S. Strabane woman charged with child endangerment
A South Strabane woman faces child endangerment and other charges after police said she allegedly caused cuts on her two grandchildren’s faces when she broke open a car window.
Township police charged Denise Tamulinas, 57, Thursday with child endangerment, obstructing the administration of law, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.
Court records show she was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller and allowed to remain free on nonmonetary bond.
An officer said in court papers he was dispatched about 12:15 p.m. that day to Tamulinas’ Evergreen Drive house based on a report from an insurance company’s roadside service about a child who was choking inside a locked car.
When the officer arrived, he allegedly found the rear driver-side window of the car smashed with broken glass on two child seats. The officer and two paramedics who also arrived knocked on the front door of the house.
Tamulinas answered but allegedly refused to let them inside to check on the children. She allegedly closed the door on the officer several times while he tried to come inside.
The officer put Tamulinas on the ground and placed her in handcuffs. The paramedics allegedly found the children in a side bedroom.
The children, 1 and 2, “appeared to have several fresh, bleeding, superficial cuts on their faces,” according to court papers.” They were taken to Washington Hospital for evaluation and treatment.