Dogs Got Babysitter But Not Kids

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

A San Ramon couple who police said left their 5- and 10-year-old sons home alone -- but got a dog-sitter for their puppies -- were arrested Tuesday after celebrating the New Year in Las Vegas for five days.

San Ramon police met Jacob Calero, 39, and his wife, Michelle De La Vega, 32, aboard America West Flight 6550 after it arrived at Oakland International Airport at 11 a.m., police said. Investigators had been eager to talk to the couple since finding their boys safe but alone in the couple's luxury apartment Saturday, one day after the parents took off. The 5-year-old boy is autistic, relatives said.

Dog lovers in the northern California.