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LAWRENCE, Kan., June 14 (UPI) -- Police responded to a call at a Lawrence, Kan., Walmart to find two children bound and blindfolded in the parking lot.
When police arrived on the scene Wednesday, two children, ages 5 and 7, were tied up and blindfolded, seated on the ground near a car in the parking lot. A man near the car refused to speak with officers and subsequently resisted arrest, the police report said.
When the man tried to get in the car, police subdued him using a Taser, after which they discovered three more children, ages 12, 13 and 15, in the car.
Officers located the mother of the five children in the Walmart and took her into custody. The couple was charged with two counts of child abuse and five counts of child endangerment, and the man was additionally charged with obstruction of legal process.
The family was evidently coming from Northlake, Ill., on their way to visit relatives in Arizona when they had car trouble, forcing them to stop in Lawrence. Child Protective Services are working on finding temporary homes for the children.
http://m.upi.com/m/story/UPI-70531339714127/
Jeebus!
Some people need to be locked up forever.
Glad somebody called the police!
trumad
(41,692 posts)malaise
(268,980 posts)They did this to their own children??
Meg_Griffin_1
(49 posts)I love my child and even though he is 21 I will protect him till my death. If you can't find the time to love your children and TAKE CARE OF THEM some just don't deserve children period!!
malaise
(268,980 posts)Sick people indeed
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)The article said the police found the mother. I think that will be checked thoroughly.
The mind reels at what those kids have gone through before now.
obamanut2012
(26,069 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)Hey, be glad they didn't put them into a crate and tie it onto the top of the car.
malaise
(268,980 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I'm guessing there is no slapstick humor in their 'official' explanation...