Overview
- Harris County Precinct 4 deputies responded to a call at a Costco in northwest Harris County and found that concerned citizens had already removed a 4-year-old from a hot, turned-off vehicle.
- Investigators say the child had been left alone inside the car for about 30 minutes before the mother returned to the vehicle and was taken into custody.
- The child's mother, identified as Vannie Nguyen, was arrested, booked into Harris County Jail and charged with child abandonment with intent to return.
- Emergency Medical Services evaluated the child at the scene and cooled the child before releasing them from immediate medical care.
- Precinct 4 officials warned that vehicle interiors can heat up dangerously fast and used the case to urge the public never to leave children or pets unattended in cars.