Pinellas deputies say Valerie Coleman shoplifted $219.32 from a Target on Park Street North in St. Petersburg on Monday while two children sat in a hot car with no air-conditioning. Arrest reports say the one-year-old was extremely overheated and taken to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
WHO:Valerie Coleman; Pinellas deputies; two children (ages 1 and 14)
WHAT:Coleman was arrested and charged after deputies say she shoplifted items from a St. Petersburg Target while leaving children in a hot, airless car; the one-year-old required hospital care.
WHEN:Aug 26, 2026
WHERE:Target on Park Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida
WHY:No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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