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Police: Woman left child in cold car with window down

The police report says when an officer told the woman she could not leave her child behind in a car, she apparently replied "even in Minnesota?" The Woodbury Bulletin says authorities reported it to child protective services.
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The police report says when an officer told the woman she could not leave her child behind in a car, she apparently replied "even in Minnesota?" The Woodbury Bulletin says authorities reported it to child protective services.

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