Crime & Safety

Dad Allegedly Leaves Daughter In Car In King Of Prussia Mall With Heroin: Cops

When the man finally returned to the car, police said there was an "odor of marijuana" on him.

A man was arrested after leaving his young daughter alone in their car in the King of Prussia Mall with marijuana and heroin in the car, police said.

The man allegedly left the girl in the car for about 40 minutes at around 6 p.m. on October 10, according to police.

Another person at the mall told mall security that the small child was alone in a gold Buick, police said.

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The child told police that her father had been in the mall for a long time and that she was scared and cold, according to police.

When the man returned ”an odor of marijuana” was detected on him, police said.

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Marijuana and heroin were found in a child’s shoe in the car’s backseat.

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