Man arrested for leaving infant in running car while gambling at Hollywood casino

Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Sunrise after he allegedly left an infant alone in a running vehicle for about two hours while gambling inside the Seminole Classic Casino located in Hollywood, Florida, according to WPLG Local 10 and CBS News Miami.

Seminole police reported that casino security found the car running in the parking lot near State Road 7 and Stirling Road. The infant was discovered in a car seat in the back seat but was not buckled in and was not moving, prompting security to call police and officers to force entry into the vehicle.

Upon arrival, officers determined the infant was only sleeping. The man, identified as Gregory Foster by CBS News Miami, told casino security he had been inside for about 45 minutes.

Foster was charged with child neglect without bodily harm. This incident marks the second recent case involving children left unattended in vehicles while adults gambled at the Seminole Classic Casino, with a similar case involving three stepchildren reported earlier in November.

The Seminole Police Department provided the information, correcting earlier reports that mistakenly attributed it to the Broward Sheriff's Office.