Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tot Found Alone; Grandma Charged

A grandmother who became intoxicated and passed out on the streetwas charged after her 18-month-old granddaughter was found walkingalone down a West Side street at 2 a.m. Thursday, police said.

When the grandmother, Etta Watkins, 42, woke up, she discoveredthat her granddaughter was gone and went to her boyfriend's home inthe 5200 block of West Crystal, police said.

An acquaintance of her boyfriend later saw the girl on atelevision newscast and called police, saying Watkins, of the 7900block of South Elizabeth, had been caring for the child, police said.

Watkins was charged with contributing to the delinquency of aminor. Police said she had apparently …

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