Glendale police arrest mom for child abuse

Carolyn Bartlett, 40, of Tonopah, was arrested by Glendale police detectives Friday morning at her home in connection with an 8-year-old boy found Thursday at a bus stop.

At about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, an 8-year-old boy was found by a concerned citizen sitting at a bus stop at 9300 W. Glendale Ave. The boy, who identified himself as Tommy Bartlett, said his mother had dropped him off and that she would come back and get him.

Glendale police officers asked Tommy where he lived and if he knew his phone number. Tommy said they had just moved from California and he didn't know.

Child Protective Services was contacted and took custody of Tommy.

In the early morning hours, Carolyn Bartlett called the police department and said she had left Tommy somewhere. She told police she realized later in the night she had left Tommy at an unknown location, at which point she called the police.

Carolyn Bartlett was arrested and booked on one count of child abuse.