Police in Penn Yan arrested a local woman following a report of a small child running alone on Henry Street.
Marishka Tyler-Flores, 34, of Penn Yan was taken into custody for endangering the welfare of a child after a resident spotted a small child in her care running without clothes down the street.
Further investigation revealed that the child left the residence in the village without Tyler-Flores’ knowledge- leaving the child unsupervised for approximately 25 minutes.
The child was not injured in the incident, according to police.
Tyler-Flores was issued an appearance ticket and will answer the charge at a later date.
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