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LAKE WALES, Fla. \- In a disturbing incident in Lake Wales, Florida, a three-year-old boy was left alone in a hot car while his father shopped at a local grocery store. On August 16, 2024, Lake Wales Police responded to a report of a young child left unattended in a vehicle at the Aldi on Thompson Nursery Road. Read: Polk State Softball Collaborates With The Spring Games For Fall Tournament Officers discovered a three-year-old boy secured in a car seat in the back of a parked SUV. The windows were slightly cracked, providing minimal ventilation, and the vehicle was off with no adult in sight. …

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