US woman arrested for leaving kids home alone
New York, October 1
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in the US for allegedly leaving her four young children home alone with access to a gun while she travelled to Germany for an 11-day vacation.
Erin Lee Macke of Iowa left two 12-year-olds, a 7-year-old, and a 6-year-old at home, while she was away.
Police say she made no arrangement for childcare and left a firearm so the children would have access to it, New York Daily News reported.
She was arrested by Johnston police on Thursady.
According to a statement, police were called to Macke's home on September 21 following a report that children had been left without adult supervision.
When cops arrived, they found Macke's children home alone.
The Iowa Department of Human Services came to get the children, while police called Macke and ordered her to return home from Germany.
Police said Macke was arrested on four counts of child endangerment and one count of making a firearm available to a person under the age of 21. PTI
