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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh woman has been charged with endangering her four children after police found them alone in an apartment with no beds or food and just one working light. Online court records show 34-year-old Takoya Parker was charged after the incident Saturday, though her custody status is unclear and no defense attorney is listed. Police found the children, ages 10, 6, 5 and 3 after being asked to check on their welfare. They found the apartment in disarray and the children say they hadn't eaten and didn't have a phone number to contact their mother. When police contacted Parker at work, she allegedly told officers she could leave and to "just take them." Police and Allegheny County caseworkers have placed the children in a neighbor's care.

Mom charged after 4 kids found alone without beds, food