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Police find children alone, locked outside of home

A Woodbridge woman faces child neglect charges after police found three children home alone.

From police: 

Felony Child Neglect – On November 4 at 4:43PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 1400 block of Eisenhower Cir in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a child neglect call. Officers received information that three young children were possibly left unattended. When officers arrived, they made contact with three children, ages 11, 10 and 6, who were not under adult supervision and locked outside of their residence for several hours. Officers eventually made contact with the mother of the children who responded back to the residence later that evening. Following the investigation, the accused was arrested. The children were not injured and released to the custody of a family member.

Arrested on November 4:

Katy Lynn SMITH, 31, of the 1300 block of Eisenhower Cir in Woodbridge
Charged with 3 counts of felony child neglect and 3 counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Court Date: Pending | Bond: $6,000 secured