Brentwood mother accused of leaving her 2 children alone in freezing car

Police say someone called to report the children alone in a car in the parking lot of the Smith Haven Mall around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

News 12 Staff

Nov 19, 2020, 12:25 PM

Updated 1,397 days ago

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A Brentwood mother is under arrest and accused of leaving her two kids alone in a freezing car while she went shopping.
Police say someone called to report the children alone in a car in the parking lot of the Smith Haven Mall around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
When officers arrived, they found a 9-year-old girl and 3-year old boy in a car that was not running.
The temperature was about 37 degrees at the time.
The children’s mother, Guadalupe Guevara-Diaz, 27, was arrested.
The children were not hurt.