TROY, Mich. – A 26-year-old Detroit woman was issued a misdemeanor citation for child neglect after officers found her 9-month-old baby unattended in a vehicle in Troy while she interviewed for job, according to police.
The incident happened Friday at about 12:30 p.m. in the Kroger parking lot on E. Long Lake Road.
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Police said a witness heard a baby crying from inside a maroon 2007 Chevy Impala. The outside temperature was 75 degrees and the baby was drenched in sweat, according to authorities.
Officers and paramedics responded and found the baby to be OK and in no further need of medical treatment.
The mother told officers she was in desperate need of a job and had an interview at primary Eye Care, but did not have anyone to watch her child.
Child protective services was contacted and recommended the child not be turned back into the mother’s care. The child’s grandmother was contacted and took custody of the child, police said.