Location: Walmart, 1251 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DEDate of Occurrence: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
Suspect: Erica Dugan, 25, 200 block of North Maryland Avenue, Wilmington, DE
Charges:
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Reckless Endangering
Victim: 1 year old Wilmington female
Resume: A 25 year old Wilmington woman has been arrested by the Delaware State Police after she left a one year old child alone in a car this afternoon.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 this afternoon as Erica Dugan of North Maryland Avenue in Wilmington parked her vehicle in the parking lot of the Walmart store located on Centerville Road. Dugan then exited the vehicle and went inside of the store leaving a one year old female child who she was babysitting, behind. Concerned patrons, seeing the child alone in the car sweating profusely, called police. Responding troopers located Dugan inside of the Walmart and took her into custody after finding that she had been inside of the store for close to an hour. She was charged with one count each of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Reckless Endangering. Dugan was arraigned at JP Court #2 are released on $2000.00 unsecured bail. The child was not injured and turned over to her mother.
Somebody should lock her in a 130 degree plus area and leave her for an hour and see how she makes out. This kind of stuff is so disgusting. If she doesn't want to babysit the child, she should tell the Mom No. Glad it wasn't my child or grandchild.
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks ago a woman flew into a Royal Farm parking lot, jumped out of her vehicle while it was still running, left the drivers side door open and a quick glance showed there was an infant strapped in the backseat. All of this took place around 2 in the morning. The person stayed in the store for several minutes leaving the child unattended in a running vehicle.
ReplyDeleteMy assumption would be she doesn't have the common sense to read but if she should read this please note if ever that is done again the police will be called, the doors will be locked and closed so she cannot enter the vehicle and get away from being held accountable for her actions.
Babies do not deserve to be neglected, stolen, raped, thrown out on the side of the road, or murdered. The parent or care taker that puts the child in a situation that readily makes them available for any of those things to happen should be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law (and in some cases beyond that).
I was at the Fruitland Food Lion last evening around 6pm.As I was getting in my car to leave, There was a woman with what looked to be a 4-5 year old little boy in her back seat...NO SEAT BELT..She took off across the parking lot and the back door of the car flew open , the side the child was on....The child looked like he was gonna fall out the door....She stops the car shuts the door and drove off..Again no seat belt or child seat....Hello Stupid...Did you think that he wont do it again...Take a minute and buckle that child in ..What if you had been going 60 down the highway........Some people dont deserve children....Its common sense.......And to leave a child in a car by alone..Well there needs to be a nice hot room somewhere and lock these idiots up ...For life..They have no business in society.....
ReplyDeleteI would have called the cops and then broke the window out. She's another one who needs to fry.
ReplyDeleteLock her away for good.
ReplyDeleteGlad the baby was okay after all that.
11:44 AM
ReplyDeleteLittle extreme don't ya think?
And when the mother assaults the "babysitter", I hope the police slow their response to get to her!
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