Brooklyn Mom Left Baby Alone At NJ Convention Center: Police

BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn mom was arrested after she left her child alone in a stroller inside a convention center in New Jersey on Valentine's Day, police said.

The 22-year-old mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after authorities reported that security found an infant left alone inside the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus.

Authorities say the infant was in a stroller in the lobby of the building but before the entrance doors of the actual expo.

Police Chief Dennis Miller told the Hudson County View that the baby had been left outside for 20 minutes, while the mother went inside the expo.

Police said they eventually found the mother inside the event. She was given a summons and then released from police custody.

The infant was released into the custody of the father, according to Miller, but the Division of Child Protection and Permanency was also notified of the incident.