May 10,2014
A Hacienda Heights woman was arraigned on Child Endangerment and vandalism charges at the West Covina Courthouse Wednesday morning, May 14, 2014.
The charges stem from a call for service Industry Station received on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at approximately 9:00PM. Industry Station Deputies responded to the Walmart Parking lot located at the 17100 Block of Gale Avenue in the City of Industry, were store security alerted them to a newer model 4 door sedan which had a small child locked inside for approximately 20 minutes. As Deputies approached the car, one saw a small Hispanic boy crying with a frightened look upon his face, strapped into a car seat with a portable DVD player on his lap. Deputies worked quickly and were able to unlock the vehicle's doors by using a "slim jim" device and they retrieved the child.
During the course of their investigation, Industry station Deputies were able to locate the mother of child, who stated she left him inside the vehicle as she ran into the store to return some items. Deputies arrested the mother, Desiree Garcia, a 31 year-old resident of Hacienda Heights, who during her arrest became so enraged she attempted to kick out the rear window of the patrol car she was placed in, bending the door frame. Deputies were able to calm her down, and subsequently transported her to Industry Station for booking on the aforementioned charges.
Although this incident occurred at night, heatstroke is still possible especially during the upcoming summer months. According to data from the San Francisco State University Department of Geo-sciences at least 44 children in the United States lost their lives in 2013 after being left in unattended motor vehicles and an unknown number of others were moderately to severely injured. The average number of U.S. child heatstroke fatalities per year since 1998 is 38. There have already been two such deaths reported this year.
Don't let this happen to your family, visit The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations sister website http://www.safercar.gov/parents/heatstroke.htm to learn more.
Sergeant Bob Boese,
Captain Timothy Murakami,
Industry Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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John L. Scott, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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