Dad Leaves Kid in Car, Visits Strip Club

A father in Indiana has a lot of explaining to do after leaving his 5-year-old son in the car while visiting a strip club.

Donald Crawford, 39, parked his semi-tractor-trailer truck and went to Sassy Kat's Showclub in Indianapolis early Tuesday morning. Workers said he was inside for about 30 minutes.

"He ordered a drink, which was a Corona," said Sassy Kat manager Audrey Cardwell. "He went and did four table dances or lap dances, whatever you want to call them, and he didn't want to pay for them. So he was asked to leave."

Police said when Crawford left the club, he was so drunk that he couldn't find his truck. So he called 911 and said his truck with his child in it had been stolen. When police arrived, they found the big rig parked outside the club. Officers were able to open the door because it was unlocked and the keys were still in the ignition. His son was watching cartoons on the television.

"There's no way possible that anybody should leave their kid in the truck by their self (sic) with the keys in it," said local resident Larry Cardwell. "Watching TV while you go into a boobie bar."

"Yeah, that was stupid. He needs to stop drinking that's for sure," Audrey Cardwell said.