Mother arrested after her three young kids, aged 5, 4, and 1, walked in the freezing cold to police station to ask for a ride to school
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A New Hampshire mother was arrested after police say her three children under the age of 6 walked to their local station house, looking for a ride to school after being left home alone.
Katarina Short, 26, a single mother from Farmington, was charged with child endangerment after leaving her children, ages one, four and five, unattended for about two hours.
The children showed up at the local police department and knocked on the door at around 7.30am Tuesday.
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Home alone: Katarina Short, 26 (left), was charged with child endangerment after police say her three children (right) under the age of 6 were left unattended and ended up going to a police station
Helpless: The three kids, aged 5, 4 and 1, walked in the cold to a station house in Farmington, New Hempshire, to asks officers for a ride to school
Chilling image: A surveillance camera captured the Short kids walking outside with their jackets unzipped
Pint-sized caretaker: The oldest of the kids, age 5, dressed his siblings and took them to the precinct
Lt. Jay Drury said the oldest boy dressed his 4-year-old brother and 1-year-old sister in boots and jackets appropriate for the cold weather before heading out.
However, the youngsters’ coats were unzipped, and one of the siblings was wearing boots on the wrong feet.
'We are very proud of him and kind of joked that he's five probably going on fifteen for being able to take care of his siblings the way that he did,’ Drury told WGME. ‘Getting them dress getting their boots on and a jacket and trying to get to school.’
CBS4 obtained surveillance footage recorded by a camera inside the police station lobby showing the three small bundled figures standing outside the front door.
The children were taken inside, where they were offered a hot breakfast and some toys while they awaited their mother.
The abandoned children were fed while police awaited for Katarina Short to turn up
Paramedics examined the children and gave them an overall clean bill of health.
‘The 1-year-old had some redness on her hands and probably an early onset of frostbite,’ said Police Chief Kevin Willey.
Short arrived at the station an hour later after receiving several voicemails from police.
The 26-year-old mother of three claimed she left the children with a baby sitter so she could pick up some food from a local Wal-Mart.
Liar, liar: The 26-year-old mother of three claimed she left the children with a baby sitter so she could pick up some food, but police say the kids were left without supervision
Troubled family: Following Short's arrest, her two sons and daughter were taken into state custody
Police, however, determined no baby sitter had been called. The three children have been turned over to state officials.
Short was released on $4,000 personal recognizance bail. She
is expected to be arraigned March 18, until which time her children will remain
in foster care.
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helenoftroy, stoke on trent, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
POOR little souls, what chance have they got,with a Mother like that, and yes where is, or where are the Father,s . Father.