AN ALBUQUERQUE COUPLE IS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY LEAVING THEIR BABY IN A HOT CAR WHILE THEY WENT INTO A CASINO TO GAMBLE. KOB TV REPORTS THE COUPLE, JAIME MUNOZ AND CRYSTAL LOERA, WENT INSIDE THE CASINO AROUND 10:40 PM AND STAYED FOR TWO HOURS WHILE THEIR ONE YEAR OLD WAS IN THE VEHICLE. TEMPERTURES ARE STILL HIGH AT NIGHT IN NEW MEXICO DURING JULY AND AUGUST.
SECURITY OFFICERS FOUND THE BABY IN THE CAR, SLEEPING BUT COVERED IN SWEAT. THEY TURNED THE CHILD OVER TO THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AND THE INFANT IS STILL IN CYFD CUSTODY.
MUNOZ AND LOERA ARE BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND UNTIL THEIR DETENTION HEARING NEXT MONTH.
