Mother Arrested for Child Endangerment After Son Found Wandering Alone in Queens

Child Found Wandering Alone

• 📍 A four-year-old boy was found wandering alone and barefoot in Far Rockaway, Queens, near a laundromat.
• 💡 A witness, Lydia Rojas, found the child and brought him into the laundromat while calling the police.

Mother's Alleged Criminal Activity

• 🚨 Police sources indicate the mother, aged 30, allegedly left the boy unattended to commit a robbery in Brooklyn the night before.
• 🏠 She is accused of entering an apartment building via a fire escape with an accomplice, where they allegedly pepper-sprayed a resident and stole clothing.
• 💬 A neighbor reported seeing the mother outside the building on the night of the robbery, claiming her belongings were inside.

Charges and Child Welfare

• ⚖️ The mother faces four counts of reckless endangerment and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Investigators discovered three other children, all 10 years old and under, had also been left unattended at their home.
• ✅ The child is now safe in the custody of the Administration for Children's Services.
• 🎤 The mother was arraigned in Brooklyn and released under court supervision.