golfmom
Former Member
This story is so bizarre it's the only forum appropriate to post it in.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-crestwood13dec13,0,2281190.story
A mom stepped away from her car with her two year old strapped in the car seat. She was always within eyesight of the car and was only away for 5 minutes. She wanted to get a photo of her two older daughters (8&9 years old) donating their money to charity.
Police officers swarm her and arrest her for child endangerment.
"In Illinois, parents who leave their children in a car out of sight and unattended by anyone at least 14 years old for 10 minutes or more can face child-endangerment charges that carry a penalty of up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine."
Then it gets really bizarre ... she assumed the police took custody of her ... uh no ... they left the 8 and 9 year old girls at Wal-Mart sitting on a bench.
Officers then went to her car and started the engine with the baby inside -- "exposing my child to carbon monoxide poisoning," Coyne said. She assumed the other girls were in police custody.
But they weren't.
"The police abandoned my other daughters at the Wal-Mart," said Janecyk, who eventually found them seated on a bench in the Wal-Mart. "I asked them why they didn't ask for help, but they said the police scared them."
Citizen's Arrest ... Citizen's Arrest ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-crestwood13dec13,0,2281190.story
A mom stepped away from her car with her two year old strapped in the car seat. She was always within eyesight of the car and was only away for 5 minutes. She wanted to get a photo of her two older daughters (8&9 years old) donating their money to charity.
Police officers swarm her and arrest her for child endangerment.
"In Illinois, parents who leave their children in a car out of sight and unattended by anyone at least 14 years old for 10 minutes or more can face child-endangerment charges that carry a penalty of up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine."
Then it gets really bizarre ... she assumed the police took custody of her ... uh no ... they left the 8 and 9 year old girls at Wal-Mart sitting on a bench.
Officers then went to her car and started the engine with the baby inside -- "exposing my child to carbon monoxide poisoning," Coyne said. She assumed the other girls were in police custody.
But they weren't.
"The police abandoned my other daughters at the Wal-Mart," said Janecyk, who eventually found them seated on a bench in the Wal-Mart. "I asked them why they didn't ask for help, but they said the police scared them."
Citizen's Arrest ... Citizen's Arrest ...