![Citizens Stop Alleged Child Neglect in Downtown Rochester](https://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2014/05/P5087648.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Citizens Stop Alleged Child Neglect in Downtown Rochester
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A man and woman were arrested following an incident involving alleged neglect of two young children in downtown Rochester Sunday morning.
Rochester Police Captain Casey Moilanen says officers were sent to investigate after a citizen reported seeing a toddler and an infant in a stroller being pushed into a pole and then out into traffic where they were nearly hit by a vehicle on South Broadway. The citizen told dispatchers the couple appeared to be under the influence of something and they had taken the 2-year-old and the baby away from the two until police could respond to the situation, which occurred just before 10 AM Sunday.
Moilanen says the mother, 26-year-old Beatriz Garcia, was wanted on warrants and could be charged with gross misdemeanor child neglect, while her boyfriend, 29-year-old Bobby Cuellar, was taken into custody for obstructing police. The two children were placed in protective custody.
News Update: Unfilled Jobs Remain Plentiful in Rochester Area
More From Sasquatch 107.7 - The Rock of Rochester
![9 Awesome Rock Star ‘SpongeBob’ Cameos](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/09/loudlistsponge_edited-12.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Costco Offering Crazy Membership Deal on Groupon](http://townsquare.media/site/716/files/2019/06/GettyImages-1072266062-e1559841248821.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Unfilled Jobs Remain Plentiful in Rochester Area](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2019/09/RS22292_GettyImages-641883190-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Peers Offer Support to Metallica’s James Hetfield: ‘I’m With You’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/09/hetfield1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s Former Home on Sale for $7.5M](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2019/09/Featured.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Are Skittles Really Minnesota’s Most Popular Halloween Candy?](http://townsquare.media/site/719/files/2019/09/Skittles.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![4-Time Cancer Survivor Also Plays For The Golden Gophers](http://townsquare.media/site/684/files/2019/09/Casey-OBrien.png?w=980&q=75)
![Some Minnesotans Have A Tough Time Pronouncing This Beverage](http://townsquare.media/site/719/files/2019/09/Milk.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Las Vegas Man Convicted For ‘Rolling Gunfight’ in Rochester](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2018/08/Thaddeus-Merritt.v1.jpeg?w=980&q=75)