Crime & Safety
Mother Left Kids Alone in Car While Shopping: West Hartford Police
A mother was arrested for allegedly leaving her 7-year-old and 2-year-old children unattended in the Old Navy parking lot.

A Hartford mother faces charges after leaving her children, a 7-year-old and a 2-year-old, alone in a car while she shopped at Old Navy, according to West Hartford Police.
West Hartford Police arrested Zulma Mercado, 33, of 211 Nahum Drive, on Dec. 3 on two counts of leaving a child unattended in a public place.
The children were left unattended in the New Britain Avenue parking lot for an extended period of time, according to police.
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Police said Mercado was arrested without incident.
Mercado was held on a $10,000 non-surety bond and is due in court on Dec. 17.
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