Penn Yan police are asking for the public’s help locating a woman wanted on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges involving a child and animals.
Authorities are searching for a 43-year-old woman who is wanted on a Superior Court arrest warrant after an indictment tied to allegations of child abandonment and endangerment.
Police identified the suspect as Ashley Montgomery. Investigators said the charges stem from an incident in which she allegedly abandoned her child and animals alone inside a residence.
Montgomery is wanted on charges of abandonment of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal mischief, and abandonment of animals.
Police described Montgomery as 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Investigators believe she may have fled the area and could be in the Syracuse or Baldwinsville region.
Anyone with information about Montgomery’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Penn Yan Police Department at 315-536-4426. Police said the public should not attempt to take any action themselves and should instead contact law enforcement or call 911.
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