Police in Council Bluffs have arrested a woman for Child Endangerment after she left her children unattended in a vehicle for a lengthy period of time.

Stephany Moses

Authorities say 25-year old Stephany C. Moses, of Council Bluffs, was placed under arrest for two counts of Child Endangerment. Her children, ages two and four, were not injured. They were placed into protective custody, and the Dept. of Human Services was contacted.

At around 10:40-a.m. Tuesday, Officers were asked to conduct a welfare check on the children, who were in a car in a parking lot at 3271 Market Place Drive. The children had been located by a concerned citizen who then provided them shelter in her vehicle until police arrived.

The investigation revealed the two small children had been left unattended in the vehicle for approximately 45 minutes before a concerned citizen located them. The vehicle the children had been left in was not running, unlocked and the window was partially down. The children were only wearing light clothing. The outside air temperature at the time of the incident was 5 degrees with a -14 to -15 degree wind chill.

Their mother, Stephany Moses, was located by police after she came out of the Boot Barn Store.