Occurred on 9/16/12, 02:17 Abandoned Endangered Children 3211 Ayers Street 1209160034
Police were stopped at a traffic light at Ayers and Tarleton Street when two women began frantically yelling at them from El Casino Tropical parking lot. One of the women told Officers several children had been left inside a white van, while the other woman told Officers she’d been assaulted and several fights had occurred in the parking lot near the van.
Further investigation revealed four children; aged four to nine years of age were at the club for a party when the children became sleepy. The father Raul Alarcon Nava (02/19/75) walked them out to the van, while their mother Araceli P. Martinez (07/06/81) stayed inside the club. Nava left the vehicle’s A/C on, but later returned to turn the van off.
The children were in the van for three-quarters of an hour before Police were notified. The parents were found inside the club and found to be intoxicated.
Both parents were arrested and charged Abandoning a Child with Intent to Return and Public Intoxication. The children were released to a family member.
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