Police: Des Plaines woman left 3 young kids home alone

A Des Plaines woman was arrested Sunday after she left three young children home without adult supervision, police said in a news release.

Sarah Wallace, 39, of the 800 block of Thacker Street, is charged with three felony counts of endangering the life or health of a child.

Police were alerted to the situation by a neighbor who saw one of the kids walking naked in the backyard, according to police.

Wallace drove up to the home while police were there. She claimed she had gone out for groceries but had none in her car, police said. She also said she went to a gas station to buy cigarettes, according to a police spokesperson.

Two three-year-olds and one 6-year-old had been left alone, police determined.

Wallace was arrested, charged and then released.