Parents charged after toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare
Both parents of a child who was in possession of a loaded handgun at his daycare center in Canton Township were charged Thursday.
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Both parents of a child who was in possession of a loaded handgun at his daycare center in Canton Township were charged Thursday.
Authorities confirmed that one of the child's parents is a police officer in a neighboring community, but it is unclear which parent was arrested.
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