University Heights Police are looking for a 31-year-old woman who they say left a child in a hot car while shopping at a dollar store and then provided officers with a fake name and contact information.
According to authorities, officers responded to the Dollar Tree at 13934 Cedar Road on June 30 at around 12:10 p.m. for a welfare check after a small child was reportedly left in a car. Upon arrival, officers found a 14-month-old in a vehicle that registered an estimated 94 degrees inside, but the child appeared to be "physically OK."
Moments later, a woman came outside and spoke with officers, implying that she was the mother. It was later determined, with the help of Cuyahoga Children and Family Services, that the woman gave police bogus information about who she was, authorities said.
After learning of the woman's real identity, authorities said they charged her with child endangering, a first-degree misdemeanor and obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor and will be seeking a warrant for her arrest.
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