Two people have been criminally charged, accused of locking six children in a Milwaukee storage unit. Charles Dupriest and Azyia Zielinski have been charged with several counts of child neglect.

The unit had a "putrid" smell when police arrived to the locked StorSafe storage unit at 5555 N. 27th St. to find six children, ranging from 2 months to 9 years old, according to a criminal complaint.

MILWAUKEE -- Six children ranging in age from 2 months to 9 years were found locked inside a storage unit on Milwaukee's north side early Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of two adults.

The children found in a Milwaukee storage unit and adults arrested in connection to the police's discovery were homeless, authorities said. The Milwaukee Police Department confirmed to the Milwaukee ...