Crime & Safety
Children Left Alone 16 Hours Some Days, Police Say
A Clearwater woman left children alone for as long as 16 hours some days, according to Largo Police.
A Clearwater woman left children alone for as long as 16 hours some days, according to Largo Police.
Deshawna Lashae Mansfield, 25, of Clearwater, left two children at home from 6:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. some nights during the summer, according to investigators.
Manfield went to work at Emeritus at 6:30 a.m. Aug. 20 when police investigated. They also found oxycodone left in an open bedroom drawer, easily accessible by the children, according to the arrest report.
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Mansfield was arrested and charged with child neglect. She was released on $2,000 bond.
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