Cops: Dad left 2 daughters in minivan while he went to casino (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)

Dad TAN TRUONG has been charged with child endangerment after he "allegedly" left his 6- and 9-year-old daughters alone in his minivan while he gambled at a local casino. No mention of a mother.

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Cops: Dad's Casino B-Day Left Out Kids
Philly Man Allegedly Left Daughters In Minivan

BENSALEM, Pa. - Another parent faces charges of leaving a child – in this case, two of them – in a car while he went inside a suburban Philadelphia casino to celebrate his birthday, police say.

Tan Truong, 38, of the 9600 block of Hoff Street in Philadelphia, has been charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of his 6- and 8-year-old daughters, Bensalem police said.

Officers were called to the Parx Casino located on Street Road at 1:20 a.m. Monday for a report of two children left in a vehicle. Police spoke to a security guard who said two girls were found without parental supervision in a Toyota Siena in the parking lot.

According to police, investigation revealed that Truong entered the casino at 12:50 a.m. to celebrate his own birthday, allegedly leaving his children in the vehicle.

Security began searching for Truong and found him on the casino floor at 1:45 a.m. He was escorted back to the vehicle and interviewed by police.

He'll be required to appear in court on a future date, police said.

At least nine children have allegedly been left outside Parx Casino since it opened in December of last year.

Earlier this year, after five summertime incidents, Pennsylvania casino regulators said Parx management needed to do a better job addressing the problem of players leaving their children in cars while they gamble.

Casino officials said they were adding extra parking lot patrols during busy times and any players leaving kids