Butt Ugly Tracy Gembala forgot her baby when she went in Target

**w8ng4msrgt** · June 23rd, 2008, 06:32 PM

Mother arrested at Pine Island Road Target after leaving baby unattended in car

By news-press.com • June 23, 2008

A woman was arrested Friday night after leaving a 4-month-old in her car at Target, according to arrest reports.

Tracy Gembala was arrested on a charge of child neglect.

Gembala told police she went into the Target on Pine Island Road to pick up a pair of pants around 8 p.m. Friday, reports show. When she went into the store, reports show, she brought her two older children, but was in the baby aisle before remembering the 4-month-old was still in the parking lot.

The mother said she then ran into the parking lot and found a sheriff’s deputy and DCF worker already at the scene, according to reports.

DCF worker Mary Townsend was actually shopping at Target at the time, reports show. She was in the parking lot and had been flagged down by a witness who found the infant in the car, she said.

Surveillance show the child was in the vehicle alone for between 12 and 15 minutes, according to police.

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**michelle** · June 23rd, 2008, 06:43 PM

Poor baby. Seems like mom fucked up and tried to make it right??? Maybe?
Why didn't the other kids say something? It's not their responsibility, still how about a hey mom-you left Ann Marie in the car. Hell the baby was only 4 months old. He was still new.....blah.

**SoUncool** · June 23rd, 2008, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by michelle

Poor baby. Seems like mom fucked up and tried to make it right??? Maybe?
Why didn't the other kids say something? It's not their responsibility, still how about a hey mom-you left Ann Marie in the car. Hell the baby was only 4 months old. He was still new.....blah.

I agree, at least she remembered within a fairly quick amount of time and it was at least in the cooler part of the evening. And at least she RAN back to the car. I never forgot my kid when she was little but I did forget to put my car in park AFTER we were out of it and it went rolling down a road and some dude jumped in and stopped it. Whew... Lack of sleep does that to you...

**michelle** · June 23rd, 2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by SoUncool

I agree, at least she remembered within a fairly quick amount of time and it was at least in the cooler part of the evening. And at least she RAN back to the car. I never forgot my kid when she was little but I did forget to put my car in park AFTER we were out of it and it went rolling down a road and some dude jumped in and stopped it. Whew... Lack of sleep does that to you...

Read my comment on the wandering kid...
Yeah, lack of sleep will do that. I knew a lady who went to get groceries with new baby, did her shopping, packed the bags inthe car and left the baby in the carrier on the roof of the car. Drove off and baby seat went flying. Thank god he was strapped in. He had minor cuts and bruises but was okay. She had to go through child caring classes. It was stupid and wrong but no malice was involved. Just simply, sleep deprivation.

**~Absynthe~** · June 23rd, 2008, 07:41 PM

She looks pretty rough for her age!!! :shocked3:

When my children where little I worked 3rd shift and their father worked days, that way we didn't have to pay a sitter. Well I would work all night and stay up all day until he got home, then I would get a few hours sleep and start all over again.

After awhile I became a walking zombie, although I never forgot my kids in the car..I did leave my wallet on it one time, and drove off and didn't realize it till the sheriffs department called me and told me someone found it. I have also drove off with my coffee or a pop sitting on the top.

I agree that loss of sleep and having too much on your mind, will make you forget things..but I don't understand how you can forget about your children.

**CorruptedMistress** · June 23rd, 2008, 07:55 PM

That is why my car has t-tops. Never have to worry about putting anything on my roof without seeing it.

I have forgotten to put my windows up once when it was supposed to rain, I've forgotten my keys, and I've forgotten to lock the doors of my car. I have never forgotten my son in the car. Most days, I usually had my aunt's three daughters with me and my boyfriend as well. People always thought we were crazy breeders. I tried to claim our name was Duggar but I don't think anyone was buying it.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · June 23rd, 2008, 06:45 PM

She sure had a helluva lot on her mind to remember only some of her kids. Those must have been some mighty important pants. At least it wasn't at the Wal-Mart... no telling what would have happened then.