Children found locked in trunk of car driven by mother

A mother and father were arrested in San Bernardino County when deputies found them driving with their two children locked in the trunk, officials said Monday.

A third person in the car also was arrested, but his relationship to the parents was unclear.

A child was seen by a witness around 10:45 p.m. Sunday in the trunk of a black Cadillac at Baker’s Drive-Thru on Baseline Street near Palm Avenue in Highland, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner.

Deputies stopped the car as it made a U-turn, according to the statement. When the driver, April Burgo, 32, of Escondido, opened the trunk, a 6-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl were found crying inside.

The car emitted “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage,� and police believe the adults knew the children had been locked in the truck.

Richard Burgo, 29, of Wildomar, his wife and a third suspect, Brandon Rampani, 33, of Escondido, were booked and released on bail in connection with charges of cruelty to a child.

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