Babysitter arrested after leaving 2 children in car at casino
ATLANTIC CITY NJ Aug 5 2018 She was supposed to be taking care of two small children but police say that she decided to go job hunting and left the child alone and in a car at a casino.
Police say a patron found a 6-year-old wandering the garage at Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino around 3 p.m. Monday and notified security.
Casino security got involved looking for the babysitter and notified police.
Authorities located the vehicle that the child had left and found a baby less than 1-year-old inside.
Officers remained on the scene for more than an hour attempting to locate their babysitter, 23-year-old Shaun Saunders.
She was placed under arrest once she returned to the garage. Police say she also had marijuana in her possession.
The children were turned over to their mother.
Saunders has been charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and possession.
