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Investigators are waiting for a father and stepmother to return from Las Vegas after they left their two boys home alone over New Year's weekend -- and police say it is not the first time.
San Ramon police are pursuing a criminal case against the couple, whose children, ages 5 and 9, were left at home with cereal, frozen meals and a cell phone number to call for emergencies, said Sgt. Brian Kalinowski.
"What we are dealing with here is child endangerment, leaving children in what could potentially be a condition where (they) could come into harm," he said.
The children were found Saturday after their maternal grandmother called police suspecting they were alone, said Sgt. Eric Webb. The older boy told police his parents left Friday and would return Wednesday. The younger brother suffers from a medical condition, but police would not elaborate.
The boys were taken into custody by county Child Protective Services and then released to their grandmother. The boys' biological mother died a few years ago, investigators said.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/crime_courts/13546106.htm
San Ramon police are pursuing a criminal case against the couple, whose children, ages 5 and 9, were left at home with cereal, frozen meals and a cell phone number to call for emergencies, said Sgt. Brian Kalinowski.
"What we are dealing with here is child endangerment, leaving children in what could potentially be a condition where (they) could come into harm," he said.
The children were found Saturday after their maternal grandmother called police suspecting they were alone, said Sgt. Eric Webb. The older boy told police his parents left Friday and would return Wednesday. The younger brother suffers from a medical condition, but police would not elaborate.
The boys were taken into custody by county Child Protective Services and then released to their grandmother. The boys' biological mother died a few years ago, investigators said.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/crime_courts/13546106.htm