Cops: No charges for couple who left 3 kids in car at Sugarhouse
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute a couple who left their three grandchildren in a car at Sugarhouse Casino while they gambled last night, according to police.
Cops: No charges for couple who left 3 kids in car at Sugarhouse
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The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute a couple who left their three grandchildren in a car at Sugarhouse Casino while they gambled last night, according to police.
The children - ages 2, 7 and 12 - were spotted alone in the car by casino security around 7:55 p.m., police said. It's believed their grandparents left them alone from around 7:45 p.m., when they parked, to around 8:30 p.m., when they emerged from the casino and found authorities at their vehicle, police said.
The grandparents, who are the children's legal guardians, were taken in for questioning but released without charges, police said. Their identities have not been released.
According to a Special Victims Unit supervisor, the District Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute the case because the eldest child in the car was 12 and because there were no other signs of abuse or neglect.
The eldest child is 12. What's the problem? In Philadelphia, a lot of people start having kids at 13.— AreaMan
Comment removed.- Great, now these gambling idiots know, that they can leave their children alone(with a child of 12)in the casino parking lot, while they gamble the night away!!!! Great message to send about Philadelphia, keep up the image campaign PPD, and the DA office!!!— Dadair1
Guardianship at it's worst. They should be locked up! and have the kids put in foster care to find really caring role models, unlike these low lifes!— Ben Fan
