Mom leaves her two tots alone in motel for six hours while she goes to work

ELLENVILLE – An Ellenville woman is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after she left her two small children, ages two and three, alone in a motel room for six hours while she went to work in Kingston.
The incident might have gone undetected if not for the kids getting outside and walking around in the parking lot in the rain wearing only diapers.  The person who called State Police to report the kids being outside stayed with them until the police and Ulster County Child Protective Services arrived.
Investigation led to the identity of the mother, Zoe Eichert, 28, of Kerhonkson, who was located at work.  Eichert was issued an appearance ticket returnable to town court next month.
The agency took custody of the children and placed them into foster care.