After responding to a complaint of a child left unattended in a car in the parking lot at 444 Ferry Boulevard on July 23 at 2:30 p.m., police discovered a three-year-old child in a Honda Accord sleeping in the child safety seat. They then arrested the car’s operator and grandmother of the toddler, Rosanna Sinatra, 59, of Stratford, after she exited the Par Pool Supply Store and approached the police officers and issued a misdemeanor summons for Leaving a Child Under 12 Unsupervised in a Motor Vehicle.
According to a police report, the car’s windows were all closed and the car was unlocked. Officers observed there was airflow in the car indicating the air conditioner was blowing, however the engine was not running.
Police say that Sinatri stated to officers that she had briefly stepped into the store for about five minutes. Sinatra told officers the toddler was sleeping and she did not want to disturb the toddler. There were no injuries.
Sinatra has a court appearance date of July 29.
