DA: Dad out drinking, 4-year-old home alone
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- A Burnsville father is accused of leaving his 4-year-old daughter home alone while he went out drinking.
Forty-seven-year-old Richard Moore is charged with child neglect after police were called to his home by a neighbor. A criminal complaint says the child, clutching a blanket, walked to a neighbor's house to say she had a bad dream and couldn't find her dad.
Police called the girl's mother, who was traveling for work. She gave officers the names of a few bars to check. Authorities say Moore was found on the patio at Ansari's Mediterranean Grill and Lounge.
KMSP-TV says police believe the child had been left alone for more than three hours. Moore did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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Information from: KMSP-TV
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