Torrington woman arrested on child abuse charge in Scottsbluff

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (KNEP) - A woman from Torrington has been arrested in Scottsbluff on Child Abuse charges.

Officers were dispatched to Safeway in regards to a child who has been left in a locked car that was not running.

Court documents state that upon arrival the child was crying and was visibly wet with sweat.

The outside temperature was 84 degrees at the time of the call.

The witness who called the police stated that the child has been in the car for at least 20 minutes.

When police got in contact with the mother she identified herself as 33-year-old Lisa Dominguez.

Dominguez stated to police that her child had been sleeping and she didn’t want to wake him up, so she took her other son inside with her and left the other boy in the vehicle to rest.

Dominguez was arrested for Child Abuse.