Overview
- Police responded just after 4 p.m. to reports of a child left alone in a locked car in the Walmart parking lot on Otis Street, and crews removed the child so emergency medical services could evaluate them.
- The child was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation after on-scene assessment by EMS.
- Authorities located the vehicle owner, 40-year-old Luis Fernando Lopez Veloez of Worcester, and arrested him on a charge of reckless endangerment of a child; he is scheduled to be arraigned in Westborough District Court.
- Police said outside temperatures were about 90°F at the time, underscoring how quickly parked cars can heat to dangerous levels for children.
- Officials have not released further details about the child’s condition or the ongoing investigation and say they will provide updates as the case moves through the court process.