SAN ANTONIO – A West Side mom is in jail right now, accused of leaving her young children alone Monday night while she went dancing.
Police say Melissa Franco, 30, was gone for several hours. Her six, five, four and two-year-old children were left to fend for themselves without a babysitter at their house on the 1400 block of Saltillo.
One neighbor called police after finding the two-year old girl wandering the streets. Another neighbor says she took the other children into her home after finding them outside alone. Police say the children were left with a bag of chicken wings to eat.
Now Franco is facing four counts of child abandonment with intent to return. Police took her children to a shelter for their safety. A judge set Franco’s bond at $40,000.