Mother arrested after child left in hot car at Legends parking lot

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A mother was arrested in Kansas City, Kansas, after she allegedly left her child alone in a locked car.

FOX4 learned that the child was in the locked car at the Legends Outlets’ Target parking lot for 15-20 minutes. The child is going to be okay, according to authorities.

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Authorities said someone noticed the child in the car, and that person did what kids and car safety experts say is the right thing to do: they contacted the police.

It was around 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday when the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office got the call…

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