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London police investigate after breaking young child out of vehicle

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London police are investigating after a young child was left unattended in a vehicle over the weekend.

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Officers were called to a parking lot off Wellington Road and Base Line Road on Saturday, where they found a child locked in the vehicle.

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Police proceeded to break the window of the vehicle to get the child out and the child was looked at by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital as a precaution.

“The parents were located and spoken to. The Children’s Aid Society was also notified,” said Const. Scott Mandich.

“As a police departme, t we wish we wouldn’t have to attend calls like that. Obviously, we always encourage anyone with children to make sure they are supervising them properly.”

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The investigation is ongoing and charges could be laid in the case.

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