Woman arrested after leaving 4-month-old in car in Visalia

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The ma of a 4-month-old has been arrested aft allegedly leaving the babe successful the car unattended for hours, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies accidental they were called to a location connected the 29900 artifact of Avenue 168 successful Visalia for a 4-month-old near successful a conveyance astir 1:20 p.m. connected Tuesday.

When they arrived, sheriff's officials accidental they learned the babe was near unattended by the parent for astir 2 hours portion the conveyance was turned disconnected and each doors and windows were closed.

Deputies accidental the babe was treated by aesculapian unit connected the country and taken to a section hospital. She has since been released.

The mother, identified by the sheriff's bureau arsenic 30-year-old Ashley Hamlin, was taken into custody nether suspicion of kid endangerment and booked astatine the Tulare County Sheriff's Office Adult Pre-Trial Facility.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office astatine 559-733-6218.