Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Cuyahoga Falls Woman Arrested After Daughter Found Alone, Crying
Colleen Testa, 30, of Cuyahoga Falls, now faces a first-degree charge of child endangering.
Updated 11:06 a.m.
The search was on for a Cuyahoga Falls woman after her daughter was found alone and crying on the 2600 block of Elmwood Street early Thursday morning.
A neighbor heard screams at 4:37 a.m., spotted the young girl in her front yard and called , reports Fox 8 News.
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Officers located the girl and handed her over to Summit County Children Services since no family members could be immediately reached to take custody of her.
A warrant was then issued for the girl’s 30-year-old mother, Colleen Testa.
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Testa was arrested at her home around 7:30 a.m. this morning. Another daughter, age 9, was located at another address in Cuyahoga Falls, according to a police press release.
That daughter was under the supervision of an adult. The 9-year-old was brought to the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department and children services took custody of her as well.
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