Crime & Safety

ICYMI: Mom Leaves 2 Young Kids In Car, Shops At Walmart, Cops Say

Check out this story reported last week on Levittown Patch.

Check out this story reported last week on Levittown Patch.
Check out this story reported last week on Levittown Patch. (Screenshot of Google Maps)

LEVITTOWN, NY — A Bethpage woman was recently arrested after police said she left two young children alone in a running vehicle outside a Walmart store in Levittown. Police were called Tuesday night after witnesses saw the kids inside an idling car in the fire lane at 3335 Hempstead Turnpike.

Patrol officers found a 3-year-old strapped into a car seat and a 9-year-old sitting in the back seat. The keys were in the ignition and the engine was running. The officers entered the vehicle through an unlocked door.

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