WASHINGTON — Two young children were left alone in a car on Saturday afternoon while their parents attended a private wine tasting at a D.C. restaurant.

Gwen Crump with D.C. Metropolitan Police Department  says police received a call around 5:40 p.m. from someone who spotted the kids. Crump says the children are both under the age of 2 .

Police went into Ris, an upscale restaurant near Washington Circle at 23rd and L Streets in Northwest,  to arrest the couple.

Fox 5 reports the children were kept in a police car until they were picked up by the District’s Child and Family Services.

The parents are facing a charge of first degree cruelty to children.
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