Location: 4737 Concord Pike, the parking lot of Concord Mall, Wilmington, DE
Date of Occurrence: 12/11/2009, at approximately 5:43 pm
Defendants
Latasha Tynes-Kirton, 32, Darby, PA
Beverly Smith, 24, Clifton Heights, PA
Resume: Troopers responded to Boscov's parking lot at Concord Mall, in reference to a report of children being left unattended in a motor vehicle. When the Troopers arrived on scene they were approached by a concerned citizen who brought them to a vehicle with unattended children in it. The Troopers observed that the vehicle was not running and four young children were in the vehicle. The Troopers took immediate action, entered the vehicle and took custody of the children.
The Troopers then attempted to contact the parents of the children who were in the mall shopping for approximately one hour. The Troopers did make contact with the parents when they finally answered their cell phone.
Latasha Tynes-Kirton, who is the mother of the 6 year old boy, 7 year old boy, and the 9 year old boy left in the vehicle, was charged with three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Upon arraignment, Latasha Tynes-Kirton was released on $750.00 unsecured bail until trial.
Beverly Smith, who is the mother of the 2 year old female left in the vehicle, was charged with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Upon arriangment Beverly Smith was released on $250.00 unsecured bail until trial.
The children were not injured during the incident, and ordered to be turned over to a family member per the Delaware Department of Family Services.
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1 comment:
Wasn't this one of the first of the cold days we have been having? So much goes along with this story. No responsible human being would leave four children that young unattended for an hour. In what way is a 9 year old capable of caring for a 2 year old, no matter how long? Who is to say that instead of a concerned citizen witnessing the children, that it was a pedophile or convicted felon looking for ransom money? Sounds far fetched, but it happens more often than we hear of. Especially with the jails, mental hospitals, and halfway houses that plague the shore. And major crimes in Wilmington surpass those in Salisbury. Not to say all of those in the above institutions are crazy, but they are there for a reason. I can only hope that more people take the initiative that this concerned citizen did. After all, the police could have gotten there just before someone who would have hurt those children, and that's why those children are still safe.
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