Woman charged with leaving child alone at McDonald’s for hours

McDonald's restaurant, Harrington
McDonald’s restaurant, Harrington (Photo: Google maps)

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (4/13/2015) A 34-year-old woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after leaving her 13-year-old alone for several hours while she went to Harrington Raceway & Casino, city police said today.

Employees alerted authorities April 1 after observing the boy alone for several hours, Lt. Earl Brode said.

Officers located Tammy L. Edgar, of the 200 block of Lambert Drive in the Woodside East area, at the casino. She taken into custody and later issued a criminal summons and released pending a future court appearance, Brode said.

He said the teen was uninjured and turned over to other family members.