Editor's Note: This story was amended to include a paragraph about Child Protective Services.
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A woman was arrested after a baby was left unattended in a vehicle at Mall in Temecula Friday.
It was unclear whether she was the child's mother.
Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Joshua Morales said the event occurred about 2 p.m.
A woman spotted the child in the vehicle and no one around; she found that the door was unlocked and took the baby out, Morales told Patch.
The woman put the child in her own vehicle with the air conditioning on -- temperatures in Temecula Friday reached triple digits -- and called police dispatch, Morales said.
When deputies arrived, there was still no sign of an adult but after waiting a while, a woman returned to the vehicle with and was arrested and booked on suspicion of child endangerment, Morales said.
The woman was allegedly carrying a Starbucks coffee and shopping bags; her name was not immediately released.
Sheriff's officials said that Child Protective Services would be notified but it was not immediately clear if the baby was taken into protective care or turned over to a family member.
CPS is really good at taking away kids who like and make up stories so they can go and live with friends or do whatever they want in foster care, but to work a real case where a child is abused, put in totally life or death situations they just let skim by. Why is that do we think??? Because the baby cannot talk ..........and give stories of truth or not.........so mother says I was in there for 5 min, oh I forgot to lock the door, let me turn on the tears...............she is by far worse then any other criminal who sells drugs, breaks into Apple stores etc. because that is a choice, this baby did NOT HAVE A CHOICE.
I have to agree with temecula mom with this one. As a retired social worker, I can attest first hand it is the judges. No matter how hard of a case you present. It is the judges decision. Trust me, after 20+ years, it beacme more frustraing for the CPS worker than it was the public. The CPS worker was always the blame in the public's perspective; however, it is purely a judicial decision.
I was there parked a few cars away...I arrived around 3:00 and I understand 911 call was approx. 2:00 ....i understand baby had already been taken to hosp..police were just waiting for mom to come out of mall..As I watched from jcpenneys doors we saw 2 females come out of the mall ( approx. 15-30 mins. After i arrived) and headed towards vehicle when police approached them and spoke to them focusing in one the younger of the two ....(who did not look like "white trash" )she looked like average temecula girl in her early to mid 20's wearing jeans and a green top ...she was neat and clean... Just average... Her attire was not troubling but what was disturbing was hers and the other female didn't seem to be to alarmed or disturbed by the police questioning (the older female lightly swings one of her shopping bags back and forth )then after a min.the police walked the younger female to the police car and into the back seat... The older female headed toward the vehicle they arrived in.... This is just my perception of the events.....but what is an absolute fact is a infant was left unattended in a vehicle .... In outside temps over 100 degree .......while the "RESPONSIBLE " Adults went on a long shopping trip... This is such a disturbing event.... I can't even describe my disgust for these adults that are supposed to be protecting ..... Not neglecting..... I hope the mother gets Some help....and becomes a responsible mom....
The temperature inside at the seat bottom level is less maybe 120 degrees. Dark colored cars are hotter inside than white cars. At that kind of heat there is no time to wait 5 or 10 minutes for a police officer or fire rescue to come first and break the window or send for a locksmith.