Deputies arrested Amanda Konkel of Colorado for child cruelty, possession of narcotics & no bail warrant for burglary 
DATE/TIME: December 25, 2020/9:37 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 273 (A) Cruelty to Child, HS 11377 Possession of a Controlled Substance and a Colorado State Felony Warrant for PC 459 Burglary.
LOCATION: 3550 US State Highway 95, Vidal Junction
SUSPECT: Amanda Konkel, 30 years old, resident of Durango, Colorado
SUMMARY:
On December 25, 2020 at approximately 9:37 p.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department responded to a report of a child locked in a running vehicle in the area of Vidal Junction. Deputies responded and located the red Chevrolet Silverado at the Chevron gas station at 3550 US State Highway 95 and observed two small children, a three-year-old and six-year-old, sleeping in the rear seat of the vehicle. The reporting party and registered vehicle owner, later identified as Amanda Konkel, was found to have an active felony warrant for burglary in Colorado. Konkel was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were located in an area of the vehicle that was accessible to the children. The two children were safely removed from the locked vehicle and transported by deputies to the Needles station where they were released to a family member.
Konkel was arrested and booked into the Needles Jail for cruelty to child/child endangerment, possession of an illegal controlled substance and the felony warrant. Konkel remains in custody for her charges and no bail warrant, pending court appearance and extradition.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Deputy Bryant Moore at the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department located at 1111 Bailey Avenue or call (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the We Tip Hotline at (800) 78-CRIME or via their website at www.wetip.com
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Refer: Deputy Bryant Moore
Station: Colorado River Station/Needles Police Station
Phone No. (760) 326-9200
Case No. 102000510
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
1111 Bailey Ave
Needles, CA 92363
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