Schenectady woman accused leaving infant in hot car

Posted at: 07/13/2012 5:23 PM | Updated at: 07/13/2012 5:39 PM
By: WNYT Staff

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ROTTERDAM - A babysitter is accused of leaving an infant alone in a hot car at the Rotterdam Square Mall.

Rotterdam police say the child, who is about one-year-old, was in the car for 43 minutes during Friday afternoon's heat.

They say the baby seems to be o.k. The babysitter, 35-year-old Shanika Maxwell of Schenectady, was arrested.





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