Lehigh Acres woman accused of leaving 2 children in vehicle unattended at store parking lot

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A woman was arrested after she was accused of leaving two children with no supervision in a vehicle for 30 minutes in the parking lot of Walmart on Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres Saturday.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Nancy Elizabeth Guagua Cortez, 38, is accused of leaving two small children crying and seemingly in distress in a white Kia SUV. The vehicle was running and the doors were unlocked.

Brooklyn Valle, a shopper at the Walmart, expressed concern, saying, “It’s very sad and very concerning. If somebody were to break into the car, they can’t even protect themselves, that’s just terrible.”…

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