Couple accused of bringing toddler to burglary

WAUPACA, Wis. - Waupaca County sheriff's investigators are recommending child abandonment charges and numerous other counts against a man and woman accused of leaving a toddler in the vehicle while they burglarized a business.

Authorities say the 22-year-old woman and 23-year-old man were arrested at Siegel Enterprises about 3 a.m. Tuesday in Helvetia Township after the owner reported a break-in. Deputies say they found a vehicle belonging to the woman parked behind a neighboring business. A 2-year-old boy was inside the vehicle and was crying.

The child was taken to Riverside Medical Center for a checkup and then released to Waupaca County social service workers. The sheriff's department hasn't yet said whether the man and woman were the child's parents.

The case has been sent to the Waupaca County district attorney.