BELFAST — Kathleen A. Winslow, 27, of Belfast, was summonsed for endangering the welfare of a child after police received two separate reports last weekend that a 4-year-old girl was not being properly supervised.

The reports came from a nurse traveling through the area who reported seeing Winslow allegedly acting strange Friday on a beach at the edge of Penobscot Bay. The nurse told police the woman seemed “out of it,” according to Belfast Police Detective Bryan Cunningham.

When officers arrived at the scene they arranged for a friend of Winslow’s to drive her home, however later that same night the friend reported to police that Winslow was asleep and would not wake up, and that the little girl was playing alone in front of the house, according to Cunningham.

Officers took Winslow to Waldo County General Hospital for treatment, Cunningham said, and also summonsed her for endangering the welfare of a child. The state Department of Health and Human Services was contacted, as were Winslow’s family members. 

Erica Thoms can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com.