Buffalo PD: Witness calls 911 after spotting child alone in SUV outside Dollar Tree

BUFFALO, Mo. — A young child was found crying alone in a parked SUV outside a Dollar Tree while the father was inside the store for about 16 minutes, according to a police report.

Online court records say Austin Kory Lane Craig, born in 2003, of Marshfield, is charged with first-degree child endangerment creating a substantial risk, a Class D felony.

According to the probable cause statement, a witness flagged down a Buffalo Police Department (BPD) officer and pointed to a red Chevrolet Tahoe parked in front of the Dollar Tree store in Buffalo on April 4, saying a child had been left unattended inside…

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