Crime

Woman Charged With Child Neglect After Reportedly Leaving Minor Children At Home Alone To Go Partying

ST. CROIX — A woman is now facing felony child neglect charges after her daughter told police that she was left alone with her little brother while their mother went to a party.  Last Thursday, May 9, police received a call about a 3-year-old child found walking in the Breezewood Villas apartment complex. Two officers on patrol were dispatched to investigate, and at about 10:30 p.m., the officers spoke with a neighbor who said she saw the toddler around 9 o’clock the same night. The neighbor quickly realized that the child was alone and was only wearing a shirt and shoes. The good Samaritan fitted the child with a diaper and called 911.  According to court documents, police went to the apartment the neighbor said the child lived in, and knocked several times with no response. They entered the residence and found nobody inside except another child, who was sleeping in a room that had an unlocked glass sliding door. The sleeping 10-year-old awoke and first told officers that her mother...