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Katharine M. Jordan, 39, of Carlisle was identified as the mother of the young child found standing in the intersection of South Spring Garden Street and Ashland Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
"This was not the first incident of the child leaving the house and ending up in a dangerous situation unattended," Carlisle police said.
Jordan was arrested on one count of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.
She was held in the Cumberland County Prison after failing to post $2,000 in bail, according to her court docket. Her preliminary hearing has been set before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan R. Birbeck at 9:30 a.m. on June 21, 2023, court records show.
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