Police: Mother Arrested for Leaving Children Alone in Vehicle

LONGVIEW — Police in Longview say a woman left children alone in a vehicle Friday and now faces charges. Around 10:21 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 2400 Block of Gilmer Road for an assist child call. Upon arrival officers were informed by several witnesses that a small child was found wandering around in the busy parking lot of the location. Officers located the mother of the child, identified as Angela Denise Massengill, 27, of Gladewater. Officers say they also determined that Massengill had left her other two children inside the truck located in the parking lot of the location. Officers say that after further investigation, they determined that Ms. Massengill had gone in and out of the store several times and not carried the children inside the location with her. Massengill was arrested for abandoning/endangering a child with intent to return, a state jail felony.