EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 41-year-old woman was arrested, accused of leaving her 3-year-old child in a vehicle unattended, police say.

The 41-year-old woman went inside a store in the Harper Village district to shop, leaving the child alone in the vehicle, police said.

Officers received a complaint from other customers that there was a young child in a vehicle left alone, the Emmett Township Department of Public Safety said in a news release sent on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 23.

Police located the vehicle and found the doors locked, but officers were able to removed the child from the vehicle without any injuries.

After about an hour, the mother returned to the vehicle and was arrested by awaiting officers, police said.

With assistance from Child Protective Services, the child was placed with family members until the investigation is completed. The female was lodged at the Calhoun County Jail on charges of child abuse pending arraignment, police said.