Crime & Safety
Mother Left 4 Children, Ages 1-4, Home Alone: Middletown Police
The mother was arrested after the children were found to be left alone for more than an hour, according to police.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Middletown woman was arrested after police say she left her four children, all ages 4 or younger, home alone for more than an hour last week.
Middletown Police responded to the residence at about 3:35 p.m. on March 8 after a social services employee reported that she had an appointment with the parents but found the four children — two 1-year-olds and two 4-year-olds — home alone, according to the police report.
One of the children opened the door after the social services employee knocked several times, according to the report.
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Contact was made with the mother, Jennifer Gambo, who arrived home a short time after officers were dispatched, police said.
Police determined that the children were left unattended for about an hour and a half.
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Gambo, 40, of Maplewood Terrace, was arrested on four counts of risk of injury to a child. She was released on a $5,000 bond and is due in court on April 20, according to state judicial records.
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