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Heroic Maryland 4-Year-Old Stuck In Hot Car With Six Other Toddlers Manages To Call 911 For Help
14 May 2019
A 4-year-old, stranded in a locked car as the 80-degree weather caused temperatures inside to rise, was forced to think quick to save all seven of them inside.
<p>Police received a 911 call on Friday, May 10, from a 4-year-old, saying they were trapped inside a hot car. </p><p>Though the child was unable to tell the dispatcher where they were, authorities traced the call to the St. Charles Towne Center parking lot in Maryland.</p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="7369f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3NV8XT1557864370"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126943192794923009" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">#Breaking Charles County Sheriff’s Office says 7 toddlers (ages 2 to 4) were left in a car in the parking lot of St… https://t.co/lgPjNu6N6g</div> — Ryan Sprouse (@Ryan Sprouse)<a href="https://twitter.com/RSprouseABC7/statuses/1126943192794923009">1557519169.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Officers arrived at the location shortly thereafter, removing the "<a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/7-toddlers-left-inside-hot-car" target="_blank">sweaty and scared</a>" children from the vehicle. </strong><br></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="5f045" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GQPPGD1557864370"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128152358955958272" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@HuffPost Seven kids between 2 and 4, and only one car seat in the car. Thank God there was a phone in the car and… https://t.co/aGLqW2cLdf</div> — Mary Beth🍑 (@Mary Beth🍑)<a href="https://twitter.com/banmar_nj/statuses/1128152358955958272">1557807457.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The <a href="https://www.ccso.us/news/press-releases/2019/05/woman-charged-with-confining-children-inside-a-motor-vehicle/" target="_blank">Charles County Sheriff's Office</a> issued a statement:</strong><br></p><blockquote><em>"Officers helped the children out of the vehicle and Charles County Fire and Emergency Medical Services provided treatment on the scene."<br></em><a href="https://www.ccso.us/news/press-releases/2019/05/woman-charged-with-confining-children-inside-a-motor-vehicle/" target="_blank"></a></blockquote><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="0324b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1B0MX41557864370"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126944623073603584" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@CCSOMD Kids have been hydrated and cared for and Did NOT need transport Mom came out while officers were there and… https://t.co/Cgspuboe74</div> — Ryan Sprouse (@Ryan Sprouse)<a href="https://twitter.com/RSprouseABC7/statuses/1126944623073603584">1557519510.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="74270" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3JV8E51557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126958361629659136" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Update: PIO says mom told officers that she had just gone into the mall to use the bathroom Officers found surveill… https://t.co/L8l8m1qn0J</div> — Ryan Sprouse (@Ryan Sprouse)<a href="https://twitter.com/RSprouseABC7/statuses/1126958361629659136">1557522785.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>10 minutes after the officers arrived, the 37-year-old woman who owned the car and was caring for the children, returned. Authorities report she was a mother to two of the children, and was babysitting the other five, all aged 2-4. </p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div></p><p><strong>She was arrested on the spot for "illegal confinement in a motor vehicle."</strong></p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="2ec14" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="588Z9O1557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128327719823929345" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@balleralert sad that this baby has more sense than the parents smh</div> — Tisha Leann (@Tisha Leann)<a href="https://twitter.com/Tisha_Leannn/statuses/1128327719823929345">1557849266.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>The children were inside the locked car, whose windows were up, for at least 20 minutes in 80-degree heat. </p><p>Their caretaker claims she went into the store only briefly to use the restroom, but <em>ABC-7 </em>reports that police have obtained footage of the 37-year-old browsing for shoes.<br></p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="c2694" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5B3BDO1557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128302497150451712" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC Come on parents !!! What's so important than your kids to lock them in car!!!! I never understand this !!</div> — Marceline Bitoto (@Marceline Bitoto)<a href="https://twitter.com/ManuelaBitoto/statuses/1128302497150451712">1557843252.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Twitter was outraged at the children's caretaker for putting them in this situation:</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="388f1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="EK3LF41557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128122272206577664" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC Brilliant kid they saved their life and the other kids too. Who in the hell leaves a kid or any pets in the ca… https://t.co/MAvSLM0xwx</div> — VERONICA like the Archie comics, my sister's idea! (@VERONICA like the Archie comics, my sister's idea!)<a href="https://twitter.com/veronic16912774/statuses/1128122272206577664">1557800283.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="932df" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ML8AO71557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128121133675339776" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC 😱😨😵😡😬 jail the parent</div> — Kuualohanani (@Kuualohanani)<a href="https://twitter.com/kuualohanani/statuses/1128121133675339776">1557800012.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a7c81" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="P08X181557864371"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128121071494881281" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC Child abuse.</div> — Quidnunciac (@Quidnunciac)<a href="https://twitter.com/Quidnunciac/statuses/1128121071494881281">1557799997.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The 4-year-old managed to call police using a cellphone left in the car, and it's a good thing they did for the safety of everyone involved. </strong><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="07f9f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="RJZKXE1557864372"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128328611801509888" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@balleralert She’s a very smart little girl..😇</div> — Fiesty (@Fiesty)<a href="https://twitter.com/candy76_lor/statuses/1128328611801509888">1557849479.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="87c25" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TOJ9QH1557864372"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1128127027419074560" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC HERO Indeed! Thank goodness!</div> — Sophia Burke (@Sophia Burke)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sophia_Burke4/statuses/1128127027419074560">1557801417.0</a></blockquote></div>
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