Police: Parents Left Newborn, Toddler Locked Inside Car in Freezing Weather While They Were Shopping

A couple was charged with endangering the welfare of their two children after police say they went shopping and left their newborn and 1-year-old locked inside a car in the parking lot while it was below freezing. It happened Sunday at the IKEA in Robinson Township around 2 p.m. A customer called 911 after spotting two very young children all alone in a car. According to the criminal complaint, “the engine was off, the heat was off and the doors were locked.” Inside the locked car was a “newborn wearing a heavy winter coat beside him was a 15 month old wearing a coat,” according to the criminal complaint. Police say the parents claimed “they left the children alone for 15 minutes”. But when investigators checked store security cameras, they said it wasn’t true. Police said they left the children in their for 56 minutes. Police said the children were not taken from their parents, but CYF is investigating the incident.


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