Crime & Safety
1-Year-Old Dials 911, and Police Respond: Media Report
Woodbridge woman charged with abandonment of an infant: Prince William County police.
Image: Felicita Ortiz Sorto (PWCPD)
A toddler left home alone on Sunday evening apparently dialed 911 by accident, summoning police officers to her Woodbridge home, according to a media report.
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The Prince William County police responded at 7:49 p.m. to a residence in the 16500 block of Royal Court, finding the front door open when they arrived, WTTG-TV Channel 5 reported. They found the 1-year-old alone, according to a police report. She was not injured.
A short time later, Felicita Ortiz Sorto, 56, a family member, returned to the home. The police arrested her and charged her with abandonment of an infant, the police report said.
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Sorto, 56, of 16563 Royal Court, was released on a $5,000 bond, and her next date in court is pending, the police said.
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