week.
Police responded to the home after one of the kids — who were aged 3, 5, 8 and 10 — dialed 9-1-1 and hung up. No one answered when dispatchers returned the phone call.
They found four children home alone, but said that none were injured or in immediate danger.
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A relative responded to the home to watch the children until the mother returned. Police said they did not know where the mother was or how long she had left the kids.
The mother's defense attorney entered a not guily plea in Shaker Heights Municipal Court March 8.
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Child endangering, a first-degree misdemeanor, carries a maximum prison sentence of six months and a $1,000 fine.
Beachwood Patch has withheld the name and address of the mother to protect the identity of the children involved.
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