Infant Left Alone In Car In Greenwich: Police

GREENWICH, CT — A 23-year-old Stamford mother is accused of leaving an infant alone in a car for at least 15 minutes in Greenwich, according to police. On March 11, a concerned citizen reported a crying child had been left alone in a car on Liberty Way for "at least 15 minutes," police said.

Officers responded to the area and located the mother, Wendy May Dimartino, who was shopping approximately 100 yards away, police said. Officers later applied for an arrest warrant, which was signed on March 18, police said. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Dimartino turned herself in at Greenwich Police headquarters Thursday. She was charged with leaving a child under 12 unsupervised in a public place.