NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- Around 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning North Platte Police responded to a call in the 700 block of East 10th that a 5 year old girl was standing outside crying and yelling for her mother. The outside temperature at the time was 8 degrees with a wind chill of -7. The girl was wearing only pajamas. A neighbor kept the girl indoors until police arrived.
An investigation revealed that the girl’s mother, 25 year old Karen Herndon was several blocks away at her boyfriend’s house and had left the girl home alone. Herndon was arrested for Child Neglect/Abuse and taken to the Lincoln County Jail. Her bond is not listed.
The child was placed in protective custody.