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Treisha Clarke, age 41, of Queens, was arrested around 5:25 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, in Valley Stream.
The infant was found around 4:20 p.m. when Nassau County Police received a call from a witness who spotted the child inside a parked vehicle at the Walmart on Green Acres Road West, police said.
When police arrived they found the baby in the rear seat of a vehicle that was locked and running, police said.
Officers used a lockout kit to open the door and remove the child who was evaluated by a medic.
Clarke returned to the car about an hour after an announcement was made in the Walmart store, police said.
She was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was held for arraignment on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The child was placed into the custody of a family member.
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