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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Mission police arrested 22-year-old Laura Sanchez Vasquez on multiple counts of child abandonment on Monday.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A Cameron Park mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her 8-year-old son alone at a local community center.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A San Benito father spent part of Easter Sunday behind bars after he allegedly left his 4-year-old daughter inside a local Dollar General store.

Friday, March 29, 2013  A young mother is facing criminal charges after being accused of leaving four children at a local WalMart while she went to work.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A Harlingen man was arrested after he left a 5-year-old and 23-month-old alone on a second floor hotel room.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A Brownsville mother is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left her son playing in an apartment complex and went to a BBQ.

Sunday, November 25, 2012  A 9-year-old El Salvardorian girl was found wandering through the brush just south of Havana earlier Saturday afternoon.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Authorities are questioning the parents of a 3-year-old boy who was found wandering alone near a gas station.

Friday, November 02, 2012  A Brownsville mother is facing criminal charges after her 5-year-old child was found wandering a WalMart store alone.

Friday, October 12, 2012  A San Benito father is facing criminal charges after he allegedly left his 2-year-old son in the car while he went shopping at a local supermarket.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A Brownsville mother is behind bars after her 4-year-old son was left alone in an SUV and had to be rescued by a security guard.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after police found her 5-year-old niece wandering inside a local flea market alone.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A Brownsville mother is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left her children at a local Burger King restaurant while she went shopping across the street.

Monday, July 23, 2012  A Rio Grande Valley father is behind bars after abandoning his 8-year-old son to flee from police during a weekend DWI chase.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A Cameron County mother is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left her two young children home alone.