March 29, 2024

Mom who left kids alone to visit Germany gets probation

DES MOINES — An Iowa mother who left her four children home alone to travel to Europe has been given two years’ probation. Erin Macke was sentenced Thursday in Polk County District Court. The 31-year-old Macke of Johnston entered Alford pleas in February to four counts of child endangerment. Police say Macke failed to make child care arrangements before leaving for a 10-day vacation in Germany.