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Bend 6-year-old wanders as mom drinks in bar

The Columbian
Published: January 9, 2012, 12:00am

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a 6-year-old boy who had been left asleep in a car while his mother drank at a Bend bar woke up early Sunday and went looking for her.

The security staff at a bar saw him wandering about 1 a.m. and called police.

Police jailed the 24-year-old mother on child neglect charges.

The Bulletin reports (http://is.gd/ZuaR2l ) the Oregon Department of Human Services was notified, and the boy was released to other family members.

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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com

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