Crime & Safety

Toddlers Found Alone Downtown; Father Charged

Justin Pomerleau, a convicted sex offender, was arrested on child neglect charges.

A Woonsocket father was charged with child neglect after police said his two children were found walking alone in downtown Woonsocket.

Justin Pomerleau was arrested Tuesday, according to WLNE-TV. He told police he fell asleep while watching the children, who were transferred to the custody of the state Department of Children, Youth and Families.

Pomerleau is also a convicted sex offender.

Read the full WLNE-TV report


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