A 43-year-old woman was charged with abandonment after she left her two children home alone Friday.
Police said she left a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy at their apartment in the 2500 block of Charlotte while she went to work.
Officers located the girl outside the residence who told police that her mother had gone to work and left her and her brother home alone.
Reports show the officer was able to locate the little girl’s brother several blocks away at the home of his aunt and uncle. He showed up there because he was hungry, according to police.
The two children were taken to the police department where Child Protective Services responded, police said.
The mother, police said, showed up at the department an hour and a half after the two children were found by officers.
She was taken into custody and booked for abandoning a child with intent to return, reports show.
Other reports
2000 block of West University Drive — A 34-year-old man reported to police that a woman pushed a stack of chairs into his head late Friday evening, according to reports.
Denton officers said they did not observe any injuries on the man and made no arrests.
1600 block of East McKinney Street — According to reports, police observed a 52-year-old man highly intoxicated upon their arrival.
He was not able to keep his balance and kept falling down, according to police.
He was arrested and charged with public intoxication with three or more prior convictions.
He also had a warrant out of Denton for public intoxication, records show.
Roundup
From 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday:
* Forty-six people were booked into the Denton County Jail.
* Denton police posted 15 reports online.
From Sunday, Sept.7 to Saturday:
Texas Woman’s University responded to 67 calls for service, six reports, two escorts, 19 moving violations and made three arrests.
From Sunday, Sept.7 to Thursday:
University of North Texas police incident summary was not available.
— Megan Gray-Hatfield
