A woman is facing four counts of reckless conduct after allegedly leaving her four kids inside a hot SUV, Atlanta police said.
According to WSB-TV and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, officers said Charnae Mosley, 27, left her children – ages 6, 4, 2, and 1 – inside her SUV. She was gone for at least 16 minutes while she shopped at a southwest Atlanta grocery store, police said.
Video from the scene showed Mosley in the back of a police car, wiping sweat from her forehead.
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Police said someone noticed the children in the vehicle with the doors locked and the windows rolled up about 3 p.m. Monday.
Mosley came out of the store to find officers waiting for her.
The children, who were given water on the scene, were all removed from the vehicle safely, police said.
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"They were checked out by EMS and are OK, thankfully," said Sgt. Gregory Lyons.
Mosley was charged with four counts of reckless conduct and booked into the Fulton County Jail. Officials with the Division of Family and Children Services were called to the scene, and the children were released to their grandmother.
Mosley's family did not want to comment, but her neighbors reacted.
"People are more concerned about other stuff, getting out of the car, doing whatever they want to do instead of taking care of the kids," said neighbor Michael Smith.
"I think there's no excuse," said Lawanda Johns. "I do think there's different degrees and different situations, but when it's hot outside, I don't think it's appropriate."
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