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Last Friday morning, a good Samaritan contacted Police in Hyattsville, Maryland, to report a young child who had been locked inside a parked car for several hours. HPD officers arrived in minutes and used a partially open window to unlock the car and rescue the five-year-old girl from the increasingly hot vehicle.
It was later determined that the girl’s 29-year-old mother had been visiting a friend’s house nearby. She has now been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, neglect, and leaving an unattended child confined in a vehicle. The child is now staying with relatives and Child Protective Services are investigating the family.
In a post to social media, the Hyattsville Police Department thanks the good Samaritan for looking out for the child. They also reminded the public that it’s never okay to leave a young child unattended, but it’s especially dangerous when there’s a heat advisory. Even though the car’s window was cracked, the situation could have become deadly, fortunately one citizen saw something and acted quickly, preventing a tragedy.
Source: WASHINGTON TIMES