Event Brief
Toddler Found Alone in Car Outside Walmart
Filed: Jun 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Knoxville police say a 3-year-old was found unattended in a vehicle outside Chapman Highway Walmart; aunt charged.
WHO: Knoxville Police Department; a 3-year-old child; the child’s aunt (charged)
WHAT: A toddler was found alone inside a parked vehicle outside a Walmart; police charged the child’s aunt with child neglect.
WHEN: Jun 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET
WHERE: Chapman Highway Walmart, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: The child was reported left unattended in a parked car, prompting police to intervene; the aunt was charged with child neglect.
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