Houston children abandoned outside Walgreens: report
The mother reportedly walked back to the Houston Walgreens and was taken into police custody
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A mother is under investigation for reportedly leaving her two young children in the parking lot of a Walgreens in Houston on Sunday.
The woman and the driver of another vehicle sped off when they spotted a police officer parking his patrol vehicle near the site of a crash scene, the Houston Chronicle reported.
They nearly struck the two children as they fled the parking lot around 4 a.m.
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The kids – ages 18 months and 4 years old – ran and tried to follow the mother's vehicle before they were found by a police officer. He brought them back to his patrol car, the report said.
The mother eventually walked back to the scene and was taken into custody.
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The incident is being investigated by the Department of Family and Protective Services