On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, deputies responded to a motel, in 31700 block of
Casino Drive, Lake Elsinore regarding a one-year old child walking
alone in the parking lot wearing only a diaper.
Deputies
arrived and located the child in the parking lot. Deputies also
discovered an open door and found an additional child, two-years old
alone in the motel room. Deputies attempted to locate the parents.
Thirty
minutes later the father of the children, Joseph
Salas , 50 years old resident of
Temecula, arrived. Salas and the children were transported to the
station.
The
mother, Tamara Ross
, 32-year-old resident of Temecula, arrived at the station a short
time later. The investigation revealed both parents left the
children alone for over three hours. In addition, Joseph Salas was
under the influence of marijuana and Tamara Ross drove to the station
while under the influence of alcohol.
Joseph
Salas was arrested for Felony child endangerment and being under the
influence of marijuana in public and Tamara Ross was arrested for
felony child endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Child Protective Services responded to take custody of the children.
Both suspects were transported to Cois Byrd Detention Center.
Anyone
with additional information is urged to call Corporal
Brown at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s
Station at (951) 245-3300 or Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at
(951) 776-1099.
Press
Release Provided by the Riverside County Sheriffs Department
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