RACINE - A 23-year-old Racine woman, pregnant with her fifth child, was charged Friday with child neglect after she allegedly left her four children home alone for several hours.

Sheena A. Montgomery of 1233 Racine St. was charged with four misdemeanor counts of child neglect and one count of resisting an officer.

According to reports from the Racine Police Department, officers were called to Magic Dollar, 1007 Washington Ave., around 3 p.m. after an employee called to report two small girls wandering around outside by themselves. Officers spoke with the girls, ages 4 and 5, who said they were hungry and didn't know their address.

An employee of the store gave the children cheeseburgers. Reports said the girls told police they had not eaten breakfast or lunch, and that their mom leaves them home alone often. Police said the children and their clothing appeared unwashed.

The children were taken to the police department, and at 4 p.m. their mother, Montgomery, called looking for them. Reports said when she spoke to an officer on the phone, she said they had not eaten in three days.

Montgomery allegedly said she had left the girls, along with her 2-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter, home alone at 2 p.m. while she went out in search of food.

When police were preparing to go to Montgomery's residence to pick up the other two children so that all four children could be taken to the Racine County Human Services Department, Montgomery showed up at the front counter of the police department.

Reports said she had her hair done and was using a touch-screen style cell phone, but told officers she did not have any money for food. When police asked how she could afford her hair style and an expensive phone, Montgomery became angry.

Officers took Montgomery into custody for child neglect and resisting. Her four children were taken by the Human Services Department.

In court Friday, Montgomery was given a $500 cash bond. She is due back in court Feb. 24 for a status conference.