Atlanta Child Left in Hot Car for Almost an Hour; Mom Arrested

An Atlanta mother is in custody after police say she left her 2-year-old daughter locked in a hot car for almost an hour while she went shopping on Monday afternoon, according to a police spokesman.

Tamisha Upshaw, 37, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct after a security guard patrolling the parking lot of the Kroger on Cascade Avenue discovered a child locked inside a vehicle with the windows rolled up at approximately 3 p.m., Sgt. Greg Lyon told Patch. Police were dispatched to the scene, and the security guard smashed in the car’s window to free the little girl.

Upshaw was arrested when she returned to her vehicle, Lyon said.

The 2-year-old was examined by Grady EMS and is doing fine, according to Lyon.