Mother to be charged after police break window to rescue child in hot car at Massachusetts shopping center

A mother will be facing charges after police saved a child from a hot car yesterday afternoon.

According to police, just before 4:00 p.m., Falmouth Police Department and Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to TJ Maxx at 137 Teaticket Highway for a report of a toddler in a car seat left unattended in a vehicle.

When emergency personnel arrived, they located the child unattended in an SUV with the engine off. At this time, the temperature was 78 degrees with full sun. No parent was in the vicinity and an officer was forced to utilize a window break to gain access to the child. The child was evaluated by FFRD, and the mother was located inside the store approximately 5 minutes later.

Police say that the Department of Children and Families was notified, and criminal charges will be pending.

The name of the mother was not released.

The FPD asks the public to never to leave children unattended in vehicles.

In 2021, 23 children died of heat stroke while in a vehicle in the United States.