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Woman Arrested After Leaving 5 Year Old to Watch Siblings, Ages 2 and 3

By Philip Caulfield, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Credit: OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Yvonne Rodriguez, 23, was charged with child neglect for leaving her three small children at home while she shopped and got her nails done.

December 11, 2012 Updated Dec 11, 2012 at 4:38 PM PDT

A Florida mom is facing child neglect charges for leaving her three little kids home alone while she shopped and then telling police she figured the oldest, who is 5, was big enough to babysit.

Osceola Sheriff’s deputies who showed up at Yvonne Rodriguez’s door in Kissimmee on Saturday said they were greeted by a little boy who said, “Policemen, mommy is not here. I’m watching my sisters. Can you watch us now?” the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.

The 23-year-old came home about two hours later and told police she’d been grocery shopping, browsing gadgets at Best Buy and getting her nails done.

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