Unconscious Kids Found In Hot Car In Bridgeport; Mom Arrested: Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 28-year-old Bridgeport woman was arrested by Bridgeport police last month after authorities said she left her two unconscious children in a hot car while she was getting her nails done.

Tiffany Covington, of Eagle Street, was scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday in connection with her June 18 arrest on charges of risk of injury to a child (2 counts), assault on a public safety officer, and interfering with an officer.

Superior Court Judge William Holden continued Covington's case to Aug. 25 to allow her time to hire an attorney, reported the Connecticut Post.

According to police, officers were called to a Boston Avenue shopping plaza at about 5:30 p.m. on the 18th on a report of two toddlers who had been left unattended in a car.

The children, both boys, reportedly are 1 and 4 years old, and when officers found them, they were unconscious inside the vehicle with the windows up and no air conditioning on.

Emergency personnel forced their way into the vehicle and revived the children, and Covington soon returned, reportedly claiming she was getting her nails done.

During her arrest, police said she punched an officer and tried to bite others before she was handcuffed.

She was released after posting bond on bail of $75,000, and remains free on bond.