A couple was arrested after police say they found two children handcuffed in the backseat of a car.
Allegheny County Police say a disturbance call brought White Oak officers to the Francis McClure Elementary School on Wednesday.
Police say an 11-year-old boy was refusing to get in his dad’s car after he was dismissed from school. Police say when school officials looked inside the car, they found a woman in the passenger seat and two children, ages 7 and 10, handcuffed in the backseat.
Police say the three children were forensically interviewed and said they were physically abused by 37-year-old Richard Hayes of Mt. Oliver and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Natosha Bell of Rankin.
Hayes and Bell are facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault and false imprisonment. Police say Hayes also had a loaded handgun with him.
As part of county police’s response, an emergency referral was made to the Allegheny County CYF.
