Penticton RCMP responded to a call involving two children locked in a hot car last week. Credit: Shutterstock

Charges possible after children found locked in hot vehicle in Penticton

PENTICTON – For some people, the message just doesn’t seem to be getting through when it comes to leaving kids or pets in locked vehicles.

RCMP were called to the Walmart parking lot last Thursday evening, July 30, after bystanders noticed kids left in a car, according to Penticton RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth.

Police found a one-year-old and a three-year-old in the vehicle, crying, with no parents in sight. Police were able to unlock the vehicle and release the kids from the vehicle which was very hot. Police were on scene 35 minutes before the kids’ mother showed up. She told police she had only gone into the store 'for a few minutes.'

Ambulance personnel attended the scene and took the children to hospital. The Ministery of Children and Family is now involved in the incident and police are investigating child endangerment charges.

During the day temperatures reached 32.6 Celsius in Penticton on July 30.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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4 responses

  1. Diane Stewart

    Anyone who walks away from their children in a public place in this day and age should not have unsupervised access to them

  2. Sharon Geen-Robinson

    Is it not illegal to leave kids alone in cars through every season

  3. Kim Tait

    That’sawful . Those poor kids crying , hot and wondering where mom is .. People just don’t listen !She needs to sit in the car at that temp for 35 mins and see what her kids were going thru while she was shopping .. You can replace your items but you can’t replace your kids .. I’m not a mother but damn I know well enough you DO NOT leave kids or pets in a hot vehicle .. I hope the kids are ok but I’m sure they want their mom .. I just think when I was young , that’s all I wanted was my mom . It’s so sad cause these children don’t understand what mom did was so very wrong .. I feel for thei kids

  4. Anna M Turpin

    Are the parents crazy I would never leave a 1yr old and a 3yr old in a car for no reason she should be charged

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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