WFTV(FLORIDA) A 24-year-old Florida woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting at a mall, according to the Oviedo Police Department.
Alicia Moore, who was arrested for an unrelated warrant, was charged with aggravated child abuse and arson, according to a police report.
Moore parked her car in the parking lot of a Dillard s at the Oviedo Mall, leaving the children inside her car. Moore was then observed inside Dillard s with another male and began to shoplift items, according to police. The two were watched by security for an hour, police said.
Moore then began to exit Dillard s about an hour later, only to see her vehicle engulfed in flames. She then dropped the merchandise before exiting the store, according to the police report.
Citizens who saw the vehicle engulfed in flames helped the children escape, authorities said. Law enforcement and fire rescue were notified.
The children were rushed to Ar
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