Two people have been arrested after allegedly leaving children in a vehicle while they gambled at a Rhode Island casino for hours, police told NBC affiliate WJAR.
Providence residents Brenda Gonzalez, 45, and Wilfredo Urbina Delgado, 41, are being charged with felony cruelty/neglect of a child, Lincoln police told the news station.
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WATCH HEREWhile the pair were inside Bally's Casino, a 7- and 11-year-old were in a vehicle outside, according to police. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families was notified — a social worker placed the children in the care of a member of their family.
Gonzalez was released on $20,000 personal recognizance bail, while Delgado was held in jail on violation of bail in another case, according to WJAR.
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A Lincoln police representative told the station that the investigate multiple child neglect cases involving Bally's Casino each year, adding, "This behavior is both dangerous and unacceptable. We remain committed to holding anyone who places a child in harm’s way fully accountable under the law."
