Crime & Safety

Tot Locked In Car At Elmhurst Grocery Store: Cops

A man was charged with endangering the life or health of a child.

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A Bensenville man who lives in the 500 block of East Jefferson Street was arrested on a charge of endangering the life or health of a child, police said.
A Bensenville man who lives in the 500 block of East Jefferson Street was arrested on a charge of endangering the life or health of a child, police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – A 44-year-old Bensenville man was arrested Monday at an Elmhurst grocery store after officers found a 3-year-old was in a locked car for 26 minutes, police said.

The arrest took place about 5 p.m. at Mariano's, 678 N. York St., police said. The man was released.

The child was reported to be inside a yellow Chevrolet Corvette.

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