A Rhode Island woman is being charged with child endangerment in Massachusetts after allegedly leaving her 8-month-old baby inside of a car on a frigid day.
Police in Wrentham say they received a 911 call from a concerned woman on Tuesday just after 12:30 p.m. who said she saw a baby crying in a car seat alone inside of turned-off car.
When officers arrived, police say they found the mother of the child at the scene speaking with the 911 caller.
The mother of the child, who has not been identified, allegedly told police she was inside of a store for about 10 minutes while she left the baby inside the car. Wrentham police say the temperature outside was in the mid-20s during that time.
Massachusetts' child welfare agency was notified, which in turn notified Rhode Island's child welfare agency, police said.
The mother and the child were also taken to Norwood Hospital for evaluation.
Police say the mother wasn't arrested because the child endangerment charge is a summons.
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No other details were immediately available.
