14-Month-Old Left Unattended in Car at Burlington Coat Factory - Cranston Police Arrest Parents

14-Month-Old Left Unattended in Car at Burlington Coat Factory - Cranston Police Arrest Parents

Cranston Police have arrested the parents of an infant who was left unattended in a car outside of Burlington Coat Factory on Saturday. 

According to police, shortly after 6:30 PM, officers responded to a report at the store located at 310 Garfield Avenue for an infant/child left unattended in a vehicle. 

A witness heard screaming in the vehicle and didn’t see any supervision, Cranston police reported, and the vehicle was unsecured. 

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The investigation by police determined that the arrestees Tatiana Lowrie, 21 and Marvin Bastien, 35, of Providence left their 14-month-old child in their unlocked vehicle with no guardian or supervision present and without heat for over thirty (30) minutes while they shopped.  

Both were arrested and charged with cruelty to or neglect of child and DCYF was notified and responded to make arrangements for temporary custody of the child. 

"Without an alert witness, this could have been a very different situation given the risks these parents took," said Cranston Police.