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Mom cited for not watching toddler

Tamaqua Police cited a mother whose toddler daughter was found, alone and barefoot, in the 100 block of Washington Street on Aug. 8.

The Schuylkill County Communications Center in Pottsville received a call about the toddler at 11:19 a.m.The street was deserted except for two passers-by who saw the child and called for help.Officers went door to door in an attempt to find the child's caregiver, finding Alysha A. Barlet, 25, at 103 1/2 Washington St. Barlet said the toddler was her daughter. She also told an officer she didn't know the child was outside, admitting she was sleeping.Barlet was cited for child endangerment and the officer contacted Schuylkill County Children and Youth Services.