A mother left her 1-year-old son alone in a car while she shopped at a Long Island Wal-Mart, police said.
Shatera Williams, 24, of Wyandanch, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Suffolk County police said.
Her son was left in the car, which was parked in a fire zone, for about 10 to 15 minutes on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said. She was shopping at the Wal-Mart on Veterans Memorial Highway in Islandia.
The baby was placed into the custody of a relative.
It wasn't clear whether Williams had an attorney.