A Lancaster County woman has been charged with one count of endangering the welfare of children after police say she left her 12-year-old child on the front porch of a home around noon on Monday, October 11.

Authorities in Manheim Township say 45-year-old Lori Kreider told them she left the child on the porch believing that the child's father lived there.

Police say Kreider made no attempt to determine if the father was at the home or not.

Authorities say it was later determined the father did not live at that address.

Police say when they contacted Kreider about the incident, she refused to pick the child up. Authorities say the child was turned over to another family member.