A mother has been arrested after a toddler called 911 to report he and six other kids had been left alone in a hot car.
The young child made the call to dispatchers in Charles County, Maryland, around 1 p.m. on Friday, authorities said in a press release. The child didn’t know where they were, but the operator was able to pinpoint the location of the vehicle to the St. Charles Towne Center, according to the statement.
When officers responded, they found seven children between the ages of 2 and 4 in the vehicle with the windows rolled up and the car not running. Shortly after the children were removed from the car and treated at the scene, the driver arrived.