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Metro Making Child Left In Car Felony
Officers Responded To 53 Incidents This Year
POSTED: 11:09 am PDT July 3,
2009
UPDATED: 11:24 am PDT July 3,
2009
LAS VEGAS -- Parents who leave their children in hot cars will now face felony charges in Las Vegas.Officers have responded to 53 incidents so far this year regarding children left in cars.From this point forward, Metro police said anyone who leaves a child in a vehicle will be charged with felony child endangerment.So far this year, no children have died from being left in a car.Last year, one Valley child died in a hot vehicle.
Previous Stories:
- June 24, 2009: Prosecutor: Babysitter Once Left Child In Car
- June 22, 2009: Children Left In Car During Sweltering Heat
- June 17, 2009: Mom Charged With Child Endangerment
- May 11, 2009: Vegas Man Accused Of Leaving Boys In Hot Car
- May 8, 2009: Police: Vegas Father Gambled While Kids Sat In Hot Car
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