St. Paul Parents Charged with Neglect after Hungry Kids Walked to Gas Station

A St. Paul man and woman are facing charges after a 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl walked into a SuperAmerica gas station alone because they were hungry.

St. Paul officers were called at 8:30 p.m. Monday to the gas station at 1146 Payne Ave.

An employee called 911 and said two children came into the store wanting to buy food but didn’t have any money. The caller said both children were very dirty, and one had a full diaper and shoes on the wrong feet, according to the complaint.

The employee was also told that the children’s mother “left with a strange man and wasn’t coming back,” according to the complaint.

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