SALINA — Salina Police on Thursday evening found two young children who had been left in a locked car at the Mid State Plaza, while their father had taken another child inside a store.
Capt. Jim Norton said police sent to the parking lot in front of Big Lots, 2450 S. Ninth, after a call from a concerned resident said there were two very young children in a car alone.
The father, Andrew M. White, 26, was found inside the store told police he went inside the store with a 3-year-old child who needed to use the bathroom and left a 1-year-old and 5-year-old locked in the car.
Police were able to get into the car, after the 1-year-old found keys and then pushed a button to unlock the doors.
White was arrested on suspicion of two counts of child endangerment. The children were turned over to the custody of another family member.