“Officers arrived quickly and removed the two children from the vehicle,” Rail says in an interview.
“The children’s mother was located around 8 pm by another officer inside the store.”
One of the children was 3-years-old and the other was 12-years-old. They were checked by BC Ambulance Services shortly after being removed from the vehicle and fortunately, were unharmed.
The mother, a 32-year-old Chilliwack woman, was arrested for Child Abandonment and Possession of a Substance Contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Rail notes that a “lot of credit” goes to concerned people who were in the parking lot at that time, who saw the children inside the vehicle and contacted police.
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