Parents Forget Child, 3, at Chuck E Cheese, Find Out on Evening News
Parents Forget Child, 3, at Chuck E Cheese, Find Out on Evening News
Parents of a 3-year-old girl had some explaining to do after they forgot their daughter at a Chuck E Cheese and did not realize it until they saw her picture on the evening news.
The girl, named Harmony, was left behind at the theme restaurant in Bel Air, Md., after she attended a large party with her parents. According to a report from the Harford County Sheriff's Office, both of Harmony's parents, who share custody, assumed the girl had gone home with other relatives. A restaurant manager alerted sheriff's deputies around 8 p.m. that the girl had been left alone after Harmony approached a staff member to say she was thirsty. Unable to locate the 3-year-old girl's parents, the deputies asked local news media to put Harmony's picture on the evening news. Shortly after Harmony's picture showed up on the 11 p.m. newscast, multiple phone calls came into the Sheriff's Office, including calls from the girl's parents. After police determined that Harmony's abandonment was inadvertent, Child Protective Services released her to her mother, and no charges are expected to be filed. Calls to the Harford County Sheriff's Office from ABC News were not immediately returned.
