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COPYRIGHT 2003 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL
When William Calabrese of Henderson left his 7-year-old boy inside a running vehicle for an hour at the Clark County Government Center on Wednesday, he found himself facing charges of child endangerment.
"I'm a good parent," Calabrese said Friday. "I certainly won't do it again if this is the policy, but it's very imposing."
Maria Door-Soto was charged with the same crime this month after leaving her 16-month-old infant in an idling car that was stolen when she briefly entered a shoe store.
Two days after that incident, police arrested Won Chong, who left his 2-year-old son in a running vehicle while inside a local Starbucks.
"I didn't think it would be illegal to leave him in the car. I didn't even know," Chong said...
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