Parents Arrested After Pennsylvania Kids Call From Closet
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WILKINSBURG, Pa.-- Police say a man and woman from suburban Pittsburgh face charges after two young children called 911 after getting themselves stuck in a closet while home alone.
Wilkinsburg police say an 8-year-old girl used a cellphone to call 911 after she and her 6-year-old brother got trapped in a closet Tuesday afternoon. Officers entered the home through a window and freed the children.
The girl's mother told investigators her boyfriend was at the home when she left around 7 a.m. She told officers the father was supposed to watch the children but didn't show up.
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The parents were both arrested on endangerment charges. Police say the woman's boyfriend will also be charged.
The children were unhurt and handed over to county child welfare officials.