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The San Ramon couple who left their young boys alone while they spent five days in Las Vegas pleaded no contest Thursday to the charges against them, a move that spares them from prison but will require them to be confined to their home.
Their surprise pleas -- essentially the same as pleading guilty -- brought a sudden end to a case made all the more stunning by the fact that Jacob Calero and Michelle De La Vega managed to find a dog-sitter to care for their two puppies.
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The couple left for five days in Las Vegas on Dec. 30, leaving Joshua and Jason, who is mildly autistic, home alone with Calero's cell phone number, a stack of frozen dinners and strict instructions not to answer the door.
Their surprise pleas -- essentially the same as pleading guilty -- brought a sudden end to a case made all the more stunning by the fact that Jacob Calero and Michelle De La Vega managed to find a dog-sitter to care for their two puppies.
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The couple left for five days in Las Vegas on Dec. 30, leaving Joshua and Jason, who is mildly autistic, home alone with Calero's cell phone number, a stack of frozen dinners and strict instructions not to answer the door.
Could the kids not open a can of food for the dogs once in a while when they nuked their own meals?