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Police: Mom left kids in car on West Ave., went to drink instead

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by James Muñoz / KENS 5

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Posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:04 PM

Updated Tuesday, Mar 2 at 7:44 PM

San Antonio Police arrested 29-year-old Ursula Cadena on charges of child abandonment. She's accused of leaving her three children in her car while she went inside a bar.

Sunday someone in the 600 block of West Avenue saw the three kids and called police.

The police report said the mother had at least six beers. Police arrested her and took the children to a shelter. Children's Protective Services is investigating.

A woman at Cadena's house identified herself as the children's grandmother and said they were trying to get the children back.

KENS 5 called Cadena who declined to comment on-camera.

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virginia62 said on March 4, 2010 at 1:50 AM

This is to RPheath, MEMBER Susan Yates and I seem to recall someone by the name of Harris in Houston also who killed her 5 children. I don't recall any HISPANIC with those surnames!!!!!!!!!!! But, acynthia hit the nail on the head.... don't open your legs if you don't want to care for your children or get sterilized!!!!! This world would be a better place without the likes of this Cadena woman. Her existence really makes a person think about abstinance and maybe even, why weren't these people aborted instead of being born to make their own children suffer for their urgency for a BEER. MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL TO ME for her actions. What a sorry waste of flesh and human being!!!!!!!!!

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virginia62 said on March 4, 2010 at 1:33 AM

These "Mothers" , for lack of a better description are not to be believed with their behavior with their own flesh and blood. Even animals will protect their young than some of these sorry "a...s". I hope CPS will investigate this occurence better than they have in the past with other cases, like the "Mother" who buried her children under the home after killing them. What a sorry state for this world to come to when a BEER takes precedence over the care of children!!!!!

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l8mnv said on March 3, 2010 at 10:36 PM

This lady doesnt deserve to be a mom. JAIL!

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tanyasgrama said on March 3, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Unfortunately, nothing will be done because, fortunately, the children are fine. Until somebody gets hurt or dies, then something gets done.

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ethical said on March 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM

Can you imagine 29 years old and still you don't have your life together? If you can afford BEER then I hope you can feed your children and send them to school?

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ethical said on March 3, 2010 at 1:49 PM

This is such a very sad story, but I have had former co-workers like this in the past. In fact I am aware of several and they seem to keep beating the system. Sooner or later it will catch up with the scums. Mind you mothers going out to PARTY WITH FRIENDS INSTEAD OF STAYING HOME TO TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN THEY BROUGHT TO THIS EARTH. THERE THOUGHT IS MEET MORE MEN, DRINK, HAVE SEX AND THEN RETURN HOME DRUNK. WHAT A SIGHT FOR KIDS TO SEE....WHAT A SHAME THEN THEY WONDER WHY KIDS END UP ON DRUGS, KIDS HAVING KIDS AND SO ON.

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stevienxtc said on March 3, 2010 at 11:01 AM

How bout you all stop making excuses for whatever RACE it is and recognize the problem. KIDS were left in a car so the mother could drink in a bar. WTF? Are you people mad??! This is not normal behavior and the mother should be punished accordingly...whatever that may be. Period. End of story.

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foxintheboxii said on March 3, 2010 at 12:26 AM

in response to rpheath These types of issues are not just a "hispanic" problem. Don't you ever watch "Cops" ? There are plenty of white folk doing the same thing. Making this a "race" issue does nothing to solve the problem. How about offering something "constructive"?

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acynthia81126391 said on March 2, 2010 at 11:58 PM

it doesn't surprise me that she is out drinking and leaving her kids in the car. I have seen it before, because the family doesnt want to assist in watching the kids when the mother wants, she does what she does best take them and leave them in the car. Don't worry CPS won't do anything but slap her hands and send her to parenting classes and back with the kids. Why because they dont have time for another issue. I pray for the kids. No one really thinks about the kids. Why open your legs if you dont want the responsibility

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ltwally said on March 2, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Well................................at least she was not starving them or kill them and bury then under the house.

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americafirst1 said on March 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM

rpheath...hey stupid stop being hatefull, there are all kinds of people out there that u single out the hispanic populations because of the actions of the few, u are stupid, this lady needs to be jailed and hopefully helped, this kids will be better off has a family, only if the mom decides to be responsible.

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tommyg said on March 2, 2010 at 6:07 PM

Kens5 is sad. They will let an individual attack a race, but when someone wants to fight back and go on the attack towards this individual, the will "block" his post. Real good guys. Real good.

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zellig22 said on March 2, 2010 at 5:42 PM

when i was in Kentucky and Tennesee,social services were kept awfully busy taking children away from folk high on"hillbilly heroin",you read about hispanics more down here becos of course we out number other races,but don't be an imbecile...rpheath,refrain from making inane remarks.

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rpheath said on March 2, 2010 at 5:20 PM

I say if she wants to drink, let her. The cops need to spend their time elsewhere. Who cares anyway?

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rpheath said on March 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Wow, how surprising. Another hispanic woman drinking while she drives her kids around. For a race of people that believe in having a lot of children because you believe in "family", you sure don't take that very seriously. Now if your a hispanic reading this and are OFFENDED, Good........ maybe someone of hispanic heritage should step up, speak out and try to do something. Children are being affected and if someone does not get to the root of the problem, this will continue. I'm not saying all hispanic people are bad, thats not the case......the issue is we need to curve the pregnancy rate , the drug rate, and the violence rate within the hispanic race. It has gotten way out of hand.

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jackieboy said on March 2, 2010 at 4:46 PM

Will these stupid people never learn to take responsibility for their children and their actions? If anyone belongs in jail and their children taken away from them, she is the person to be nominated. I hope she gets put away for a long time.

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spursmommy said on March 2, 2010 at 4:42 PM

So she abandons them, then she was going to drive them home drunk???

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