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Police Arrest Mother For Leaving Young Boy Abandoned in Bridgeport

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Update: Police have arrested the biological mother of a young boy who was left abandoned on the street late last month.

Police said the child, who is approximately 5 years old, was dropped off near Burroughs and East Main streets around 5:40 p.m. on March 31. The boy has disabilities that prevent him from communicating information about his identity or family, according to police.

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Investigators say the boy was left by his biological mother, who has since been identified as 41-year-old Sharon Williams of Fairfield.

As a result of the police investigation, Williams was arrested and faces charges including first-degree reckless endangerment, leaving a child under 12 unsupervised, abandonment of a child under the age of 6, cruelty to persons, and risk of injury to a minor.

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Bond is set at $250,000 and Williams is expected to appear in court on April 12.

The boy is in the care of the Department of Children and Families.

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