Yesenia Pinilla, a 36-year-old mother from Greenlawn, was arrested by Suffolk County police for leaving her toddler unattended in a parked vehicle at the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park. The incident was reported around 11:15 a.m. when authorities were informed of a child left in a car seat inside a Nissan Rogue. When the mother returned, she was taken into custody. Child Protective Services was notified, ensuring the child was unharmed and releasing him to his father. Pinilla faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child and will appear in court shortly.
Police said they received a report that a child was left in a car seat in a Nissan Rogue in the parking lot of Tanger Outlets in Deer Park around 11:15 a.m.
The child was unharmed and released to his father, highlighting a potentially dangerous situation that was fortunately resolved without injury.
Pinilla was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, police said, revealing the serious consequences of leaving a minor unattended.
She will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is slated to be arraigned on Friday, indicating the legal proceedings that will follow.
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