Woman Leaves Unattended Children in Car

Update at 2:27 p.m. on July 27th:

Milford Police Officer Jeff Nielsen said that the children were both "toddlers, under the age of 3. They were both in car seats. The windows were cracked slightly."

Original Story:

On July 26th at 5:02 p.m., arrested Katharina Winzel, age 36 of Stratford.

Winzel's car was parked in the lot of Aldi's grocery store on 238 Boston Post Road. Winzel had allegedly entered a store to make a purchase and left two children inside the vehicle. The Department of Children and Families were notified of the incident.

Winzel was charged with two counts of leaving a child unattended in a vehicle. She was released on a promise to appear in court on August 14th.