Staff - Eagle Pass

A 30 year-old woman was detained by officers of the EPPD for leaving her 7,3 and 1 and a half year old children. The incident occurred over the weekend. Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda, informed The News Gram that the report had arrived around noon on Friday about three small children alone at home on the south side of our fair city and they were not being supervised by an adult. Officers arrived at the home and found the children and were unable to make contact with the woman because there was no phone number available to make contact with her. Almost an hour later, the mother returned to the home. She was arrested for leaving her children unattended and the case was taken up with Child Protective Services. In the meantime, the children will be in the legal custody of their grandmother. According to her statement, the mother left early in the morning to get food but did not return until noontime. The children were left unattended for several hours. Chief Castañeda added that you should never leave young children unattended at home. This could set the stage for a tragic accident this is why charges are brought up against parents. The case remains under investigation.